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 2026-2027 are as follows:
Chair: PhD (psych.): Sanna Selinheimo (YAF 2024-2028), Finnish Institute of Occupational Health and University of Helsinki
Vice chair: PhD Veera Ehrlén (YAF 2023-2027), University of Turku
Other board members:
- PhD Saana Jukola (YAF 2023-2027), University of Twente
- PhD (agriculture) Marjukka Lamminen (YAF 2024-2028), University of Helsinki
- D.Sc. (Tech) Ville Laitinen (YAF 2025-2029), LUT Lappeenranta University of Technology
- DVM Maria Kaukonen (YAF 2025-2029), University of Helsinki
- D.Sc. (Tech) Olli Halminen (YAF 2025-2029), University of Eastern Finland
- PhD Elisa Vilhunen (YAF 2025-2029), University of Helsinki
- PhD Pauli Väisänen (YAF 2026-2030), University of Oulu
- LL.D. Esko Yli-Hemminki (YAF 2026-2030), University of Helsinki
The action task groups 2026-2027 are:
- Open and Responsible Science, leader Saana Jukola, team Elisa Vilhunen and Esko Yli-Hemminki
- Science Education, leader Elisa Vilhunen, team Marjukka Lamminen and Olli Halminen
- International Matters, leader Ville laitinen, team Saana Jukola and Maria Kaukonen
- Societal impact and engagement, leader Pauli Väisänen, team Esko Yli-Hemminki, Pauli Väisänen and Maria Kaukonen
- Anniversary Committee, leader Marjukka Lamminen, team Olli Halminen, Elisa Vilhunen and Pauli Väisänen
- Alumni group