TSV Board
The TSV Board is responsible for managing and developing TSV’s activities and preparing matters for decision by TSV’s annual meeting. The Board sees to the implementation of the decisions, steers the activities in accordance with the strategy and supervises the finances and the operations as a whole.
The term of each board member is three years. The members of the board are divided into three groups, with the term of each group ending at a different time. This means that only a part of the members changes at a time and the continuity of operations is guaranteed.
Board members in 2026
The TSV board consists of representatives of member societies and members appointed by academies of sciences. The composition represents a wide range of different disciplines and brings diverse expertise from across the whole research community to board work.
Professor Petri Karonen is serving as the chair of the board from 2025 to 2027. Professor Tiina Kinnunen is serving as the vice chair of the board from 2026 to 2028.
In 2024–2026, the Board is comprised of the following persons:
Professor Outi Fingerroos deputy PhD Tiina Seppä)
The Association of Finnish Ethnologists Ethnos, the Finnish Folklore Society, the Finnish Literature Society SKS, Jyväskylän Historiallinen Yhdistys, the Finnish Anthropological Society, the Society of Swedish Literature in Finland
Professor Kimmo Kaski (deputy Professor Tuula Linna)
The Finnish Academy of Science and Letters
Professor Minna Kellomäki (deputy Professor Heli Jantunen)
The Finnish Academy of Technology
Research Professor Taina Saarinen (deputy PhD Ville Heilala)
The Finnish Society for Science and Technology Studies, the Association for Progressive Policy in Finland, the Consortium of Higher Education Researchers in Finland
Associate Professor Emilia Palonen (deputy Senior Lecturer Mika Helander)
The Finnish Political Science Association (FPSA), The Westermarck Society
In 2025–2027, the Board is comprised of the following persons:
Associate Professor Elina Fonsén (deputy Professor Eila Lindfors)
The Early Childhood Education Association Finland, the Finnish Association for Subject Didactic Research, the Finnish Society for Research on Adult Education, the Association for Progressive Policy in Finland, the Finnish Educational Research Association (FERA)
Professor Mats Gyllenberg (Professor Pauline von Bonsdorff)
The Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters
Professor Petri Karonen (deputy Associate Professor Sari Katajala-Peltomaa)
The Finnish Historical Society, the Society of the Friends of History, Jyväskylän Historiallinen Yhdistys, the Society for the History of Books in Finland, Finnish Literature Society SKS
Docent Liisa Kulmala (deputy Associate Professor Anna Lintunen)
The Finnish Society of Forest Science, the Finnish Dendrological Society, Societas pro Fauna et Flora Fennica, Societas biologica Fennica Vanamo, the Entomological Society of Finland, the Scientific Agricultural Society of Finland, the Finnish Society of Soil Sciences
University Lecturer Katariina Mustakallio (deputy Professor Martti Nissinen)
Foundation Institutum Romanum Finlandiae, the Foundation of the Finnish Institute in the Middle East, the Foundation of the Finnish Institute at Athens
In 2026–2028, the Board is comprised of the following persons:
Professor Juha Karvanen (deputy Associate Professor Lasse Leskelä)
The Finnish Statistical Society
Professor Tiina Kinnunen (deputy Professor Emerita Riitta Julkunen-Tiitto)
The Finnish Academy of Science and Letters
Associate Professor Jarkko Levänen (deputy Professor Kirsipauliina Kallio)
The Finnish Society for Environmental Social Science, the Geographical Society of Finland
Professor Heikki Tenhu (deputy Professor Charlotta Wolff)
The Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters
Professor Jussi Ylikoski (deputy Professor Jaakko Leino)
Finno-Ugrian Society, the Society for the Study of Finnish
In 2027–2029, the Board is comprised of the following persons:
Professor Outi Fingerroos (deputy Associate Professor Kukku Melas)
Jyväskylän Historiallinen Yhdistys, the Finnish Literature Society SKS, the Association of Finnish Ethnologists Ethnos, the Finnish Folklore Society
Senior Lecturer Mika Helander (deputy Postdoctoral Researcher Theodora Helimäki)
The Finnish Political Science Association (FPSA), The Westermarck Society
Professor Minna Kellomäki (deputy Dr. Lasse Eriksson)
The Finnish Academy of Technology
Professor Juhani Knuuti (deputy Professor Päivi Pahta)
The Finnish Academy of Science and Letters
Professor Eeva Nykänen (deputy Professor Johan Bärlund)
The Law Society of Finland, the Finnish Lawyers’ Society
Working committee
The TSV working committee is a body acting under the Board that prepares and outlines the Federation’s operations and manages urgent and practical matters on behalf of the Board. It supports the Board’s work by, for example, preparing decisions, monitoring the implementation of the activities and ensuring that TSV’s operations progress smoothly in accordance with the Board’s policies. The Board appoints a working committee for one calendar year at a time.
Composition of the working committee in 2026:
- Professor Petri Karonen, chair
- Professor Tiina Kinnunen, vice chair
- Professor Outi Fingerroos
- Professor Kimmo Kaski
- Senior Scientist Liisa Kulmala
TSV Grants Committee
The TSV Grants Committee is a body that processes and prepares matters concerning discretionary government transfers granted to scientific societies. It assesses applications, makes proposals on the distribution of grants and supports decision-making, ensuring that funding is appropriately allocated for research and promoting publishing. The Board appoints the Grants Committee for a three-year term.
The composition of the Grants Committee from 2025 to 2027 is:
- Professor Mats Gyllenberg, chair (natural sciences and engineering sciences)
- Professor Veijo Jormalainen (life sciences)
- Professor Tiina Kinnunen (historical and cultural research)
- Professor Sirke Mäkinen (social sciences)
- University lecturer Outi Veivo (linguistics)
Minutes of annual meetings
The Federation convenes at annual meetings to decide on key operational, financial and administrative issues. To ensure transparency and document the decisions taken, the minutes of the latest meetings shall be made public. The minutes are available only in Finnish.
Syyskokous 2026 (pdf)
Kevätkokous 2026 (pdf)
Syyskokous 2025 (pdf)