Steering Committee

Chair
professor Arto Mustajoki, Research Council for Culture and Society

Vice chair
professor Pirjo Pietinen, Research Council for Health

Members
Senior Adviser Matti Heikurainen, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (with Agricultural Counsellor Leena Vestala as his deputy),

Director, Central and East European Co-operation Kristiina Isokallio, Ministry of the Environment (with Counsellor Martti Poutanen as her deputy)

Professor Mikko Kara, Research Council for Natural Sciences and Engineering

Professor Markku Löytönen, Research Council for Biosciences and Environment

Director Reijo Munther, Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation, TEKES (with Senior Technology Adviser Kirsi Vähä-Pietilä as his deputy)

Director Olli Perheentupa,  Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland (with Deputy Director General Klaus Korhonen as his deputy)

Professor Raija-Leena Punamäki, Research Council for Culture and Society

Senior Researcher Officer Katariina Saariluoma, Ministry of Defence (with EU-advisor Anu Sallinen as her deputy)

Ministerial Adviser Marjukka Vihavainen-Pitkänen, Ministry of Transport and Communication (with Director of Research Unit Martti Mäkelä as her deputy)

As permanent expert members
Docent Kaija Heikkinen, University of Joensuu

Senior Adviser Sirkka-Leena Hörkkö, Ministry of Education

Professor Markku Tuominen, Lappeenranta