Permanent Secretary

Veli-Mikko Niemi has previously served as Director General of several departments, including Communities and Functional Capacities from 2020 to 2022 and Promotion of Welfare and Health from 2014 to 2017, overseeing services for children, youth, families, people with disabilities, and the elderly, as well as rehabilitation and health promotion. From 2007 to 2014, he was Director of Food Safety at the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.