Contact us
Offices
Helsinki: Sturenkatu 4, 00510 Helsinki (Kulttuuritalo)
Oulu: Saaristonkatu 23-25, 90100 Oulu
Rovaniemi: Koskikatu 18-20 C1, 96200 Rovaniemi
Business ID (Y-tunnus): 2765975-3
Money collection permit: RA/2020/1703
Jobseekers
Contact us when you need help in finding work:
Oleksandr Puzyrnyy
Community Coordinator,
Southern Finland
oleksandr@startuprefugees.com
+358 44 240 8261
(Ukrainian, Russian, and English language skills)
Bahia El Ayoubi
Community Coordinator,
Northern Finland
bahia@startuprefugees.com
+358 41 314 9685
(Arabic, Russian, Finnish, and English language skills)
Aliomid Hashemi
Community Coordinator,
Northern Finland
aliomid@startuprefugees.com
+358 50 303 6788
(Dari/Farsi, Finnish, and English language skills)
Mustafa Aal-Sahek
Community Coordinator & IT Specialist, Southern Finland
mustafa@startuprefugees.com
+358 41 314 4654
(Arabic, English, and Finnish language skills)
Uladzimir Isachanka
Community Coordinator,
Northern Finland
uladzimir@startuprefugees.com
+358 50 543 3755
(Russian, Ukrainian, and English language skills)
Sara Shirazi
Community Coordinator,
Southern Finland
sara.shirazi@startuprefugees.com
+358 50 381 4576
(English and Farsi/Dari language skills)
Alina Plorina
Community Coordinator,
Northern Finland
alina@startuprefugees.com
+358 50 550 2992
(Latvian, Russian, English, and Finnish language skills)
Sara Dehdashti
Recruitment Manager,
Southern Finland
sara@startuprefugees.com
+358 44 978 8025
(Dari/Farsi, English, and Finnish language skills)
Rima Depo
Recruitment Manager,
Northern Finland
Rima@startuprefugees.com
+358 44 242 2780
(French, Berber, Arabic, Finnish, and English language skills)
Skill developers
Contact us if you are looking to update your skills or you would like to offer your expertise for training/mentoring:
Arkan Aal-Owayef
Skills Development Manager
arkan@startuprefugees.com
+358 44 242 2868
(Arabic and English language skills)
Lejla Plecan
Network Coordinator
lejla@startuprefugees.com
+358 45 7838 1663
(Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, English, and Finnish language skills)
Yelizaveta Babina
Community Coordinator
yelizaveta@startuprefugees.com
+358 50 394 7256
(Ukrainian, Russian, and English language skills)
Entrepreneurs and those interested in entrepreneurship
Contact us if you need advice with entrepreneurship, or if you would like to offer practical opportunities or your business expertise to newcomer entrepreneurs. Please start by sending an email to: business@startuprefugees.com
Mia Hyvärinen
Business Program Manager,
Southern Finland
mia@startuprefugees.com
+358 44 974 0420
(Finnish and English language skills)
Isaura Hernandez
Community Coordinator,
Southern Finland
isaura@startuprefugees.com
+358 50 476 2096
(Finnish, English, Spanish, and Japanese language skills)
Muntaser Al-Hamad
Business Program Manager,
Northern Finland
muntaser@startuprefugees.com
+358 44 236 3354
(Arabic and English language skills)
Marina Berzina
Business Coach,
Southern Finland
marina@startuprefugees.com
+358 50 447 2827
(Ukrainian, Russian, and English language skills)
Oleksiy Kovalenko
Business Coach,
Central & Southern Finland
oleksiy@startuprefugees.com
+358 44 980 7952
(Ukrainian, Russian, Polish, and English language skills)
Kati Lievonen
Head of Business Program
kati@startuprefugees.com
+358 44 237 9572
(Finnish and English language skills)
Partners & Organisations
Contact us if you would like to hire employees or collaborate with us:
Maiju Mitrunen
Head of Partnerships
maiju@startuprefugees.com
+358 44 231 0804
(Finnish and English language skills)
Kirsi Korhonen
Head of Employment,
Southern Finland
kirsi@startuprefugees.com
+358 50 348 0410
(Finnish, English, Swedish, French, and Spanish language skills)
Salla-Maria Korhonen
Network Coordinator,
Southern Finland
salla@startuprefugees.com
+358 41 314 0622
(Finnish and English language skills)
Minna Jarva
Network Coordinator,
Northern Finland
minna@startuprefugees.com
+358 41 318 2447
(Finnish, English, and Swedish language skills)
Communications & PR
Sabrin Falhi
Communications & Brand Manager
sabrin@startuprefugees.com
p. +358 44 238 2564
(Finnish, English, Arabic and French language skills)
Nada Abass
Communications & Brand Intern
nada@startuprefugees.com
p. +358 50 443 7158
(Finnish, English, and Arabic language skills)
Administration
Anna Diallo
Chief Administrative Officer
anna@startuprefugees.com
+358 44 240 7285
(Finnish, English, and French language skills)
Zahra Haidar
Finance & Administration Coordinator
Zahra@startuprefugees.com
+358 41 313 2185
(Finnish and Dari/Farsi language skills)
Aicha Manai
Chief Executive Officer
aicha@startuprefugees.com
+358 44 555 3220
(Finnish, Arabic, French, Swedish and English language skills)
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