Economic Development Centre of Eastern Finland

The personnel’s email addresses are in the format [email protected] (ä=a, ö=o).

 

National advisory service: Funding for SMEs – Ask experts for advice


The advisory service offers help to small and medium-sized enterprises in questions concerning funding, internationalisation and competence development. The service is available weekdays from 9.00 to 15.00.

* Call +358 295 024 800 or
* Use the form to submit a request for contact: Request for contact (team.finland.fi)

We will contact you within two working days.
 

Business development aid and operating environment development aid (ERDF)

  • Katja Anderton-Tyers, tel. +358 29 502 4169, Mikkeli 
  • Tiina Arpola, tel. +358 29 502 6131, Kuopio
  • Kaisa Hakala, tel. +358 29 502 6553, Kuopio
  • Juha Heikkinen, tel. +358 29 502 6224, Kuopio 
  • Marko Hämäläinen, tel. +358 29 501 6534, Kuopio
  • Outi Kaihola, tel. +358 29 502 4047, Mikkeli
  • Kristiina Laatikainen, tel. +358 29 502 4261, Mikkeli
  • Sari Marttila, tel. +358 29 502 6693, Kuopio
  • Sari Pikkarainen, tel. +358 29 502 6089, Joensuu
  • Jarkko Rautio, tel. +358 29 502 4164, Mikkeli
  • Antti Voutilaiinen, tel. +358 29 502 4161, Mikkeli
  • Miia Ylitalo, tel. +358 29 502 4282

Business development services

  • Tiina Arpola, tel. +358 29 502 6131, Kuopio
  • Marko Hämäläinen, tel. +358 29 501 6534, Kuopio
  • Sari Marttila, tel. +358 29 502 6693, Kuopio
  • Jarkko Rautio, tel. +358 29 502 4164, Mikkeli

Project funding, European Social Fund Plus (ESF+)

  • Kirsi Komppa, tel. +358 29 502 4154, Mikkeli ​​​​​
  • ​​​Sari Marttila, tel. +358 29 502 6693, Kuopio
  • Pia Pirskanen, tel. +358 29 502 4160, Mikkeli
  • Kimmo Kettunen, tel. +358 29 502 6161, Joensuu
  • Sirpa Raassina, tel. +358 29 502 6159, Joensuu
  • Niina Suorsa, tel. +358 29 502 6606, Kuopio
  • Tuija Tuomela, tel. +358 29 502 6698

Project funding, European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)

  • Tiina Arpola, tel. +358 29 502 6131, Kuopio
  • Kimmo Kettunen, tel. +358 29 502 6161, Joensuu
  • Sari Marttila, tel. +358 29 502 6693
  • Niina Suorsa, tel. +358 29 502 6606, Kuopio

Service advice

•    Riitta Pasanen, tel. +358 29 502 4071

Communications

  • Tiina Arpola, tel. +358 295 026 131
  • Sirpa Leikas, tel. +358 29 502 4197

Payment and audits of granted funding

  • Heli Kauppinen, företagsfinansiering, tel. +358 29 502 6171
  • Hannu Lappalainen, business, project and rural area funding, tel. +358 29 502 4117
  • Jaana Martikainen, project funding, tel. +358 29 502 6676
  • Taija Nurmi, project funding, tel. +358 29 502 6141
  • Anne Parkkinen, project funding, tel. +358 29 502 4292
  • Nina Parkkinen, project funding, tel. +358 29 502 4292
  • Aslak Partanen, project funding, tel. +358 29 502 6679
  • Samuli Salo, project funding, tel. +358 29 502 4110
  • Saara Timonen, företagsfinansiering, tel. +358 29 502 6022

Management

  • Kalevi Pölönen, Head of the Funding Unit, tel. +358 29 502 6091
  • Jonna Moilanen, Team Leader of the Development Funding Group, tel. +358 29 502 4167
  • Pekka Pelkonen, Team Leader of the Corporate finance group, tel. +358 29 502 6086
  • SME funding – Ask a specialist, guidance service: Kirsi Wendelin-Arponen, Head of Unit, Customer Relationship Manager, tel. +358 29 502 2689
  • Sirpa Lavikainen, Team leader of the Structural funding disbursement group, tel. +358 29 501 6225

Street addresses and address for submitting electronic documents:

•    Joensuu: Kauppakatu 40 B, 80100 Joensuu
•    Kuopio: Kallanranta 11, 70100 Kuopio
•    Mikkeli: Raatihuoneenkatu 5, 50101 Mikkeli

Post office box: Economic Development Centre of Eastern Finland, PO Box 60, 00072 Elinvoimakeskus


•    Address for submitting electronic documents: [email protected]