Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors includes the Chairman, the Vice Chairman and 13 Board members. The latter represent employer and employee organisations, self-employed persons and earnings-related pension providers. The term of office of the current Board of Directors is from 2023 to 2025.

Sini Sulonen

Master of Laws (LL.M.)

Chair

Member of the parish council of the Espoo association of parishes 2023–2026, Member of the delegation of the Live Foundation, Member of the Board of Espoon Eläkekotisäätiö sr

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Essi Rentola

Director, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

Master of Laws (LL.M.)

Vice Chairman

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Minna Helle

Executive Director, Technology Industries of Finland

Master of Laws (LL.M.)

Member of the Board, Representative of Employer Organisations

Member of our Board of Directors since 2018

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Markku Jalonen

Director General, Local Government Employers KT

Licentiate of Social Sciences

Member of the Board, Representative of Employer Organisations

Member of the Board of Directors (Employment Fund), Member of the Board of Directors (Keva, since 2020), Member of our Board of Directors since 2017

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Keijo Karhumaa

Executive Adviser, Trade Union for the Public and Welfare Sector

Master of Laws (trained on the bench)

Member of the Board, Representative of Employee Organisations

Member of the Management Group (Church Pension Fund), Deputy Member of the Board of Directors (Keva), Deputy Member of the Board of Directors (State Pension Fund), Member of our Board of Directors since 2008

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Eija Korhonen

Pensions Director, Keva

Master of Science (M.Sc.)

Member of the Board

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Janne Makkula

Labour Market Director, Federation of Finnish Enterprises

Master of Laws (trained on the bench)

Member of the Board, Representative of Self-employed Persons

Member of the Board (Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Company), Member of our Board of Directors since 2015

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Pasi Mustonen

Senior Vice-President, Actuaries, Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company

Master of Science (M.Sc.), FASF

Member of the Board

Member of the financial and administrative committee (The Mannerheim League for Child Welfare), Member of the Board of Delegates (Asuntosäätiö), Member of the Board of Directors (Suomen Vakuutusyhdistys ry)

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Tiina Nurmi

Executive Vice President, Insurance and Pension Services, Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company. M.Sc., FASF Actuary, Executive MBA

Member of the Board

Deputy Member of the Board of Arek Oy; Member of the General Assembly of the Confederation of Finnish Industries (EK).

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Sinikka Näätsaari

Head of Pension Policy, Work and Security, The Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions SAK

Master of Social Sciences (M.Sc.)

Member of the Board, Representative of Employee Organisations

Member of the Board of Directors (Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Company), Member of our Board of Directors 2001–2006, 2007 and as of 2015

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Katri Ojala

Senior Specialist, Akava

Master of Laws (LL.M.)

Member of the Board, Representative of Employee Organisations

Member of our Board of Directors since 2018

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Ilkka Oksala

Director, Confederation of Finnish Industries EK

Bachelor of Laws

Member of the Board, Representative of Employer Organisations

Member of our Board of Directors since 2015

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Sami Pakarinen

Director, Confederation of Finnish Industries EK

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Member of the Board, Representative of Employer Organisations

Member of our Board of Directors since 2020

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Marja-Liisa Rajakangas

Director, The Finnish Confederation of Professionals (STTK)

Bachelor of Arts (Education), Master of Social Sciences.

Member of the Board, Representative of Employee Organisations

Member of Board of Directors (Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company), Member of Board of Directors (Pääkaupungin Turvakoti ry), Member of our Board of Directors since 2021

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Timo Sipilä

Tax Commissioner, The Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners

Bachelor of Laws

Member of the Board, Representative of Farmers

Member of the Board of Directors (Kela), Member of our Board of Directors since 2010

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Finnish Centre for Pensions – Central body of and expert on statutory earnings-related pensions