City management

The City of Kuopio’s executive management consists of the Mayor, the Director of Education and Culture, and the Director of Economic Development. Shared Services are headed by the Administrative Director, while Strategy and Communications Services are led by the Director of Strategy and Communications. 

Mayor

Soile Lahti

Service Area Directors

Timo Antikainen 
Director of Economic Development 

Mikko Ripatti
Director of Education and Culture

Executive Assistants

Kaisa Lumilampi 
Executive Assistant 
+358 44 718 2012 
johdonsihteerit@kuopio.fi 

Tuija Korhonen 
Executive Assistant 
+358 44 718 2804 
johdonsihteerit@kuopio.fi 

The Mayor’s Management Group 

Working under the leadership of the Mayor, the main task of the City’s Management Group is to develop, steer, and supervise the operations of the City Group. 

Management Group members  

Lahti Soile, Mayor, Chair 

Ilkka Kokkonen, Employee Representative
Timo Antikainen, Director of Economic Development
Marja-Leena Martikainen, Chief Financial Officer
Tero Oinonen, Administrative Director
Kirsi Soininen, Strategy and Communications Director
Anu Tiikasalo, HR Director
Mikko Ripatti, Director of Education and Culture

Kaisa Lumilampi, Executive Assistant, Secretary

Account Managers / Department Directors

Janne Hentunen
Silja Silvennoinen
Marika Savukoski
Ilkka Laine
Ismo Heikkinen
Tanja Ahonen
Lauri Lytsy
Antti Niskanen
Jari Torvinen
Hannu Väänänen
Jukka Pitkänen
Tiina Mäenpää