Board of Directors

Mrs Miapetra Kumpula-Natri

Chair of the Board from September 2025
BSc

Member of Parliament 2024 –

Positions of Trust: Member of the European Parliament 2014–24, Member of Parliament 2003–2011.

Special Advisor to the Prime Minister 2000–2003, Communications Officer and Acting Managing Director of Eurooppalainen Suomi ry.

Former board positions include Chair of the Board at EPV Energia Oy, Board Member at Vaasan Sähkö Oy, Board Member at the Finnish Port Association, Board Member at Gasgrid Vetyverkot Oy.

Mr Otso Kivekäs

Port of Helsinki vice chair of the Board since September 2021
Msc in Software Engineering
Focal working experience: Director of Software Development, Fira Smart Services
Positions of Trust: Helsinki City Councillor, member of Urban Environment Committee

Mr Jouni Ahrela

Port of Helsinki Board member since March 2025 
Diploma in International Trade & Shipping (UK),  Diploma in Business and Administration

Focal working experience: CEO CMA CGM Finland Oy 2006–2022. CEO Nurminen Maritime 2000–2004. Sales Director Steveco Oy 1997–1999 and 2004–2006. Managing Director Metsä-Serla Tissue Ltd (UK) 1993–1997. Director Finnsteve Oy 1990–1993.
Positions of Trust: Chair of the Board Shipbrokers Finland 2017–2020.

Mr Heikki Allonen

Port of Helsinki Board member since April 2020
Focal working experience: Board professional, CEO Hemmings Oy Ab. Previously CEO Patria Oyj 2008-2016, CEO Fiskars Oyj Abp 2004-2008, CEO SRV Oyj 2000-2004 and Board member Wärtsilä Oyj Abp 1990-2000.
Positions of Trust: Vice chair of the Board VR Group, Board member Nokian Renkaat Oyj, Detection Technology Oyj and Savox Oy. Chair of the Board Sotatieteiden Tutkimussäätiö. Previously e.g. Board member Wärtsilä Oyj Abp, Chair of the Board Nammo AS and Robit Oyj, member of the supervisory board Keskinäinen vakuutusyhtiö Ilmarinen and Rautaruukki Oyj.

Mr Vesa Korkkula

Port of Helsinki Board member from September 2025
Master of Social Sciences (VTM)
Focal working experience: Upper secondary school teacher of philosophy, ethics, and psychology
Positions of Trust: Helsinki Deputy City Councillor

Mrs Jaana Pelkonen

Port of Helsinki Board member from September 2025
Master of Social Sciences (VTM)
Focal working experience: Entrepreneur
Positions of Trust: Helsinki City Councillor

Mr Heikki Pursiainen 

Port of Helsinki Board member since April 2024
PhD (Economics)
Focal working experience: Director of City information services / City of Helsinki 2023–, Chief Economist / Ellun Kanat Oy 2022–2023, Editor-in-Chief, Strategist / MustRead 2017–2022, CEO, Research Director / Libera Foundation 2015–2017

Dr Ulla Tapaninen

Port of Helsinki Board member since March 2025
Philosophy of Science (Ph.D) Helsinki University of Technology, Adj. professor (maritime economics and logistics) University of Turku
Focal working experience: professor, Estonian Maritime Academy, Tallinn University of Technology 2024 –. Previously associate professor Estonian Maritime Academy, Tallinn University of Technology 2021–2024. Project manager, City of Helsinki Econonomic Develpment 2012–2021. Professor, Centre for Maritime Studies, Turku University 2006–2012. Project manager, environmental manager, Finnlines Oyj 1996–2005.
Positions of Trust: member of the board, Centre for High North Logistics (CHNL), Nord University, Norway, 2018 –. Previously: member of the board, ESL Shipping 2012–2024. Cable Factory Oy, 2019 – 2021. Board of Intelligent Transportation Society of Finland – ITS Finland, 2019 – 2021.