Organisation and tasks

Liisa Siika-aho

Head of Department, Director General, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Department for Insurance and Social Security 2022–

Born: 1979
Education: Master of Administrative Sciences

Career history

  • Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Benefits Unit
    • Director 2015– (on leave of absence 12/2022–)
  • Kela (Social Insurance Institution of Finland)
    • Centre for International Affairs, Insurance and Benefits
      • Deputy Director 2014–2015
    • Helsinki Insurance District, International Affairs and Family  Benefits 
      • Office Manager 2011–2013
    • Disability Pension Group of the Health Care Department
      • Head of Services 2008–2011
    • Disability Pension and Disability Benefits Group of the Pensions and Income Security Department 
      • Planning Officer 2006–2008
      • Insurance Secretary 2004–2006

Current board memberships and other affiliations

  • Committee on Social Security Reform
    • Vice Chair 2020–
  • Board of the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
    • Vice Chair 2021–
  • Kela’s Advisory Board
    • Member 2020–
  • Kela’s Advisory Board on Health Insurance
    • Member 2020–
  • Several working group chairmanships in connection with legislative preparation projects

Previous board memberships and other affiliations

  • Finnish Centre for Pensions, Deputy Chair of the Board, until 2022
  • The Farmers’ Social Insurance Institution Mela, Deputy Member of the Board, until 2022