Committees

Boards are institutions under the municipal government. Depending on the sector, they carry out various permanent tasks, and decisions on these tasks are made by the council.

The task of the boards is to operate close to service production, manage and supervise the production of different services in the municipality. The boards' role also includes strengthening and highlighting the municipal perspective when developing service production.

The board structure varies by municipality, and only the audit and election boards are mandatory. The factors related to the eligibility of board members are laid down in the Municipal Act.

Committee on education

The Education Board is responsible for organizing daycare, preschool, basic education and upper secondary education services, as well as supervised afternoon activities for schoolchildren, for the residents of the municipality.

The Education Committee's rapporteur and secretary is Tommi Aalto, Director of Education.

Members and personal deputies of the Education Committee in 2025–2029:

Members | Personal deputy

• Koski Pasi, chairman | Lähteenmäki Tuomas
• Salonen Mira, vice president | Viikilä Maarit
• Jylhänkoski Teija | Tiina Ratala
• Koivutalo Tapani | Laine Jarkko
• Rajala Miia | Salminen Riikka
• Michael Saag | Kallio Veikko
• Heinonen Päivi | Valtanen Heini

Kh's representative

• Marika Uimaluoto

Representatives of whitefish:

• Mikkola Maria | Vesterbacka Minna
• Söderbacka John | Kimmo Halminen

 

Technical committee

The Technical Board is responsible for the administration of the municipality's technical activities, civil protection, real estate, ports, traffic routes, private roads, public areas, waste management, water and sewage systems, catering and cleaning services, and the implementation of investments.

Municipal engineer Kari Pitkäranta serves as the rapporteur and secretary of the technical committee.

Members and personal deputies of the Technical Committee in 2025–2029:

Members | Personal deputy

• Laine Jarkko, chairman | Koivutalo Tapani
• Vanhatalo Altti, vice president | Mäyrä Vesa
• Koivutalo Eerika | Salonen Mira
• Ojala Sari | Jylhänkoski Teija
• Luotonen Mari | Tiina Tervo
• Mika Venho | Holmberg Roger
• Peltomäki Jussi | Lounasvaara Risto

Kh's representative

• Marika Uimaluoto

Welfare committee

The municipal council elects 7 members to the welfare section for their term of office, one of whom is elected as the chair of the section, who must be a member of the education committee, and a vice-chair. Each member has a personal deputy. The welfare manager acts as the rapporteur of the welfare committee.

Members and personal deputies of the Welfare Board in 2025–2029:

Members | Personal deputy

• Kujala Tarja, chair | Johanna Riihiaho
• Peltomäki Hannu, deputy chairman | Koivutalo Tapani
• Vanhatalo Heikki | Lähteenmäki Tuomas
• Salonen Mira | Tanja Yli-Yrjänäinen
• Tervo Tiina | Hietasalo Mari
• Kallio Veikko | Michael Saag
• Valtanen Heini | Heinonen Päivi

Kh's representative

• Marika Uimaluoto

City audit committee

According to Section 71 of the Local Government Act, the council shall appoint an audit committee to organize the audit of the administration and finances for the years corresponding to its term of office. The chairman and vice-chairman of the committee must be authorized.

Members and personal deputies of the Audit Board in 2025–2029:

Members | Personal deputy

• Vanhatalo Heikki, chairman | Pentti, Ala-Luopa
• Tuppurainen Jorma, vice president | Wikström Seppo
• Tuomisto Pirkko | Koivukorpi Pirjo
• Nina Anttila | Kokko Kaisa

Central municipal election board

The Central Election Board is a statutory board whose task is to organize both municipal and national elections in the municipality. The board's term of office is four years, corresponding to the term of office of the council.

The tasks of the Central Election Board in national elections are:

• election information
• preparations for early voting
• preparations for institutional and home voting
• Election Day voting preparations
• training of municipal election officials
• organizing a telephone hotline for voters during the elections
• checking advance voting documents
• preliminary vote count announcement

In municipal elections, the duties of the Central Election Board also include:

• receiving and reviewing candidate applications
• preparation of a combination of candidate lists
• verification and reporting of all votes cast in the municipality
• confirmation and publication of election results

Members and deputy members of the Central Election Commission for 2025–2029