OAJ’s Council elects the union’s Executive Board and president for two years at a time.
The Executive Board members represent the different groups of OAJ members to ensure that everyone is heard. The Executive Board consists of the union’s president and 20 members. Each member has a personal deputy member.
The Executive Board also elects three vice presidents from among its members. The Council’s president and vice presidents are entitled to attend and speak at Executive Board meetings.
The Executive Board’s president and vice presidents prepare matters for the board to discuss and use their independent decision-making powers in certain instances. The president heads OAJ’s operations together with the Executive Board.
OAJ Executive Board 2020–2022
President of the Executive Board
OAJ President Olli Luukkainen
Member / deputy member
YSI
- Contursi Kirsi/Pulkkinen Paula
- Felixson Linda/Lindqvist Sebastian
- Kattelus Katariina/Pylkkänen Marika
- Koskinen Tero/Nordberg Mea
- Kääriäinen Petri /Kämäräinen Johanna
- Lajunen Petri/Burman Jaana
- Nieminen Kari/Latomäki Pia
- Sarpila Jukka/Markkanen Sami
- Vainik Anneli/Pieskä Nina-Marika
- Vehviläinen Juho/Saavalainen Timo
- Vilkki Anu/Hiitti Antti
- Vuori Kirsi/Sutinen Pekka
OAO
- Tuija Mäntsälä/Tapio Lindfors
- Helena Kahl/Johanna Toivanen
- Maarit Rahkola/Jarno Varteva
- Anna Hoffren/Tuire Arpalahti
VOL
- Anitta Pakanen/Susanna Haapsamo
- Asko Parkkinen/Heidi Pakarinen
- Tanja Rantala/Hanna Iso-Kuortti
YLL
- Santeri Palviainen/Jouko Arvo
Council presidents who participate in Executive Board work
Anna Renfors, Council President
Ulla Kangasniemi, 1st Vice President
Kari Filpus, 2nd Vice President
In addition, the president of the Organisation of Swedish-speaking Teachers in Finland FSLand the president of the Teacher Student Union of Finland (SOOL) are entitled to attend and speak at OAJ board meetings.
OAJ presidents
President Olli Luukkainen
1st Vice President Petri Kääriäinen
2nd Vice President Helena Kahl
3rd Vice President Anitta Pakanen
Preparation of OAJ decisions
The management of OAJ’s organisation is based on the participation and influence of its members. Members elect the Council through elections, the Council elects the union’s president and Executive Board and the board establishes various committees and working groups.
The term of office for committees and working groups is 2018–2020, unless otherwise mentioned.
President
Anitta Pakanen (VOL)
Secretary
Heikki Nykänen, OAJ's office
firstname.lastname@oaj.fi
Members
Olli Luukkainen
Anitta Pakanen (VOL)
Katariina Kattelus (YSI)
Tero Koskinen (YSI)
Kirsi Contursi (YSI)
Petri Lajunen (YSI)
Deputy members
Jaakko Sarmola (YSI)
Tanja Rantala (VOL)
Jukka Sarpila (YSI)
The purpose of the Organisation and Communications Committee is to prepare matters linked to the union’s operations, development, communications and the union’s training activities and state of readiness and monitor the general development of union politics and communications.
President
Kirsi Vuri (YSI)
Secretary
Riina Mäkelälammi, OAJ's office
firstname.lastname@oaj.fi
Member / deputy member
OAJ-YSI
Kirsi Vuori / Antti Hiitti
Johanna Kämäräinen / Tuomas Riikonen
Harri Laukkanen / Sameli Valkama
Minna Palovuori / Marika Pylkkänen
Paula Pulkkinen / Annika Arstila-Aaltonen
Sami Nurminen / Kirsi Ihalainen
Annika Norrgård / Petra Örn
OAO
Johanna Toivanen / Tuovi Pasma
Kimmo Liljeroos / Teija Launiainen
Anna Villberg / Manne Karjalainen
VOL
Sari Sirniö / Anna Laakkonen
Asko Parkkinen / Maarit Marjusaari
YLL
Mika Mattila / Hans-Joachim Schulze
Student representative
Sami Perkiö / Jani Patrakka
Kari Nieminen / Jani Siirilä
Timo Markkanen / Paula Kotirinta
Mervi Berg / Kai Nihti
Riina Hilo / Yrjö Kangas
Antti Karetie / Jukka Hella
Juho Vehviläinen / Vesa Lahtinen
Sebastian Lindqvist / Virpi Ojala
OAO
Tapio Lindfors / Jari Jokinen
Helena Kahl / Anni Koppanen
Jarno Varteva / Sami Mäkelä
VOL
Minna Paavola / Hanna Iso-Kuortti
Heidi Pakarinen / Eija Kamppuri
YLL
Erja Kosonen / Mari Suonio
Student representative
Saana Ylikruuvi / Emma Heikkilä
The task of the Education Policy Committee is to prepare for the Executive Board education policy proposals, motions, policies and statements and to primarily monitor national education policy and to promote education policy advocacy.
President
Tuija Mäntsälä (YSI)
Secretary
Risto-Matti Alanko, OAJ's office
firstname.lastname@oaj.fi
Member/deputy member
OAJ-YSI
Ulla Koponen / Jaakko Sarmola
Mea Nordberg / Leena Äärimaa
Jouko Arvo / Kyösti Pihlajamäki
Erja Oksa / Antti Simonen
Leena Kalliolehto / Joakim Häggström
Timo Saavalainen / Tuomo Suihkonen
Tiina Pesonen / Ulla Puukangas
OAO
Tuija Mäntsälä / Riitta Rislakki
Reijo Viitanen / Juha Lindström
Atte Korte / Mirva Peltokangas
VOL
Anitta Pakanen / Merja Laitinen
Salla Sutinen / Johanna Karlsson
YLL
Santeri Palviainen / Jonna Kangas
Student representative
Markus Helin / Aatu Korhonen
President
Anneli Rantamäki
Vice president
Marko Jokinen
Executive Board representative
Katariina Kattelus
President of the Education Policy Committee
Tuija Mäntsälä
Secretary
Tuomo Laakso, OAJ’s office
firstname.lastname@oaj.fi
Member / deputy member
Anneli Rantamäki / Kasper Salin
Marko Jokinen / Mervi Berg
Jaakko Sarmola / Reetta Nyman
Perttu Ståhlberg / Kari Jukarainen
Päivi Koski / Johanna Juva
Teemu Hiltula / Jorma Pesonen
Tuula Havonen / Heidi Naukkarinen
Minttu Kalmi / Ritu Savolainen
Marja Asikainen / Mika Matilainen
Pia Räsänen / Taneli Sini
Timo Kovanen / Anni Halonen
Jouni Kaipainen / Minna Hankala-Vuorinen
Eva-Stina Törnroos / Katja Järvinen
Pirjo Mertaranta / Kati Miettinen
Päivi Peltola / Ulla Netsäinen
Hans Kankkonen / Anu Waltari-Grundström
The term of office of the Senior Committee is 2019–2021
President
Erkki Kangasniemi
Representative of OAJ’s Executive Board
Kirsi Contursi
Senior Committee secretary
Tuula Laine
Rautatieläisenkatu 6
00520 Helsinki
tel. 020 748 9735
firstname.lastname@oaj.fi
Member / deputy member
Marja-Terttu Halpio-Huttunen / Hannu Eeva
Anna-Maija Hölttä / Marita Fageström
Arja Jääskeläinen / Kimmo Hissa
Aila Kelloniemi / Jouni Kukkonen
Pekka Koskinen / Merja-Helena Kärkkäinen
Pentti Länne / Pauli Ronkainen
Terttu Möttönen / Pertti Kabris
Merja Paavonkallio / Seppo Niemi
Matti Rauhala / Tuula Turunen
Marja-Liisa Remes / Seija Käkelä
Saila Rintee / Helkky Vesterinen
Juhani Suopanki / Matti Pitkänen
President
Santeri Palviainen
Secretary
Kalle Liuski
firstname.lastname@oaj.fi
Members
Saana Ylikruuvi
Markus Helin
Annabella Nummelin
Aino Ylipiessa
Emma Heikkilä
Petro Pitkänen
Deputy members
Aatu Korhonen
Jani Patrakkka
Karoliina Kovalainen
Sami Perkiö
President
Pirkko Kuhmonen (OAO)
Secretary
Tuovi Manninen
firstname.lastname@oaj.fi
Member / deputy member
YSI
Juho Kallio / Suvi Koivunen
Tiina Sauvola / Satu Mattila
Esa Lappi / Irene Räty
Riikkamarja Autio / Niina Peltonen
OAO
Pirkko Kuhmonen / Timo Junkala
Kirsi Vartiainen / Anneli Ahvonen
Konsta Ojanen / Tapio Kattainen
President
Antti Hiitti (YSI)
Secretary
Päivi Lyhykäinen, OAJ’s office
firstname.lastname@oaj.fi
Member / deputy member
OAJ-YSI
Antti Hiitti / Markus Järvinen
Jukka Hella / Tarja Haveri
Mikko Ripatti / Vesa Valkila
OAO
Kirsti Vänskä / Sissi Huhtala
Alla Lemechkova-Toivanen / Eero Kolari
VOL
Susanna Haapsamo / Minna Salminen
YLL
Outi Ylitapio-Mäntylä / Jonna Kangas
Jaana Toomar / Erja Kosonen
Lenita Hietanen / Eila Matikainen
Student representative
Markus Helin / Emma Heikkilä
President
Antti Ikonen (SURE)
Representative of OAJ’s Executive Board
Jukka Sarpila
Secretary
Niku Tuomisto, OAJ’s office
firstname.lastname@oaj.fi
Member / deputy member
Sari Hakola (SURE)
Kaj Holmbäck (SURE)
Päivi Ikola (SURE)
Antti Ikonen (SURE)
Inka Kokkonen (SURE)
Marko Kuvaja (SURE)
Anne Rousku (SURE)
Susanna Haapsamo (VOL) / Annukka Hulkkonen
Virpi Lehmusvaara (OPSIA)
Markku Ollila (KEA) / Jukka Pitkänen
Sari Päivärinne / Susanna Virtanen
Student representative
Annabella Nummelin / Sami Perkiö
The task of the higher education working group is to prepare matters related to higher education advocacy for the Income and Payroll Policy Committee and Education Policy Committee.
President
Ulla Kangasniemi
Secretary
Hanna Tanskanen, OAJ's office
firstname.lastname@oaj.fi
Member / deputy member
OAO
Jari Jokinen / Tuija Mäntsälä
Ulla Kangasniemi / Teija Launiainen
Kari Tikkala / Hanna-Maija Aarnio
Jarno Varteva / Esa Salmikangas
YLL
Santeri Palviainen / Jenni Nikolajeff
Erja Kosonen / Juha Iisakka
Åke Finne / Suvi Kotkavuori
YSI
Kari Filpus / Petri Lajunen
Student representative
Hanna Rahkonen / Virpi Manninen