Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen
The National Coalition Party
Ministry of Defence
Minister of Defence Häkkänen heads the Ministry of Defence and handles all matters covered by the Ministry.
Profile
Antti Häkkänen is Finland's 59th Minister of Defence. He has served as Minister of Defence in Petteri Orpo's Government since 20 June 2023.
Häkkänen, born in Mäntyharju in 1985, graduated with a Master of Laws degree from the University of Helsinki in 2014. He has been a Member of Parliament representing the National Coalition Party, elected in the electoral district of Southeast Finland, continuously since 2015. He has been a member of Mäntyharju Local Council since 2009.
Häkkänen served as Minister of Justice in Juha Sipilä's Government from 5 May 2017 to 5 June 2019. In Parliament, his previous responsibilities include chairing the Defence Committee from 9 September 2022 to 4 April 2023 and being a member of the Finance Committee, the Education and Culture Committee, the Constitutional Law Committee and the Administration Committee.
Personal details
Member of Parliament
The National Coalition Party
Date and place of birth: 16.1.1985 Mäntyharju
Domicile: Mäntyharju
Minister of Defence 20.6.2023 -
Further information
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Contact details
Secretary to the Minister
Venla Vauramo
Tel. 0295 140 103
Advisers
Special Advisor Dani Niskanen
- Matters of the Ministry of Defence’s Administration Policy Department, including legislative projects
Tel. +358 41 544 4967
Special Advisor Ville Sipiläinen
- Matters of the Ministry of Defence's Defence Policy Department and Resource Policy Department, including NATO and the EU
Tel. +358 40 761 1558
Assistant to the Special Advisors Ms Heta Tappura
Tel. +358 295 160 624
Military Advisor to the Minister of Defence, Colonel Markku Viitasaari
Tel. +358 295 140 138
Aide-de-Camp, Lieutenant Commander Lauri Korhonen
Tel. +358 295 140 102
E-mail addresses are [email protected].
Ministry of Defence
Eteläinen Makasiinikatu 8
PO Box 31
FIN-00131 Helsinki, Finland