At the beginning of August 2023, Ms Heli Vesaaja took up her duties as new National Member for Finland at Eurojust. Prior to joining Eurojust, Ms Vesaaja was a member of the International Unit of the Helsinki Prosecutor´s Office. She also served as EJN Contact Point for many years. In addition to her career as prosecutor, Ms Vesaaja also held positions as a court lawyer at the European Court of Human Rights, as a magistrate in the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), as a senior adviser for legislative matters with the Ministry of Justice in Finland, and as Seconded National Expert to the Directorate-General for Justice, Freedom and Security at the European Commission. Ms Vesaaja succeeds Ms Lilja Limingoja.