Anni-Kristiina Juuso appointed Secretary General of Truth and Reconciliation Commission Concerning the Sámi People

NordenBladet — Anni-Kristiina Juuso, Master of Laws trained on the bench, has been appointed to serve as Secretary General of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Concerning the Sámi People. Juuso will take up her duties on 1 February 2022.Juuso is transferring to her post from UiT The Arctic University of Norway in Tromsø, where she worked as a doctoral researcher studying the institution of truth and reconciliation commissions in the context of indigenous peoples. Prior to this, she served as a Senior Specialist at the Prime Minister’s Office in preparatory tasks related to establishing the truth and reconciliation commission in Finland, and as a Senior Adviser involved in establishing a truth and reconciliation commission concerning the Sámi and Kven people in Norway.

Source: Valtioneuvosto.fi