In its meeting on 22 January, the FIIA Board elected Under-Secretary of State Kai Sauer (Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland) as the Chair and Professor Anu Kantola (University of Helsinki) as the Vice-Chair.
The other Board members are
Sirkka-Liisa Anttila, Minister (hon.) and MP (emerita)
Simon Elo, Bachelor of Social Sciences
Risto Heiskala, Professor and Director of the Institute for Advanced Social Research, University of Tampere
Mikael Mattlin, Adjunct Professor and Collegium Researcher Mikael Mattlin, University of Turku
Salla Sammalkivi, Senior Specialist for EU Affairs, EU Affairs Department, Prime Minister’s Office
Lenita Toivakka, Master of Science in Economics, Entrepreneur
Paula Vanninen, Professor, University of Helsinki
The board decides, among other things, on the Institute’s finances and research programme, which is realized by the Institute’s researchers according to the principles of academic autonomy. The board also appoints the Director of the Institute.
The terms of Heiskala, Kantola, Mattlin, Sammalkivi, Sauer and Vanninen will end on 31 December 2024. The terms of Anttila, Elo and Toivakka will end on 31 December 2021.