Representatives at the moment

  Turun yliopiston valoteksti

This page contains a list of current representatives of students and TYY.

Student representatives in the university's governing bodies

 

University Board 2026-2027

  • Camilla Saarinen
  • Akseli Tiitta

 

University Collegiate Council 2026-2027

(deputy member in brackets)

  • Mari van den Berg (Kahawalage Pimali Tania Wijerathna)
  • Sanna Lahtinen (Marko Mäkinen)
  • Iiro Myllymäki (Markus Miilunpalo)
  • Joni Järvinen (Sylvi Moshnikoff)
  • Anu Kirjonen-Silvo (Fatemeh Naderipalangi)
  • Niilo Peräaho (Emil Jacobsson)
  • Katie Astin (Aleksi Suro)
  • Vilppu Tolvi (Kari Jakobsson)
  • Henri Laitila (Riku Tissari)
  • Tuomas Alm (Ossi Ryynänen)

 

Faculty Councils 2026-2027

Faculty of Humanities

  • Joni Järvinen (-)
  • Milla Villanen (-)
  • Venla Pajula (-)
  • Henri Laitila (Sylvi Moshnikoff)
  • Joose Ojala (-)
  • Kasperi Kaukonen (-)

Faculty of Education

  • Carita Vilén (Janina Eriksson)
  • Akseli Collander (Pyry Suojanen)
  • Pihla Järvi (-)
  • Mari van den Berg (-)
  • Elisa Leijala (Salli Lindén)

Faculty of Medicine

  • Jaakko Rantanen (Iikka Rajala)
  • Mikael Kasberg (Anu Kirjonen-Silvo)
  • Fatemeh Naderipalangi (Elina Suoperä)
  • Milka Kauhanen (Aino Virolainen)
  • Rida Zahra (Sonja Kvist)

Faculty of Science

  • Riina Kuusisto (Heikki Isotalo)
  • Venla Mäkipää (Maximillion Koort)
  • Ylva Nordquist (Aki Frankberg)
  • Joni Myller (Atte Kivistö)
  • Noora Kontoniemi (Tuomas Ahola)
  • Antti Peltola (Katri Kokkonen)

Faculty of Law

  • Ella Soitamo (Emilia Manninen)
  • Frans Salminen (Otto Tammi)
  • Jimi Mahonen (Lauri Pesonen)
  • Niilo Peräaho (Emil Jacobsson)

Faculty of Technology

  • Janina Paasila (Sanna Lahtinen)
  • Juha Mäkelä (Hassan Vagas Khalid)
  • Iiro Myllymäki (Ella Rantanen)
  • Ellen Ekblom (-)

Turku School of Economics

  • Kerttu Hurvi (Kasperi Paassilta)
  • Markus Miilunpalo (Ville Väänänen)
  • Robert Vehma (Laura Rastas Jansson)
  • Ossi Ryynänen (Kahawalage Pimali Tania Wijerathna)

Faculty of Social Sciences

  • Vilppu Tolvi (Juho Anttila)
  • Arttu Ojala (Annukka Hyry-Lumme)
  • Hannu Kallio (Hilppa Nissinen)
  • Eetu Lindroos (Aada Aho)

Academic Appeals Board

  • Jimi Salonen (Miikka Kestikievari)
  • Jutta Tiensivu (Ella Soitamo)

Centre for Language and Communication Studies (2025-2028)

  • Olli Läpikivi (Miikka Kestikievari)
  • Eetu Lindroos (-)

 

Representatives of the Student Union in university councils and working groups

University Management Team

  • Josefina Tuomala, Chair of the Board of TYY

Teaching and Learning Council

  • Tero Ahlgren, Specialist for Academic Affairs at TYY (Roosa Partanen, Member of the Board of TYY)
  • Victoria Luovikari, Member of the Board of TYY (Hannu Kallio, Member of the Board of TYY)

Sections subordinate to the Teaching and Learning Council:

The task of each section is to monitor and promote the implementation of the University of Turku's strategy and action programmes in its own area. The sections report on their activities to the Teaching and Learning Council.

Well-being section

  • Chairman Ville Ritola, Social Policy Specialist at TYY
  • Antti Hakamaa, Member of the Board of TYY

Section for the Development of International Programmes

  • Vilma Virtanen, TYY's International Affairs Specialist (Shashika Harshani, Member of the TYY Board)

Council for Societal Interaction

  • Petra Peltonen, Secretary General of TYY (Tero Ahlgren, Education Policy Specialist at TYY)

General Administrative Steering Group

  • Tero Ahlgren, Education Policy Specialist at TYY (Lauri Lahoniitty, TYY's Organisational and Administrative Specialist)

Steering Group for Digitalisation

  • Victoria Luovikari, Member of the Board of TYY (Tero Ahlgren, Education Policy Specialist at TYY)

University of Turku Quality Work Steering Group

  • Joni Kajander, Education Policy Specialist at TYY (Julia Siimento, Member of the TYY Board)

University of Turku Safety Steering Group

  • Petra Peltonen, Secretary General of TYY

University of Turku International Affairs Steering Group

  • Vilma Virtanen, International Affairs Specialist at TYY

University of Turku Educational Affairs Steering Group (OHO)

  • Tero Ahlgren, Education Policy Specialist at TYY

Steering group for Good academic leadership at the University of the Future training

  • Hannu Kallio, Member of the Board of TYY

Indoor Environment Steering Group of the University of Turku and University Properties of Finland

  • Ville Ritola, Social Policy Specialist at TYY

Non-Discrimination and Equality Committee of the University of Turku (term ends 31.12.2024)

  • Elisa Pirinen (Marko Mäkinen)
  • In addition, the equality officer of TYY's Board of Directors has the right to attend the meetings

Steering Group for Academic Recruitment Services at Turku Universities

  • contact person: Riina Lumme, Secretary General of TYY

Steering Group for Sustainable Development

  • Aada Aho, Member of the Board of TYY (Hanna Kiiskilä, International Affairs Specialist at TYY)

Sustainability in Education Working Group

  • Hanna Kiiskilä, International Affairs Specialist at TYY (Aada Aho, Member of the Board of TYY)

Working Group for Sustainable Campus Life

  • Aada Aho, Member of the Board of TYY (Hanna Kiiskilä, International Affairs Specialist at TYY)

Sustainability in Research Working Group

  • Hanna Kiiskilä, International Affairs Specialist at TYY (Aada Aho, Member of the Board of TYY)

Sote Academy Steering Group

  • Annukka Hyry (Roosa-Adalmiina Kesti)
  • Sanna Mäkinen (Diana Takala)

University Library Advisory Boards

  • Advisory Board for Humanities: Frida-Maria Pessi (Jutta Tiensivu)
  • Advisory Board for Education and Social Sciences: Ilari Törönen
  • Advisory Board for Economics and Law: Member of the Board of TYY Jimi Mahonen
  • Advisory Board for Medicine, Technology and Mathematical and Natural Sciences: Nuwandi Jayasenthu Kankanamge

 

Representatives of the Student Union in cooperation bodies and stakeholder administration

Turku Student Village Foundation TYS

Board

  • Lauri Toivola
  • Petra Peltonen

 

Finnish Student Health Service FSHS

Board of Turku and Rauma Health Station

  • Ville Ritola, Social Policy Specialist at TYY

FSHS Turku Health Working Group

  • Ville Ritola, Social Policy Specialist at TYY
  • Aada Aho, Member of the Board of TYY

 

SYL

Advisory Board for Development Cooperation KENKKU

  • Johanna Virtanen
  • Aino Rönkä

 

City of Turku

Student City Turku steering group

  • Petra Peltonen, Chair of the Board of TYY

 

EC2U Alliance
Student Representatives

  • Shashika Harshani (Hanna Kiiskilä)
  • Anton Pohjola (Aada Aho)

 

Others

Board of Directors of Universtas Oy

  • Chairman of the Board Matti Lajunen,
  • Vice Chairman of the Board Tomi Nyström
  • Järvelä Olli
  • Tuulia Merivuori
  • Oikarinen Elias
  • Ossa Jaakko

Board of Directors of Unica Oy

  • Matti Lajunen (Kari Karjalainen)
  • Toni Eklund (Olli Järvelä)
  • Markku Lampi (Tomi Nyström)

Board of Directors of UniGe Oy

  • Chairman of the Board Toni Eklund
  • Matti Lajunen

Aleksandra Lumme Students of the University of Turku Rent Support Foundation

  • Tuulikki Grönholm, Financial Secretary

Board of the Turku Europe Forum

  • Aada Aho, Member of the Board of TYY

UTU Talent Boost -network

  • Shashika Harshani, Member of the Board of TYY (Vilma Virtanen, International Affairs Specialist at TYY)

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