
Minister of Social Security Sanni Grahn-Laasonen
The National Coalition Party
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
Minister of Social Security Sanni Grahn-Laasonen is responsible for matters covered by the Department for Insurance and Social Security, the Department for Work and Gender Equality and the Department for Safety, Security and Health. However, she is not responsible for matters related to unemployment security and adult education within the Department for Insurance and Social Security, because these matters fall under the responsibility of Minister of Employment Arto Satonen. Grahn-Laasonen is also responsible for social assistance matters within the Department for Clients and Services in Healthcare and Social Welfare.
Profile
Sanni Grahn-Laasonen, born on 4 May 1983 in Forssa, has served as a Member of Parliament since 2011 and as a minister in three governments. She served as Minister of Education in 2017–2019, as Minister of Education and Culture in 2015–2017 and as Minister of the Environment in 2014–2015.
Grahn-Laasonen holds a Master’s degree in Social Sciences. During her political career, she has also served as deputy party leader of the National Coalition Party and held numerous positions of trust, such as the chair of the County Council of the Kanta-Häme Wellbeing Services County and the chair of the board of the New Children’s Hospital Foundation.
Grahn-Laasonen is a member of Forssa City Council.
Prior to her election to Parliament, Grahn-Laasonen worked as a journalist, Stockholm correspondent and news editor as well as Press Attaché to the Minister for Foreign Affairs.
She lives with her husband and two children. In her free time, Grahn-Laasonen enjoys many kinds of cultural activities and outdoor pursuits, and she likes to read and visit second-hand shops.
Personal details
Member of Parliament
The National Coalition Party
Date and place of birth: 4.5.1983 Forssa
Domicile: Forssa
Minister of Social Security 20.6.2023 -
Days in office 102
Previous ministerial duties
Previous ministerial duties
Curriculum vitae and work in Parliament
Further information
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Ministerial duties
- 77. Orpo - Minister of Social Security 20.6.2023 - (The National Coalition Party)
State Secretaries
- 77. Orpo - Rissanen, Laura 29.6.2023 -
Contact details
Minister´s secretary
Maria Vanhanen
tel. +358 295 163 525
State secretary
Laura Rissanen
(assisting the minister in duties related to political guidance and the preparation of business, such as implementing the Government Programme, European Union and international affairs of the minister, and business falling within the scope of the Department for Work and Gender Equality (TTO))
secretary Riikka Mononen
tel. +358 295 163 531
Special assistants
Sakari Rokkanen
(budget affairs and business at the Department for Insurance and Social Security (SVO), excluding matters of unemployment benefit policy that fall within the purview of the Minister of Employment, and matters related to social assistance, which will be transferred to SVO from the Department for Clients and Services in Healthcare and Social Welfare (APO))
secretary Noora Manni
tel. +358 295 163 534
Niilo Heinonen
(public and media relations, and matters falling within the scope of the Department for Safety, Security and Health (TUTO))
secretary Noora Manni
tel. +358 295 163 534
The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
Meritullinkatu 8, Helsinki; Kirkkokatu 12, Helsinki; Peltokatu 26, Tampere
PO Box 33, FI-00023 Government, Finland
[email protected]
The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health