General description

Finnconsult Oy is a Finnish consulting company specialising in the provision of planning, co-ordination and support services to international technical assistance projects. Our substantial experience has been gained since the founding of the company in 1963. At present Finnconsult’s assignments cover areas of expertise such as development planning, monitoring and evaluation, rural development and natural resources management, health and social development, water supply and sanitation, education and human resources development, infrastructure development, promotion of human rights and democracy, business and private sector development.

Finnconsult has project references from more than 40 countries in Africa, Latin America, Asia, the Pacific Region as well as in Central and Eastern Europe. Our main clients include the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, the European Commission, international organisations, governmental agencies and development banks. Today our staff consists of about 30 full-time professionals with degrees in economics, engineering, social sciences, agricultural and forest sciences, medicine, education, law and business administration.

Finnconsult is owned by the SCC VIATEK GROUP, one of the leading consulting companies in Finland. Viatek is a member of the Scandiaconsult (SCC) Group, which is one of the strongest consulting firms in the Nordic countries covering all aspects of infrastructure development, including different types of environmental projects in developing countries. Through the Scandiaconsult group we have direct access to 2000 professionals in the fields of management and engineering consultancy to strengthen our project teams.

Key personnel

• Mr Tauno Kääriä, MA (Law), Managing Director
• Mr Markku Leppävuori, MSc(CE) EurIng, Deputy Managing Director, Quality And Administration
• Mr E Karsten, MSc(Eng), Director of Africa, Asia and CIT unit, Water Supply And Environment
• Ms Päivi Piispa, M Sc (Env. Sciences), Director, Marketing Latin America
• Mr Harri Seppänen, MSC (Forestry), Senior Consultant, Africa
• Ms Ulla Seppinen, MSc(Econ), Senior Consultant, CIT
• Mr Arto Suominen, MSc(CivEng), Senior Consultant, Africa
• Ms Ruth Santisteban, LL M, Consultant, Latin America, Human Rights and Public Law
• Mr Jaime Martin, LL Lic, Project Specialist
• Ms Tuire Ylöstalo, BSc (Econ), Project Specialist and Marketing Coordination

Resources

Total 30:

International experience

Afghanistan; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Bangladesh; Belarus; Bolivia; Bosnia & Herzegov; Botswana; Cameroon; Chile; Colombia; Costa Rica; Cuba; Egypt, Arab Rep; Estonia; Ethiopia; Georgia; Guatemala; Honduras; Indonesia; Kenya; Kyrgyz Republic; Latvia; Libya; Lithuania; Malaysia; Moldova; Mozambique; Namibia; Nepal; Nicaragua; Peru; Poland; Romania; Russian Fed; Somalia; South Africa; Tanzania; Ukraine; Vanuatu; Vietnam; Zambia; Zimbabwe

International offices

BangladeshDhaka
Finnconsult OyDhaka, Bangladesh

EthiopiaAddis Abeba
Finnconsult OyPO Box 4778, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia
Contact: Mr Eskinder Taye
Email: eskindertaye@hotmail.com

MozambiqueChimoio and Maputo
Finnconsult OyChimoio and Maputo, Mozambique

NamibiaWindhoek
Finnconsult OyWindhoek, Namibia

NicaraguaManagua
Finnconsult OyClinica Las Palmas 1.5 C. Al Lago, Managua, Nicaragua
Contact: Eng Luis E Fonseca C
Tel: +505 2 681 152
Fax: +505 2 660 517
Email: sernisa1@datatex.com.ni

VanuatuPort Vila
Finnconsult OyPort Vila, Vanuatu

Services

Our services range from sectoral studies through project preparation and implementation to monitoring and evaluation of multi-disciplinary development projects.

Typical Projects

DEVELOPMENT PLANNING, MONITORING AND EVALUATION - Finland. Development of the guidelines for Finnish co-operation with the Baltic Countries and North-western Russia.
RURAL DEVELOPMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT - Romania. Harmonization of Food Standards. Support to Enterprises of Food Industry.
- Nicaragua. Small and Medium Wood Furniture Industry.
HEALTH, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION - Bangladesh. Urban Primary Health Care Project.
- Mozambique. Integrated health programme in Manica Province.
- Mozambique. Education Sector Support.
- Namibia. Health and social service support programme, Phase 2.
- Nicaragua. Reproductive health and women's empowerment.
- Vanuatu. Education Development Programme. Junior Secondary School Expansion.
WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION - Ethiopia. Rural water supply and environment programme in Amhara Region.
- Namibia. Community Water Supply Management Support Programme.
- Nicaragua. Water Supply and Sanitation in Rural Areas of Nicaragua.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT - Mozambique. Support to construction management for schools in Maputo Province. Design, preparation and construction supervision of houses for health care personnel in Chimoio. Design and management of repairs for the Manica provincial hospital.
HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY - South Africa. Evaluation of Human Rights Development Fund.