Contact information

Executive Director

Kaiponen Jyrki

+358 40 140 8995

Planning

Väänänen Jari

Director of Planning

+358 40 128 1345

• preparation of the region's long-term and medium-term strategic plan, regional program, regional growth program, and the region's EU program period.
• monitoring and forecasting changes in the region's operating environment and skill needs, as well as promoting the internationalization of the region's industries and public administration.
• expert tasks related to the region's EU structural fund programs.

Kiviniemi Reijo

Regional Planning Manager

+358 40 138 9088

• land use planning
• regional land use planning
• marine area planning
• development of transport systems
• maintenance and development of the geographical information system
• administrative duties in structural fund projects

Taskinen Hanna

Programme Coordinator

+358 400 260 688

• Preparation and supervision of structural fund projects

• Communications related to regional development and structural fund activities

• Secretary of the Regional Cooperation Group and its secretariat

• Information production for regional development programmes

Paavola Tiina

Planner/International Affairs

+358 40 839 7601

• internationalisation, international networks and coordination of funding from the EU's special programmes, Interreg programmes
• coordination responsibility for the smart specialisation strategy, regional RDI cooperation
• matters related to sport
• association cooperation

Luusua Laura

Environmental Planner

+358 40 146 1022

• promoting climate, environmental, and bio- and circular economy work
• advancing and developing environmental planning and the sustainable use of natural resource

Kettunen Jonne (absent)

substitute Koivisto Katja

Foresight Specialist

+358 40 510 1021

• responsibility for the statistical and information services of the Regional Council of Central Ostrobothnia and the entire region.
• responsibility for preparing the regional situation and development overview.
• statistical monitoring of regional development and production of foresight information.
• preparation for promoting the matching of skilled labor and related statistics

Turunen Johannes

Transportation System Planner

+ 358 40 524 2066

• preparation, maintenance, monitoring, and implementation tracking of the transportation system plan
• expertise and advisory services related to transportation system matters

Vitality

Rekilä Teppo

Director of Regional Vitality

+358 40 686 1163

• enhancing the region's vitality and improving its attractiveness and retention
• development tasks related to regional development, business sector, digitalization, culture, and tourism
• structural fund projects

Honkala Ville

Development Manager

+358 40 138 9058

• participation in the planning and implementation of vitality tasks
• coordination and presentation of funding decision preparation for projects under the responsibility of the Regional Council of Central Ostrobothnia to decision-makers
• tasks related to the cooperation of Central Ostrobothnia's business sector and development companies, as well as stakeholder collaboration
• participation in the planning and implementation of innovation activities
• participation in the planning and implementation of national and regional development programs
• implementation and project monitoring of structural fund and cohesion funding projects

Rannanpää Stefan

Regional Development Planner

+358 40 861 0063

• financial and expert tasks related to structural fund activities and national projects, such as project application evaluation, preparation of funding decisions, and monitoring of projects funded by the Regional Council

• participation in regional development work and implementation of the regional program

Känsälä Kai-Eerik

Cultural Coordinator

Communication Planner

+358 40 138 9038

• planning and implementation of communication for the Regional Council of Central Ostrobothnia.
• planning and execution of the Council's branding work
• preparation of matters related to cultural affairs

Arnberg Emmi-Liisa 

Digitalization Planner

+358 40 684 5663

• development of a regionally extensive digital service platform
• acting as an expert to promote the digitalization development of the region and working on the development tasks of the region's broadband networks
• expert tasks in ICT projects, operational and analysis tasks related to the development of artificial intelligence and information technology, and preparation of statements related to the development of the region's digitalization

Parkas Antti

Regional Development Planner

+358 40 504 6698

• financial and expert tasks related to EU structural fund activities and national projects

Hautamäki Taina

Tourism Planner

+358 40 138 9031

• the comprehensive development of the region's tourism industry
• preparation of the regional tourism strategy and tourism implementation plan
• cooperation in a network of tourism operators

Administration

Lahnalampi Anssi

+358 40 832 0083

• Theme responsibility for administrative services

• General, financial, HR and real property duties

• Responsibility for administrative matters, the decision-making procedure and document management
• Payment decisions and verifications for structural fund projects

Löfholm Susanne

+358 40 523 7504

• General secretarial duties

• Secretarial duties in the Maakuntaviesti sports competition

Hotakainen Heidi

Payment Inspector

+358 40 686 1162

• Payment and verification in structural fund and national development projects

• Case administrative duties and IT support

• Financial administrative duties

Luokkala Leena

+358 507 7636

• General office duties

• Archive services

Financial- and Personel Secretary 

+358 40 138 9048

• Duties related to financial administration

• Participation in payment inspections and project verifications in EU and national structural fund projects