The board 2025-2026
The Board consists of six to ten (6–10) members such that at least one member from the membership intake of each year is included on the board.
The composition of the Board and the leaders of the action groups for the period 2025-2026 are as follows:
- Chair Samuli Autti (YAF 2022-2026), Lancaster University
- Vice Chair Sanna Selinheimo (YAF 2024-2028), Finnish Institute of Occupational Health and University of Helsinki
- Sampsa Holopainen (YAF 2022-2026), University of Helsinki
- Veera Ehrlén (YAF 2023-2027), University of Jyväskylä
- Saana Jukola (YAF 2023-2027), University of Twente
- Hannah Kaarina Yoken (YAF 2023-2027), Jyväskylän yliopisto
- Marjukka Lamminen (YAF 2024-2028), University of Helsinki
- Teemu Lari (YAF 2025-2029), Leibniz Universität Hannover
- Ville Laitinen (YAF 2025-2029), LUT University
- Maria Kaukonen (YAF 2025-2029), University of Helsinki
The action task groups 2025-2026 are:
- Open and Responsible Science, leader Saana Jukola, team Hannah Kaarina Yoken, Sampsa Holopainen and Teemu Lari
- Science Education, leader Ville Laitinen, team Marjukka Lamminen and Maria Kaukonen
- International Matters, leader Veera Ehrlén, team Saana Jukola, Hannah Kaarina Yoken, Maria Kaukonen and Ville Laitinen
- Policy Influence and Outreach, leader Sampsa Holopainen, team Samuli Autti, Veera Ehrlén, Saana Jukola, Marjukka Lamminen, Sanna Selinheimo and Teemu Lari
- Alumni group, leader alumni member Tuukka Kauhanen, team Velma Aho and Laura Berger