Organization

The city of Imatra has six responsibility areas. The responsibility areas are managed by responsibility area directors.

• culture and well-being
  • Area Manager: Service Director Arja Kujala
• urban environment
  • Area Manager: Service Director Arja Kujala
• livelihood and land use
  • Area manager: Mayor Matias Hilden
• strategic direction and management
  • Area Manager: Development Manager Marjo Kaulio-Behm 
  • tourism, marketing and customer service
    • Area of ​​responsibility: Marketing and Tourism Director Jaakko Jäppinen
• shared services
  • Area Manager: Group Finance Manager Marko Pollari

Organizational picture

Organizational structure (updated January 2026)

Management teams

Imatra has three city-level management groups.

City management team meets as a general rule every other week.

Members of the management team
- Mayor Matias Hilden (chair)
- Marketing and Tourism Director Jaakko Jäppinen
- Group Finance Manager Marko Pollari
- Service Director Arja Kujala
- Development Manager (Director) Marjo Kaulio-Behm
- Kaisa Häkkinen-Paananen, Director of Administration and Human Resources
- Communications Manager Jonna Mielonen-Jumisko.

Town's HR management team meets every other week.

HR management team members
- Mayor (chairman) Matias Hilden
- Service Director Arja Kujala
- Education and Youth Manager Minna Rovio
- Head of Early Childhood Education Minna Leinonen
- Group Finance Manager Marko Pollari
- Communications Manager Jonna Mielonen-Jumisko
- Human Resources Manager (Director) Jonna Ratilainen.

In addition, it meets every two months. CEO meeting.

Group members
- Mayor (chairman) Matias Hilden
- Service Director Arja Kujala
- Group Finance Manager Marko Pollari
- Inspection Manager Arja Kekki
- Communications Manager Jonna Mielonen-Jumisko
- Kaisa Häkkinen-Paananen, Director of Administration and Human Resources
- the managing directors of the companies Vesa-Pekka Vainikka (Imatran Lämpö Oy), Johanna Nevalainen (Mitra Imatran Rakennuttaja Oy,). Kirsi Kurki (Mitra Management Oy), Erik Forsten (Imatran Vuokra-asunnot Oy), Markku Puuska (Imatran Kiinteen ja Aruepalvelu Oy), Antti Oravuo (Imatran Seudun Käidusyhtiö Oy) and water supply manager Kari Pietarinen (Imatran Vesi).
- Development Manager (Director) Marjo Kaulio Behm.