Helena Torkko

Helena Torkko is an experienced communications professional currently serving as Chief Specialist and Chief Communications Specialist at KEHA-keskus since May 2025. Prior to this role, Torkko worked for the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment in Finland as a Senior Specialist and Senior Communications Specialist from August 2014 to April 2025, where responsibilities included communication strategy development and procurement management. Torkko's background also includes serving as a Communications Officer at Kela, focusing on international communications and media relations, and as Project Coordinator/Communications Officer at Rovaniemi University of Applied Sciences, where Torkko managed communications planning and web editorial management. Other roles include freelance journalism and a position as Communications Assistant at the Employment and Economic Development Centre for Northern Ostrobothnia. Torkko holds a Master of Social Sciences from the University of Tampere and is pursuing a Master of Science in Economics and Business Administration at the University of Jyväskylä.