Contact us
Offices
Helsinki: Sturenkatu 4, 00510 Helsinki (Kulttuuritalo)
Oulu: Hallituskatu 30 B 2, 90100 Oulu
Rovaniemi: Koskikatu 25, 2nd floor, 96200 Rovaniemi
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)
Paula Sompi
Finance & Administration Coordinator
paula@startuprefugees.com
+358 41 313 2185
(Finnish and English language skills)