Johanna Sumuvuori

Johanna Sumuvuori
Johanna Sumuvuori in 2020
European Centre of Excellence for Civilian Crisis Management
Personal details
Born(1976-11-08)November 8, 1976
Laihia, Finland
EducationMaster of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki
Master of Arts, Central Saint Martins
OccupationDirector

Nanna Johanna Sumuvuori[1] (born Sari Johanna Sumuvuori, November 8, 1976 in Laihia) is a Finnish civil servant and former politician.

In 2025, she became the director of the European Centre of Excellence for Civilian Crisis Management, a member-based organisation based in Berlin.[2]

Before joining the CoE, Sumuvuori held various high-level roles including as State Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland, and most recently as a Senior Advisor at the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in New York.[2] From 2015, she held the post of “Head of Programme, Society” at the Finnish Institute in London.[3]

She is a former member of Finnish Parliament, representing the Green League. She has also been a member of the city council of Helsinki since 2001. Sumuvuori was first elected as a substitute member to the parliament in 2003, and became member of parliament on August 1, 2006, when Irina Krohn left to become the director of the Finnish Film Foundation. In 2007 she was directly elected, but failed to be returned at the General Election of April 2011. However, when Anni Sinnemäki left her seat in January 2015, Sumuvuori took her seat in the parliament for the remaining term.[4] In the 2015 election, Sumuvuori got 4,159 votes, which was not enough for a seat in the parliament.[5]

Before entering parliament, Sumuvuori has been active in social movements, lastly as the secretary general of Committee of 100.

References

  1. ↑ Vehmas, Ilona (2015-07-08). "Suomalaispoliitikko vaihtoi etunimensä - virallisti lempinimensä". Iltalehti.fi. Retrieved 2015-07-08.
  2. 1 2 "Johanna Sumuvuori appointed Director of the European Centre of Excellence for Civilian Crisis Management". www.coe-civ.eu. March 6, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Who We Are | the Finnish Institute in London". Archived from the original on 2014-05-24. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  4. ↑ "Politiikka ratkaisi Anni Sinnemäen valinnan". Helsingin Sanomat. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "Valitut ehdokkaat Helsingin vaalipiiri". Ministry of Justice. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2014.


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