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 2018–2020
President of the Executive Board
OAJ President Olli Luukkainen
Member / deputy member
Kirsi Contursi, YSI / Paula Pulkkinen
Inger Damlin, YSI / Joakim Häggström
Anna Hoffrén, OAO / Tuire Arpalahti
Jouko Karhunen, OAO / Birgitta Mannila
Päivi Koppanen, OAO / Sirkka Saarikoski
Petri Kääriäinen, YSI / Johanna Kämäräinen
Timo Markkanen, YSI / Maarit Eronen-Raivio
Mea Nordberg, YSI / Kirsi Vuori
Kari Nieminen, YSI / Pia Latomäki
Tanja Rantala, VOL / Hanna Iso-Kuortti
Anitta Pakanen, VOL / Susanna Haapsamo
Santeri Palviainen, YLL / Nina-Marika Pieskä
Asko Parkkinen, VOL / Heidi Pakarinen
Pekka Pieskä, YSI / Katariina Kattelus
Maarit Rahkola, OAO / Jarno Varteva
Anna Renfors, YSI / Antti Hiitti
Jaakko Sarmola, YSI / Jouko Arvo
Jukka Sarpila, YSI / Anu Vilkki
Marita Savonmäki, YSI / Sameli Valkama
Jukka Talvitie, YSI / Pekka Lempiäinen
Council presidents who participate in Executive Board work
Tiina Karjalainen, Council President
Ulla Kangasniemi, 1st Vice President
Marjut Koukkula, 2nd Vice President
In addition, the president of the Organisation of Swedish-speaking Teachers in Finland FSL, Christer Holmlund, and the president of the Teacher Student Union of Finland (SOOL), Sanni Salmenoja, are entitled to attend and speak at OAJ board meetings.
OAJ presidents
President Olli Luukkainen
1st Vice President Petri Kääriäinen
2nd Vice President Päivi Koppanen
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
Pekka Pieskä (YSI)
Jukka Sarpila (YSI)
Kirsi Contursi (YSI)
Timo Markkanen (YSI)
Anna Hoffrén (OAO)
Deputy members
Jaakko Sarmola (YSI)
Tanja Rantala (VOL)
Maarit Rahkola (OAO)
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
Marita Savonmäki (YSI)
Secretary
Pekka Silkosuo, OAJ's office
firstname.lastname@oaj.fi
Member / deputy member
OAJ-YSI
Jaana Burman / Matti Kähkönen
Marjut Koukkula / Gretel Ruuskanen
Minna Palovuori / Vesa Ratala
Timo Saavalainen / Sari Aksberg
Marita Savonmäki / Jani Siirilä
Jaakko Syrjänen / Johanna Kämäräinen
Kirsi Vuori / Minna Parviainen
OAO
Hanna-Maija Aarnio / Kari Tikkala
Teija Launiainen / Kimmo Liljeroos
Birgitta Mannila / Tuovi Mannila
VOL
Asko Parkkinen / Sanna Satosaari
Sari Sirniö / Tarja Ojanen
YLL
Merja Koivuluhta / Hans-Joachim Schulze
Student representative
Vili Peltomäki / Hanna Rahkonen
The task of the Income and Payroll Policy Committee is to prepare for the Executive Board matters related to the setting of agreement objectives and collective bargaining negotiations for decision-making, monitoring agreement negotiations and advising OAJ’s negotiators when necessary.
President
Kari Nieminen (YSI)
Secretary
Kristiina Johansson, OAJ's office
firstname.lastname@oaj.fi
Member / deputy member
OAJ-YSI
Linda Felixson / Anneli Vainik
Katariina Kattelus / Heikki Kallunki
Kari Nieminen / Marjo Puro
Paula Pulkkinen / Sebastian Lindqvist
Pekka Sutinen / Jukka Hella
Jukka Talvitie / Pekka Lempiäinen
Tomi Törrönen / Jorma Uoti
OAO
Jari Jokinen / Tuija Mäntsälä
Helena Kahl / Tapio Lindfors
Jarno Varteva / Arto Anetjärvi
VOL
Hanna Iso-Kuortti / Eija Kamppuri
Minna Paavola / Heidi Pakarinen
YLL
Santeri Palviainen / Erja Kosonen
Student representative
Laura Lahin / Asser Kakko
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
Anna Renfors (YSI)
Secretary
Auli Setälä, OAJ's office
firstname.lastname@oaj.fi
Member/deputy member
OAJ-YSI
Martin Ahlskog / Joakim Häggström
Kirsi Ihalainen / Maija Huuki-Anthopoulou
Ulla Koponen / Maarit Eronen-Raivio
Arja Laulainen / Antti Simonen
Erja Oksa / Virpi Ojala
Tiina Pesonen / Antti Karetie
Anna Renfors / Lea Hirvasniemi-Haverinen
OAO
Ari Ahonen / Anni Koppanen
Tapio Lindfors / Juha Makkonen
Mirva Salokorpi / Reijo Manninen
VOL
Merja Laitinen / Johanna Karlsson
Anitta Pakanen / Salla Sutinen
YLL
Inkeri Ruokonen / Karita Katto
Student representative
Sanni Salmenoja / Asser Kakko
President
Anneli Rantamäki
Vice president
Marko Jokinen
Executive Board representative
Matti Sippola
President of the Education Policy Committee
Sirkka Saarikoski
Secretary
Olavi Arra, OAJ’s office
firstname.lastname@oaj.fi
Member / deputy member
Jaakko Sarmola / Reetta Tuominen
Perttu Ståhlberg / Tytti Tenhunen
Päivi Koski / Kari Jukarainen
Tero Anttila / Irma Asikainen
Katri Halkka / Jorma Kärkkäinen
Minttu Kalmi / Kalle Kytölä
Marja Asikainen / Leena Työläjärvi
Jaakko Lindfors / Tuovi Pääkkönen
Timo Kovanen / Kristiina Tikkala
Anneli Rantamäki / Kasper Mäkelä
Maritta Virtanen / Jussi Karjalainen
Päivi Juntti / Sari Hepola
Pirjo Mertaranta / Pauliina Pirhonen
Marko Jokinen / Anne Turunen
Katja Järvinen / Piritta Siekkinen
Anu Waltari-Grundström / Armi Nurmi
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
Kirsti Lehtinen
Rautatieläisenkatu 6
00520 Helsinki
tel. 020 748 9736, 044 033 8550
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
Sanni Salmenoja
Laura Lahin
Asser Kakko
Hanna Rahkonen
Vili Peltomäki
Saana Ylikruuvi
Deputy members
Joona Koivisto
Markus Helin
Nea Hakala
Waltteri Immonen
President
Pirkko Kuhmonen (OAO)
Secretary
Tuovi Manninen
firstname.lastname@oaj.fi
Member / deputy member
YSI
Sannasirkku Autio / Mika Mattila (YLL)
Kirsti Häkkinen / Konsta Ojanen (OAO)
Juho Kallio / Satu Mattila
Jouni Lassila / Niina Peltonen
OAO
Pirkko Kuhmonen / Elina Byckling
Riitta Larne / Mari Keituri
Kirsi Vartiainen / Markku Polamo
President
Antti Hiitti (YSI)
Secretary
Päivi Lyhykäinen, OAJ’s office
firstname.lastname@oaj.fi
Member / deputy member
OAJ-YSI
Veli-Matti Hakanen / Mikko Ripatti
Jukka Hella / Tarja Haveri
Antti Hiitti / Markus Järvinen
OAO
Kaija Hannula / Esa Virkkula
Alla Lemechkova / Eero Kolari
VOL
Susanna Haapsamo / Minna Salminen
YLL
Heli Ketovuori / Lenita Hietanen
Erja Kosonen / Jaana Toomar
Outi Ylitapio-Mäntylä / Inkeri Ruokonen
Student representative
Laura Lahin / Nea Hakala
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
Veli-Matti Hakanen (SURE)
Sari Hakola (SURE)
Päivi Ikola (SURE)
Päivi Ikonen (SURE)
Jyrki Rosti (SURE)
Kaj Holmbäck (SURE)
Susanna Haapsamo (VOL) / Annukka Hulkkonen
Virpi Lehmusvaara (OPSIA)
Katri Tuomainen (KEA) / Jukka Pitkänen
President
Marja Hänninen-Helin (YSI)
Secretary
Sari Melkko, OAJ's office
firstname.lastname@oaj.fi
Member / deputy member
YSI
Marja Hänninen-Helin / Nina-Maria Pieskä
Jouni Kaipainen / Hanna Näremaa-Perälä
Markku Tikkanen / Eva-Stina Törnroos
OAO
Sirkka Saarikoski / Airi Aikio
Heidi Savolainen / Reijo Manninen
VOL
Asko Parkkinen / Johanna Karlsson
Mervi Piirainen / Mari Parikka-Nihti
YLL
Kristina Lindgren / Mirkka Ala-Laurila
Student representative
Joona Koivisto / Markus Helin
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
Päivi Koppanen
Secretary
Hanna Tanskanen, OAJ's office
firstname.lastname@oaj.fi
Member / deputy member
OAO
Päivi Koppanen / Jari Jokinen
Jarno Varteva / Reijo Manninen
Tuija Salminen / Teija Launiainen
Sari Mokkila-Karttunen / Kari Tikkala
YLL
Santeri Palviainen / Outi Ylitapio-Mäntylä
Erja Kosonen / Sari Päivärinne
Åke Finne / Jenni Nikolajeff
OAJ-YSI
Tiina Karjalainen / Pekka Pieskä
Student representative
Sanni Salmenoja / Joona Koivisto