The SAMOK Board for 2025 has been organised at its meeting on the 12th of December 2024, with shared responsibilities for education policy, social policy, services, communication and international affairs. In addition to these, the Board has allocated the responsible parties and the godparent student unions.

From 1 January 2025, the Board’s responsibilities will be as follows:

Julia Väänänen, President
Political lobbying and leadership, political programme
Godparent to Student Unions: JAMKO, METKA

Sanja Laitinen-Lindelöf, Vice President
Political lobbying and leadership, FSHS, generation policy, student unions
Godparent to Student Unions: KOE, Kamo, SAVOTTA, ROTKO, OSAKO

Ilona Hirvonen, Board Member
International organisational relations, EU, services, fundraising
Godparent to Student Unions: O’Diako, Tamko, HAMKO, Samo, VAMOK

Taru Kyllönen, Board Member
Housing, livelihood, communication, elections
Godparent to Student Unions: Kaakko, HUMAKO, Helga, Copsa, SAMMAKKO

Elina Liekkinen, Board Member
Education policy, international students
Godparent to Student Unions: Laureamko, ASK, Novium, SkÅHla, Poka

Responsibilities for implementing the Action Plan will be clarified after the turn of the year, when the work of the Board will begin.

Contact details and responsibilities will be updated in the contact section of our website in January, when the new Board starts its term. Emails for new board members are already active and are at form [email protected].

For more information:

Julia Väänänen
Chairperson 2025
[email protected]
044 082 6560

Vellu Taskila
Executive director
[email protected]
044 238 5384