Organisation and management
The Ministry of the Environment serves as the Centre’s employer. The Centre shares the administrative, support and communications services with the Ministry of the Environment.
The Centre has a Management Group that deals with the Centre’s objectives and their implementation. The Management Group is composed of the Director, Group Managers, and representatives of communications and staff.
Director
The Centre has a Director who is responsible for the management and development of the Centre’s activities. The Director
- resolves the statutory tasks of the Centre.
- is responsible for the achievement, quality and guidance of the performance objectives and the development of the Centre’s activities.
- is responsible for human resources development in the Centre, ensuring adequate resources for performing the Centre’s tasks and effective management of the tasks.
- monitors and assesses the development in the tasks of the Centre or the groups and makes proposals for reforms.
Director
Sanna Hughes
firstname.lastname@gov.fi
tel. +358 295 250 071
Secretary
Tuula Ritaranta
Executive Assistant
firstname.lastname@gov.fi
Groups
The activities of the Centre are divided among three groups: Finance Group, Supervision Group and Housing Information Services Group.
Finance Group
Main tasks of the Finance Group:
- preparation of interest-subsidy and guarantee loan decisions
- credit risk management
- plot prices
- subsidies for housing construction and repairs
- customer service
Group Manager
Heli Huuhka Lahenius
Chief Specialist
firstname.lastname@gov.fi
Supervision Group
Main tasks of the Supervision Group:
- guidance and supervision of owners’ corporations and the use of state-subsidised dwellings, and risk management
- guidance of housing advice, national development and granting of subsidies
- non-profit designations, cancellation of designations and processing of non-profit-declarations
- funding and handover applications concerning restrictions
- application for queue numbers for right-of-occupancy dwellings and maintaining the register of queue numbers
- processing of administrative complaints
- management of sanction procedures
- general customer service, processing contacts, training and advice
Group Manager
Group Manager
Sami Turunen
Chief Specialist
firstname.lastname@gov.fi
Housing Information Services Group
Main tasks of the Housing Information Services Group:
- information services and reporting
- following the housing market
- case management
- payments
- energy certificates
- customer service
Group Manager
Kimmo Huovinen
Chief Specialist
firstname.lastname@gov.fi