Press release 15 February 2022

A total of 14 applications submitted for the post of Director General of the Financial Supervisory Authority

A total of 14 applications were submitted for the post of the Director General of the Financial Supervisory Authority (FIN-FSA) by the deadline of Wednesday, 15 February 2022.

Name and qualification

Current post

Current employer

Kaisa Forsström, Master of Laws

Head of Department

Financial Supervisory Authority

Jyri Helenius, Master of Science (Engineering)

Deputy Director General, Head of Department

Financial Supervisory Authority

Hannu Hulkkonen, Master of Laws

Chairman of the Board, Member of the Board

Jamkicks Oy, Cleverday Oy

Timo Kaisanlahti, Doctor of Laws

Chief Specialist, Professor of Practice

Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, University of Helsinki

Tero Kurenmaa, Doctor of Laws

Head of Unit

Financial Supervisory Authority

Samu Kurri, Master of Social Sciences

Head of Department

Financial Supervisory Authority

Rainer Lindberg, Master of Laws, Master of Social Sciences

Director

Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority

Leena Mörttinen, Doctor of Social Sciences

Permanent Under-Secretary

Ministry of Finance

Fredrik Rantala, Master of Science (Economics and Business Administration)

Workshop Foreman

Assistor-Uuttera Oy

Katja Taipalus, Doctor of Social Sciences

Head of Department

Bank of Finland

Teemu Turpeinen, Matriculation examination

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Applications were also received from 3 persons not wishing to have their names disclosed.

The Board of the Financial Supervisory Authority will make a proposal to the Parliamentary Supervisory Council for appointment of the Director General. The aim is that the new Director General will be appointed by the Parliamentary Supervisory Council in early summer.

Applications for the position of Director General of the FIN-FSA were accepted from 26 January 2022. The term of office of the Director General is five years. The Director General is responsible for ensuring that the FIN-FSA’s tasks are organised efficiently with the purpose of safeguarding stability and confidence within Finland’s financial sector. With the ECB and European supervisory authorities, the Director General also participates in supervisory and regulatory work at the European level.

See also

FIN-FSA press release 26 January 2022