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 |
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Kaisa Forsström, Master of Laws |
Head of Department |
Financial Supervisory Authority |
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Jyri Helenius, Master of Science (Engineering) |
Deputy Director General, Head of Department |
Financial Supervisory Authority |
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Hannu Hulkkonen, Master of Laws |
Chairman of the Board, Member of the Board |
Jamkicks Oy, Cleverday Oy |
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Timo Kaisanlahti, Doctor of Laws |
Chief Specialist, Professor of Practice |
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, University of Helsinki |
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Tero Kurenmaa, Doctor of Laws |
Head of Unit |
Financial Supervisory Authority |
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Samu Kurri, Master of Social Sciences |
Head of Department |
Financial Supervisory Authority |
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Rainer Lindberg, Master of Laws, Master of Social Sciences |
Director |
Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority |
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Leena Mörttinen, Doctor of Social Sciences |
Permanent Under-Secretary |
Ministry of Finance |
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Fredrik Rantala, Master of Science (Economics and Business Administration) |
Workshop Foreman |
Assistor-Uuttera Oy |
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Katja Taipalus, Doctor of Social Sciences |
Head of Department |
Bank of Finland |
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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.