Seppo Kolehmainen appointed as Patria’s Vice President, Public Safety

Seppo Kolehmainen (MA; M.Pol.Sc; LL.Lic.) has been appointed as Vice President, Public Safety of Patria as of 1 January, 2025. He will report to Jussi Järvinen, Patria’s Executive Vice President, Finland Division. 

Seppo Kolehmainen has an extensive experience in policing, having worked in the field for over 40 years. He served as National Police Commissioner in 2015-2024, retiring of service in September 2024. Kolehmainen has worked on various executive, expert, and other positions in the National Police Board, Helsinki Police Department, the National Traffic Police, the police academies, and the police department of the Ministry of the Interior. 
 
"I warmly welcome Seppo to Patria. Patria has a strong foothold in providing high-level services and solutions to various security authorities. Seppo’s extremely comprehensive leadership experience and expertise in policing and working with various comprehensive security authorities is valuable for us at Patria whilst we will be revising our strategy for public safety segment this year,” says Jussi Järvinen, Patria’s Executive Vice President, Finland Division. 
 
In addition to the Finnish Defence Forces, Patria supplies state-of-the-art solutions to other security authorities in Finland. Patria specialises in performance-enhancing intelligence, surveillance and command systems.  

 
Media enquiries and further information: 

Sirje Ahvenlampi-Hyvönen, Vice President, Group Communications, Patria, tel. +358 50 557 3822, [email protected] 
 
Jussi Järvinen, Executive Vice President, Finland Division, Patria, tel. +358 40 869 6625, [email protected] 
 
Patria is a modern and international defence and technology company with over 100 years of experience. Through our top-notch experts and Through life capability, Protected mobility & defence systems and Battlefield & critical systems products and services, we ensure reliable operations for our customers and serve as a partner in critical functions on land, sea and air - when if is not an option. Patria has offices in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Belgium, the Netherlands, Estonia, Latvia, and Japan.  
  
Patria is owned by the State of Finland (50.1%) and Norwegian Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS (49.9%). Patria owns 50% of Nammo, and together these three companies form a leading Nordic defence partnership.  
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