Meeting of the Union Council on 28 November 2025
The autumn meeting of the Council of the Finnish Union of University Professors was held in Helsinki on 28 November 2025.
At its autumn meeting, the Council approved, among other things, the Union’s new Strategy for 2026–2030, as well as the Action Plan and Budget for 2026. The Council also elected resigning members and deputy members of the Board for the term 2026–2027.
Statement by the Council of the Finnish Union of University Professors: Academic freedom is one of the cornerstones of democracy
Union Board 2026
Chair
Teija Laitinen, Accounting, University of Vaasa
Vice Chairs
Johanna Kujala, Management and Organisations, Tampere University
Markku Vieru, Business Economics, University of Lapland
| Member | Deputy member |
| Tuija Gadd Animal Health Diagnostic, Finnish Food Authority | Heidi Partti Music Education, University of the Arts Helsinki |
| Edward Hæggström Physics, University of Helsinki | Olli Norros Law, University of Helsinki |
| Petri Lehenkari Medical Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Oulu | Johanna Ilmakunnas Nordic History, Åbo Akademi University |
| Teemu Leinonen New Media Design and Learning, Aalto University | Mari Hatavara Finnish literature, Tampere University |
| Eila Lindfors Craft Design and Technology Education, University of Turku | Rami Vainio Space Physics, University of Turku |
| Mika Lähteenmäki Russian Language and Culture, University of Jyväskylä | Jussi Sopanen Mechanical Engineering, LUT University |
| Petri Mäntysaari Commercial Law, Hanken School of Economics | Veli Matti Virolainen Supply Management, LUT University |
| Juha Rouvinen Organic Chemistry, University of Eastern Finland | Vesa-Pekka Lehto Materials Physics, University of Eastern |
Maaret Castrén, Member of Parliament, Professor, Physician, City Councillor and Chair of the Monitoring Group for Vision for Higher Education and Research project, visited the autumn meeting.