Contact us

Offices

Helsinki: Sturenkatu 4, 00510 Helsinki (Kulttuuritalo)

Oulu: Hallituskatu 30 B 2, 90100 Oulu

Rovaniemi: Koskikatu 25, 2nd floor, 96200 Rovaniemi

info@startuprefugees.com

Business ID (Y-tunnus): 2765975-3

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 3036 788

(Dari/Farsi, Finnish, and English language skills)

Mustafa Aal-Sahek

Community Coordinator & IT Specialist, Southern Finland

mustafa.aal-sahek@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 Desdashti

Recruitment Manager,
Southern Finland

sara@startuprefugees.com

+358 44 978 8025

(Dari/Farsi, English, and Finnish 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)

Rima Depo

Community Coordinator

rima@startuprefugees.com

+358 44 242 2780

(French, Berber, Arabic, Finnish, and English language skills)

Lejla Plecan

Network Coordinator

lejla@startuprefugees.com

+358 40 135 3283

(Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, English, and Finnish language skills)

Entrepreneurs

Contact us if you need advice with entrepreneurship, or if you would like to offer practical opportunities or your business expertise to newcomer entrepreneurs:

Mia Hyvärinen

Business Program Manager,
Southern Finland

mia@startuprefugees.com

+358 44 974 0420

(Finnish and English language skills)

Muntaser Al-Hamad

Business Program Manager,
Northern Finland

muntaser@startuprefugees.com

+358 44 236 3354

(Arabic and English language skills)

Oleksiy Kovalenko

Community Coordinator,
Central & Southern Finland

oleksiy@startuprefugees.com

+358 44 980 7952

(Ukrainian, Russian, Polish, and English language skills)

Kati Lappeteläinen

Head of Business Program

kati@startuprefugees.com

+358 44 237 9572

(Finnish and English language skills)

Network members

Contact us if you would like to hire employees or collaborate with us:

Salla-Maria Korhonen

Network Coordinator,
Southern Finland

salla@startuprefugees.com

+358 41 314 0622

(Finnish and English language skills)

Essi Perätalo

Network Coordinator,
Northern Finland

essi@startuprefugees.com

+358 50 363 3588

(Finnish and English language skills)

Communications

Contact us if you would like to write stories about employment & entrepreneurship of newcomers:

Anni Lehtonen

Communications & Brand Manager

anni@startuprefugees.com

+358 44 238 2564

(Finnish, English, and Spanish language skills)

Administration

Contact us if any of the above do not ring a bell:

Aicha Manai

Chief Executive Officer

aicha@startuprefugees.com

+358 44 555 3220

(Finnish, Arabic, French, and English language skills)

Anna Diallo

Chief Financial Officer

anna@startuprefugees.com

+358 44 240 7285

(Finnish, English, and French language skills)

Maiju Mitrunen

Head of Employment Program

maiju@startuprefugees.com

+358 44 231 0804

(Finnish and English language skills)

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Paula Sompi

Finance & Administration Coordinator

paula@startuprefugees.com

+358 41 313 2185

(Finnish and English language skills)