Palkeet units
Palkeet is headed by Managing Director Tuija Kuivalainen.
- Financial services: Minna Korpela, Director
- HR services: Soile Röppänen, Director
- Customers and services, Mari Eerikäinen, Director
- Tecnology: Juha Koljonen, Director
- Development and projects: Kati Willman, Director
- Business and management support: Tuija Kuivalainen, Managing Director
Management group
Palkeet’s management, development, preparatory work and coordination efforts are supported by the service centre’s management group.
- Tuija Kuivalainen, Managing Director
- Minna Korpela, Director, Financial services
- Soile Röppänen, Director, HR services
- Mari Eerikäinen, Director, Customers and services
- Juha Koljonen, Director, Technology
- Kati Willman, Director, Development and projects
- Katri Vermanne, Project Director, Harmonising HR-processes -project (as of 1 January 2026)
- Timo Kallio, Director
- Tuomas Watia, Director
- Katriina Damski, Financial Manager
- Piia Kokkonen, Communications Manager
- Tiina Vänttinen, HR Manager
Employee representatives and, if necessary, experts also take part in management group meetings.
Customer committee
Palkeet’s customer committee is a key facilitator of cooperation between customers and the Service Centre. The customer committee provides customer perspectives for the further development of existing services, operating models and systems and for creating and developing new services
Members of the customer committee (term 1 January 2024–31 December 2026):
- Katri Järvinen, Accounting Manager, The Finnish Defence Forces
- Heikki Korhonen, Head of Human Resources, Parliamentary Office
- Tommi Kämpe, Director of Administration, Tax Administration
- Minna Laatikainen, Head of Human Resources Unit, Finnish Meteorological Institute
- Tiina Lundgren, Financial Manager, The Finnish Border Guard
- Riikka Mäki, Director, HR, ICT and Legal Affairs, Geological Survey of Finland
- Mia Nykopp, Director of Administration and Finance, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
- Sarianne Palmula, Head of Financial Services, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
- Pilvi Pellikka, Head of Human Resources Unit, Ministry of Justice
- Meri-Tuulia Pitkänen, Head of Financial Unit, Prime Minister’s Office
- Margit Ranta, Controller, Finnish Food Authority
- Heidi Sederholm, Director of Human Resources and Administration, Ministry of the Environment (president)
Employee representatives and, if necessary, experts also take part in management group meetings.
Personal deputy members are not appointed for members. The composition of the committee can be supplemented later as the customer base develops and expands.
Presenting officers:
- Tuija Kuivalainen, Managing Director, Palkeet
- Kirsi-Marja Kauppinen, Director, Palkeet (secretary)
- Minna Korpela, Director, Palkeet
- Soile Röppänen, Director, Palkeet
Other Palkeet civil servants can also serve as presenting officers.