Julia Jokelin

Julia Jokelin works as the Deputy Head of the Helsinki EU Office and a senior EU advisor in research and innovation policy. Her responsibilities include monitoring EU policies and funding opportunities in these fields, as well as doing EU advocacy work.

Previously, Julia has worked as a senior EU Advisor at the Helsinki-Uusimaa Regional Council and as Finland’s national contact point for the Interreg Central Baltic program. In addition, Julia has worked as a coordinator in the East and North Finland EU Office, as a planner in the Regional State Administrative Agency for Northern Finland and at Yleisradio in several different positions. Julia is a Master of Science (Geography, Regional Development and Regional Policy) from University of Oulu.