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Organisation and management

Finnish Customs has four departments: Foreign Trade and Taxation, Enforcement, Customs Offices, and Administration. Other units at Finnish Customs are the Customs Laboratory, General Staff, Supervision of State Rights and Interests, and internal audit. Finnish Customs is headed by the Director General.

Steering Group of Finnish Customs

The Steering Group of Finnish Customs is chaired by the Director General and includes the departmental directors, the Director of Financial Management and the Director of Communications.

Sami Rakshit, Director General

Tom Ferm, Foreign Trade and Taxation Department

Samy Gardemeister, Enforcement Department

Kari Hannu, Customs Offices Department

Pekka Pylkkänen, Director of Financial Management

Mika Parkkonen, Director of Communications