NordenBladet — Akseli Koskela, Master of Social Sciences, was appointed as State Secretary to Minister of the Interior Maria Ohisalo on 12 August 2021. The position was earlier held by Olli-Poika Parviainen who will take up the duties of the Mayor of Hämenlinna.Prior to the Ministry of the Interior, Akseli Koskela served as Head of EU Policy at Technology Industries of Finland. He has also held positions relating to the formulation of Finland’s EU policy in the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Prime Minister’s Office. In addition, Koskela has worked with businesses to step up international recruitment processes, for example.
Source: Valtioneuvosto.fi