Jani Pitkäniemi to head the Department for Local Government and Regional Administration
(WorldNews Finland)

The Government has today, 27 April, appointed Jani Pitkäniemi, M.Sc. (econ) as Director of the Department for Local Government and Regional Administration of the Ministry of Finance. The temporary position lasts five years, and begins on 1 June 2017. Among the responsibilities of the Department for Local Government and Regional Administration are preparation of municipal administrative affairs and municipal financial affairs, matters relating to state and municipal...