Contact

Merikarvian municipal office

Open Mon – Fri at 9.00-12.00 and 12.30-15.00.
Switchboard: 044 7246 333
kirjaamo@merikarvia.fi

Juha Vasama

Municipal Manager

Phone

044 455 7311

Email

juha.vasama@merikarvia.fi

Timo Johansson

Phone

044 7246 342

Email

timo.johansson@merikarvia.fi

Temporary deputy municipal engineer from 2 February to 31 May 2026

Kimmo Lehto

Building inspector

Phone

044 7246 344

Email

kimmo.lehto@merikarvia.fi

Kaisu Lindholm-Lepistö

vs. Service Manager

Phone

044 7246 392

Email

kaisu.lindholm-lepisto@merikarvia.fi

Acting Service Manager from 18.5.2026 to 31.7.2027.

Eetu Aaltonen

Welfare Manager

Phone

044 7246 327

Email

eetu.aaltonen@merikarvia.fi

Tommi Aalto

Director of Education

Phone

044 7246 321

Email

tommi.aalto@merikarvia.fi

Anni Ojamo

Administrative Services Manager

Phone

044 7246 303

Email

anni.ojamo@merikarvia.fi

Eeva-Maria Mäensivu

Office secretary

Phone

044 7246 326

Email

eeva-maria.maensivu@merikarvia.fi

Iris Halme

Technical Office Secretary

Phone

044 7246 307

Email

iris.halme@merikarvia.fi

Minna Hakkarainen

Office secretary

Phone

044 7246 305

Email

minna.hakkarainen@merikarvia.fi

Terhi Mattila

Finance manager

Phone

044 7246 314

Email

terhi.mattila@merikarvia.fi

Tarja Niemi

Accountant

Phone

044 7246 345

Email

tarja.niemi@merikarvia.fi

Satu Salmenaho

Payroll Secretary

Phone

044 7246 313

Email

satu.salmenaho@merikarvia.fi

Anu Kauraoja

College secretary

Phone

044 7246 325

Email

anu.kauraoja@merikarvia.fi

Aki Palomäki

Graphic designer

Phone

044 7246 338

Email

aki.palomaki@merikarvia.fi

Marianne Hakala

Managing Director of Kalakierros

Phone

044 7246 440

Email

marianne.hakala@merikarvia.fi

Rysä leisure centre and swimming pool

Kiosk - ticket sales

Phone

044 7246 328

Lifeguards

Phone

044 7246 329

Enni Aaltonen

Sports and youth instructor

Phone

044 7246 330

Email

enni.aaltonen@merikarvia.fi

Suvi Telin

Detective youth worker

Phone

0447246331

Email

suvi.telin@merikarvia.fi

Norkooli daycare center

Kirsi Rintamäki

Head of early childhood education

Phone

044 7246 362

Email

kirsi.rintamaki@merikarvia.fi

Hanna Laine

Special early childhood education teacher

Phone

044 7246 434

Muikkuset, pre-school group 044 7246 356
Mymmelit, pre-school group, 044 7246 355
Muumit, 044 7246 364
Nipsut, 044 7246 354
Shift care, 044 7246 357
Hattivatit, 044 7246 360
Muksula, 044 7246 357
Pikku Myyt, 044 7246 361

Library

Librarians

Phone

044 7246 366

Email

kirjasto@merikarvia.fi

Culture & Tourism

Cultural and tourist services

Phone

044 7246 310

Merikarvian municipality info

Phone

044 7246 333

Property, water and wastewater management (24-hour emergency service)

Property and water maintenance emergency service (24 hours)

Phone

044 7246 384

Veli-Pekka Vanhatalo

Waterworks manager

Phone

044 7246 389

Samuli Vanhatalo

Department manager

Phone

044 7246 391

Market supervisor, please contact us. Merikarvian municipality 044 7246 333

Property maintenance

Mika Kukkonen

Foreman participating in the work

Phone

044 7246 383

Main areas of responsibility

Timo Nevander

Property maintenance worker

Phone

044 7246 370

Main areas of responsibility

Jouni Salo

Property manager

Phone

044 7246 386

Main areas of responsibility

Petri Leppäniemi

Property maintenance worker

Phone

0400 722 092

Main areas of responsibility

Teuvo Lahnakoski

Construction worker

Phone

044 7246 375

Property and water maintenance emergency service (24 hours)

Phone

044 7246 384

Food and cleaning services

Kaisu Lindholm-Lepistö

vs. Service Manager

Phone

044 7246 392

Email

kaisu.lindholm-lepisto@merikarvia.fi

Acting Service Manager from 18.5.2026 to 31.7.2027.

Riitta Huhtanen

School center nutrition manager

Phone

044 7246 349

School center kitchen

Phone

044 7246 352

Norkooli daycare kitchen

Phone

044 7246 353

Municipal office facility manager

Phone

044 7246 402

Institutional guardian (School Center)

Phone

044 7246 405

Facility caretaker (Norkool kindergarten)

Phone

044 7246 398

Facility caretaker (Leisure Center Rysä)

Phone

044 7246 400

Merikarvian comprehensive school

Email: firstname.lastname@edumerikarvia.fi

Marja Kallio

Principal

Phone

044 7246 497

Email

marja.kallio@edumerikarvia.fi

Minna Seppälä-Kortessalo

Assistant Principal

Phone

044 7246 466

Email

minna.seppala-kortessalo@edumerikarvia.fi

Päivi Venho

Office, school secretary

Phone

044 7246 450

Taneli Lindberg

Class teacher

Phone

044 7246 452

Marjo Laine

Class teacher

Phone

044 7246 456

Heini Lehtokunnas

Class teacher

Phone

044 7246 460

Milja-Maija Passi

Class teacher

Phone

044 7246 348

Johanna Riihiaho

Class teacher

Phone

044 7246 443

Heidi Ylikoski

Class teacher

Phone

044 7246 437

Anne Aarikka

Language teacher

Phone

044 7246 465

Pekka Luoma

Class teacher

Phone

044 7246 470

Maria Kriik

Class teacher

Phone

044 7246 482

Tiina Ojamo

Class teacher

Phone

044 7246 468

Mirjami Malmi

Special education teacher

Phone

044 7246 459

Mari Mäenpää

Class teacher

Phone

044 7246 485

Tuula Kotiranta

Attendance counselor

Phone

044 7246 455

Heidi Rajala

Attendance counselor

Phone

044 7246 463

Sanna Kujala

Afternoon club instructor

Phone

044 7246 457

Oskari Siitari

Special education teacher

Phone

044 7246 435

Hanna Suotunen

Special education teacher

Phone

044 7246 447

Maarit Lähteenmäki

Class teacher

Phone

044 7246 446

Elina Salmi

Attendance counselor

Phone

044 7246 449

Saija Uusi-Rantala

School guidance counselor

Phone

044 7246 445

Kaisa Santanen

School guidance counselor

Phone

044 7246 429

Valentina Elovaara

Preparatory Basic Education Teacher (Valo Class)

Phone

044 7246 447

Jaana Kuuskeri-Laukka

Special education teacher

Phone

044 7246 453

Sari Rajala

Attendance counselor

Phone

044 7246 458

Riitta Asmala

Personal assistant

Phone

044 7246 462

Email: firstname.lastname@edumerikarvia.fi

Jani Helenius

Lecturer

Phone

044 7246 474

Juha Ala-Aho

Lecturer

Phone

044 7246 473

Elias Puustinen

Lecturer

Phone

044 7246 424

Fanni Sivula

Lecturer

Phone

044 7246 477

Henri Lindholm

Class teacher

Phone

044 7246 486

Kukka-Maaria Cleve

Class teacher

Phone

044 7246 487

Taneli Puputti

Lecturer

Phone

044 7246 489

Anne-Mari Varheensalo

Lecturer

Phone

044 7246 491

Säde Vuorela

Lecturer

Phone

044 7246 493

Anne Monnonen

Lecturer

Phone

044 7246 496

Tiina Korkiakoski

Lecturer

Phone

044 7246 476

Charlotte Syren

Class teacher

Phone

044 7246 439

Jenna Lönnberg

Class teacher

Phone

044 7246 481

Emma Pulkinen

Homeroom teacher, physical education

Phone

044 7246 492

Timo Jauhiainen

teacher

Phone

044 7246 499

Jussi Zitron

Special education teacher

Phone

044 7246 494

Susanna Kyösti

High school study guide

Phone

044 724 6483

Suvi Lehtonen

Small group special education teacher

Phone

044 7246 484

Tapani Ahokas

Class teacher

Phone

044 7246 374

Sari Kumpuselkä

Attendance counselor

Phone

044 7246 479

Merja Nurmi

Attendance counselor

Phone

044 7246 495

Kirsi Luoma

School curator

Phone

044 7246 467

Email

kirsi.luoma@sata.fi

Tuula Lehtisaari

School nurse

Phone

044 701 4509

Rural administration

City of Pori, Department of Vitality and Environment, Tiedepuisto 4, 28600 PORI

Mika Ruissalo

Rural Manager

Phone

0400 611 707

Merikarvian Social Welfare Point

Merikarvian health center

Phone

044 701 0878

Appointments on weekdays Mon-Thu 8 am-16 pm, Fri 8 am-14 pm, tel. 044 701 0878

In urgent cases, the joint emergency service of Satakunta Central Hospital is available in the evenings, nights and weekends, tel. 116 117

Oral health care appointment, (02)621 3625

The Satakunta welfare region provides social services in the Satakunta region. The welfare region's website can be found at sata.fi

Merikarvian social welfare point

Merikarvian health center changed to a social welfare point on February 1, 2025, which retained the nurse's office, children's clinic, and oral health care services.

Medical services are available part-time, mainly from Wednesday to Friday. At other times, medical services are available at the digital health and social care centre, Noormarkku, and the health and social care centre in Cotton.

Physiotherapy reception activities have ended on January 31.1.2025, XNUMX. Physiotherapy services are offered at other social welfare centres and social welfare points, including Noormarkku and Länsi-Pori.

Services for the elderly

  • Senior service guidance and advice, 8.30:15.30 a.m.-044:701 p.m. 0328 XNUMX XNUMX
  • Merikarvian home care, 044 701 4531
  • Senior Services Supervisor, Enhanced Service Housing Kiilarinne (nickname: Aava, schooner, reimari, ankkuri, seilori) Antintie 52, tel. 044 701 7028

Departments:

  • Aava 044 701 7029
  • Anchor, Schooner, Reimari 044 701 4204
  • Seilori (dementia department) 044 701 4529

Environmental health care

Merikarvian is responsible for the municipality's environmental health care, which includes general health surveillance and veterinary care City of Kankaanpää.

  • Whitefish and MerikarviaMunicipal veterinarian Anna Eskola tel. 0400 321 145
    Veterinarian's office, Antintie 52, Merikarvia
    Appointments and advice on weekday mornings from 8-9 am
  • Veterinary emergency
    During the on-call hours on weekdays (16:00 – 08:00) and weekends (Friday 16:00 – Monday 08:00), only patients in need of urgent veterinary assistance are treated. The on-call service is divided among veterinarians so that there is a hour on-call service in the area of ​​the joint municipal authority. The on-call number tel. 0600 395 757, chargeable: 2,03 €/min (+landline/mobile).

Other services

  • General Trustee, Erja Salo 044 5512 162
  • Merikarvianjoki, Executive Director Marianne Hakala 044 7246 440 marianne.hakala@merikarvianjoki.fi
  • Satakunta Legal Aid Office, 029 5660 550
  • Satakunta Rescue Department, Fire Chief on Duty 044 7011 503
  • Notifications of burning of twigs, Notification of burning of twigs – Satakunta welfare area – Suomi.fi
  • General emergency number, 112
  • Satakunta Police Department, Pori Main Police Department 07187 40501
  • Service hotline (crime reports), 07187 49290
  • Merikarvian Heat Ltd, Mayor Juha Vasama 044 455 7311
  • From 1.6.2023 June 16, Lammelan KoiraHostel, Lepiköntie 29750, Pohjansaha, tel. 044 3534 653, Jali Koskinen, hoitola@lammelankoirahostel.fi or jalikoskinen@hotmail.com will be responsible for the temporary care of stray animals recovered in the Merikarvia and Siikainen areas.