Team

Linda Jakobson is Senior Advisor at the China Office of Finnish Industries. She has been a student of Chinese politics and the foreign and security policy of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) for the past 35 years. She has lived and worked in the PRC for a total of 22 years; her last appointment in Beijing was as Program Director for China and Global Security for the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri).

Linda currently divides her time between Finland and Australia where she is the Founding Director and Deputy Chair of China Matters, an Australian policy institute. A Mandarin speaker, she is the author of five books about the PRC and East Asia. She has served as a policy advisor on China to governments in seven countries. She is internationally known for her publications about the PRC’s foreign policy, cross-Strait relations, and the PRC’s Arctic ambitions.

Kevin Broady is the Senior  Analyst at the China Office of Finnish Industries. Kevin has analysed and advised on the People’s Republic of China for over 15 years, including for a decade living in Beijing. During that time he served in various roles including Chief of Staff to the British Ambassador to China. A dual Belgian and British national, Kevin moved to Helsinki in July 2023.

Arttu Säynäjäkangas is Analyst at the China Office of Finnish Industries. He has 3 years of experience working in the People’s Republic of China in the export business and has been a close follower of the PRC political system for a decade. Arttu speaks Mandarin and holds a Master’s degree in sociology with a focus on economic sociology and political science. His key areas of interest are the urban-rural divide, environmental and social contradictions of Chinese modernization, and digital reform.

Ella Teiskonlahti is the Office Manager at the China Office of Finnish Industries. She has a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and 2 years of work experience in financial administration. While living in Shanghai she organized events for the Finnish Young Professionals.

Adele Kataja is an Analyst Trainee at the China Office of Finnish Industries. She is currently in her first year of master’s program in politics, media and communication with a minor in Chinese studies at the University of Helsinki. She participated in an exchange program in Taiwan at the National Taiwan University.