Decisions of the general meeting
From the beginning of 2026, the Chair of the Board will be Managing Director Hannu Koivula from Luovi. The Vice Chairs elected were Maiju Korhonen from the Finnish Food and Drink Industries’ Federation and Taija Paasilinna from the Finnish National Agency for Education.
The association’s general meeting was held on Friday 21 November 2025 from 14:30 to 16:30 as a Teams meeting.
Election of the Chair, Vice Chairs and members of the Board
The role of Skills Finland’s Nomination Committee was to prepare proposals for the statutory meeting. The members of the Nomination Committee were Counsellor of Education Hanna Autere (Chair, Finnish National Agency for Education), Leading Specialist Mirja Hannula (Confederation of Finnish Industries EK) and Director of the Joint Municipal Authority Antti Lahti (SASKY). The Nomination Committee unanimously proposed the following selections, which the statutory meeting approved.
Members of the Board to replace those whose term is ending:
- Working life and business sector – Specialist in Education Policy Mikko Kinnunen, Federation of Finnish Enterprises
- Vocational education and training providers – Head of Competence Services Marja Vartiainen, Varia Vocational College
- Other members – Secretary General Joonatan Laine, OSKU ry
Chair and Vice Chairs of the Board:
- Chair of the Board, Managing Director Hannu Koivula, Luovi Vocational College
- Vice Chair of the Board, Leading Specialist Maiju Korhonen, Finnish Food and Drink Industries’ Federation
- Vice Chair of the Board, Counsellor of Education Taija Paasilinna, Finnish National Agency for Education
The number of Board members will be 12 instead of the previous 16, as proposed. The Chair and Vice Chairs of the Board will form the Working Committee. The Working Committee is appointed for a three-year term, beginning at the start of the calendar year following the appointment.
The meeting fee for members of the Board and the Working Committee was confirmed at 70 euros. The monthly fee for the Chair of the Working Committee is 440 euros and for its members 350 euros. The additional fee for meetings continuing past 17:00 was removed.
Other decisions of the general meeting
The general meeting approved the action plan and budget for 2026. A more detailed version of the budget will be prepared in February.
Membership fees will not be increased but will remain at the current year’s level. In accordance with the decision of an extraordinary meeting, individual members will no longer exist as of the beginning of 2026. Instead, private individuals may, if they wish, pay a 50-euro supporting membership fee. The supporting membership fee for organisations is 200 euros.
The Nomination Committee for 2026 will consist of Director of the Joint Municipal Authority Antti Lahti, Leading Specialist Mirja Hannula and Leading Specialist Satu Ågren (AMKE ry). The Committee will select a Chair from among its members.