National Member

Heli Vesaaja was appointed National Member for Finland at Eurojust on 1 August 2023. Prior to joining Eurojust, Ms Vesaaja worked for the Prosecution District of Southern Finland, as a prosecutor since 1997 and as a senior specialised prosecutor since 2019. Since 2007, she has specialised in organised crime, drug trafficking and money laundering. She has actively participated in multiple joint investigation teams.

Ms Vesaaja has been working in the field of international cooperation since 2002. In addition to her career as a prosecutor, Ms Vesaaja has worked at the European Court of Human Rights as a court lawyer, in the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) as a magistrate, as a senior adviser for legislative matters at the Finnish Ministry of Justice, and as a Seconded National Expert to the Directorate-General for Justice, Freedom and Security, at the European Commission.

Until 2021, Ms Vesaaja was a member of the International Unit of the Helsinki Prosecutor’s Office. Prior to her appointment as a National Member, she also served for many years as a Contact Point for the European Judicial Network (EJN).