Pauli Kariniemi

Head of Department, Director General, Ministry of Finance, Financial Markets Department 2020–

Born: 1970

Education: Econ.Lic., MSc (Econ), Attestation Erasmus

Career history

• Ministry of Finance, Financial Markets Department
  
  • Head of Unit, Banking and Finance Unit, 2013–2020
  • Ministerial Adviser, Financial Stability and Markets Unit, 2011–2013

• Ministry of Finance, Budget Department
  
  • Senior Financial Secretary, Fiscal Policy Unit, 2010–2011

• Ministry of Finance, Financial Markets Department
  
  • Senior Financial Secretary, International Affairs Unit, 2008–2010

• World Bank Group, Washington DC, USA 2004–2007
  
  • Deputy Board Member and Senior Adviser, Nordic and Baltic Office

• Ministry of Finance, Financial Markets Department
  
  • Financial Secretary, International Affairs Unit, 2002–2004

• Accenture
  • Consultant, Public Services Unit, Helsinki office 2001

• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Harare, Zimbabwe
  • Economic Analyst 1999–2001

• Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Department for Development Policy
  
  • Department Secretary, International Financial Institutions Unit 1998

Previous board memberships and affiliations

• Tesi (Finnish Industry Investment Ltd.)
  • Chair of the Audit Committee 2019–2023
  • Member of the Board 2018–2023
• State Pension Fund
  • Deputy Member of the Board 2012–2013