SAMOK’s Board for 2026 organised itself at its meeting on 10 December 2025. The shared areas of responsibility include education policy, social policy, services, communications, and international affairs. In addition to these, the Board has also assigned responsibility parties and buddy student unions.

The Board’s areas of responsibility, effective from 1 January 2026, are as follows:

Helena Maijanen, President
Political advocacy, leadership, parliamentary elections
Buddy Student Unions: O’Diako, SAVOTTA

Laura Laakso, Vice President
Political advocacy, leadership, welfare and health policy, equality, generational policy
Buddy Student Unions: SkÅHla, Novium, ASK, POKA

Suvi Savola, Board Member
Subsistence and housing, communications, annual gala
Buddy Student Unions: OSAKO, ROTKO KAMO, METKA, SAMO

Senja Suntola, Board Member
International students, international organisation relations, EU advocacy, fundraising
Buddy Student Unions: Laureamko, Tamko, JAMKO, VAMOK, HAMKO

Annu Suvilehto, Board Member
Education policy, services
Buddy Student Unions: SAMMAKKO, KAAKKO, Helga, HUMAKO, COPSA

The responsibilities for implementing the action plan will be specified after the turn of the year when the Board’s work commences.

Contact information and areas of responsibility will be updated on the contact details section of our website in January, when the new Board begins its operational year. The email addresses for the new Board members are already active and are in the format [email protected].

Further information:

Helena Maijanen
Chairperson 2026
[email protected]
045 887 8300 (until 30 December 2025)
050 389 1000 (from 1 January 2026)

Vellu Taskila
Executive Director
[email protected]
044 238 5384