Members of the Board
The National Library has a Board of Directors, the status of which is defined by Section 71 of the Universities Act.
The Board has a maximum of 13 members, each of whom has a personal deputy. The Board of the University of Helsinki appoints the members and deputy members of the Board as well as the chair from among the Board members.
After having consulted the libraries, the Ministry of Education submits a proposal to the Board of the University of Helsinki on the appointment of the members and personal deputies representing the Ministry and libraries. On the University of Helsinki’s proposal, the board shall appoint the same number of members and deputy members as proposed by the Ministry of Education.
In addition, a maximum of three board members and deputy members are appointed based on a joint proposal by the Ministry of Education and the University of Helsinki.
The Board of the University of Helsinki has appointed the following persons to serve as members and deputy members on the Board of the National Library of Finland for the period from 1 August 2010 to 31 March 2014:
Chair of the Board
Dean, Professor Hannu Niemi
Representative of the Ministry of Education
Senior Adviser Markku Suvanen (Counsellor for Cultural Affairs
Hannu Sulin)
Representatives of library sectors
Consortium of Polytechnics
Information Service Manager Sinikka Luokkanen, HAMK University of Applied Sciences (Head of Library and Information Services Jussi Kärki, Satakunta University of Applied Sciences)
Council for Special Libraries
Chief Librarian Silja Rekomaa, Training Institute of Prison and Probation Services (Information Specialist, Systems Analyst Jarmo Saarikko, Finnish Forest Research Institute Metla)
Council for Public Libraries
Deputy Library Director Mikko Vainio, Helsinki City Library, Central Library for Public Libraries (Director of Libraries Tuula Haavisto, Tampere City Library, Pirkanmaa Regional Library)
Council for Finnish University Libraries
Chief Librarian Päivi Kytömäki, University of Oulu Library
(Chief Librarian Pia Södergård, Åbo Akademi Library)
Representatives of the University of Helsinki
Professor Hannu Niemi (Dean, Professor Aila Lauha)
Professor Eero Puolanne (Professor Kielo Haahtela)
Dean, Professor Anna Mauranen (Vice-Dean, Professor Leena Krokfors)
Representative of the staff of the National Library of Finland
IT Research Analyst Ere Maijala (Audio Digitisation Specialist
Juha Korvenpää)
Representative of the University of Helsinki Student Union
Bachelor of Theology Joona Salminen (Student of political sciences and philosophy Veera Laine)
Representatives appointed jointly by the Ministry of Education and Culture and the University of Helsinki
Member of the Board of the Bank of Finland Sinikka Salo (Director of Strategy and Development Ismo Silvo, Finnish Broadcasting
Company YLE)
Professor Mikko Viitasalo (CEO Anne Valsta, Tammi Publishers)
Director Sakari Laiho, Finnish Book Publishers Association (Publishing Director Tuomas Seppä, Gaudeamus Helsinki University Press)
