Anssi Paalanen

Head of Energy Supply Team, Finland National Emergency Supply Agency (NESA)

Mr. Anssi Paalanen has worked in a wide range of positions in the Finnish energy industry. His expertise includes: Nuclear safety analyses up to and including severe accident management, renewable power and heat generation, operational risk management in the energy industry and leading growth business. He has also worked with energy innovation and innovation funding including both renawable sources and nuclear energy.

In his current position he is heading the energy supply team in the National emergency supply agency (NESA) of Finland. NESA ensures that Finnish civil society operates as normally as possibly even in times of major crises. Mr. Paalanen and his team ensure that Finnish energy system, Finnish energy industry and energy users Finnish society are well prepared for any upcoming crisis.

He has MSc in Engineering Physics and MSc in Information and service management in Aalto University.