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The matters dealt with by the Personnel Committee are of general nature, creating group-wide employer policy and guidelines, which often additionally require a Joint Authority Executive decision to enter into force. The matters can also include drawing up statements on matters under the Joint Authority Executive’s consideration that concern the entire organization. The Personnel Committee and its labor protection sub-committee together form the occupational safety and health committee as defined in the Act on Occupational Safety and Health Enforcement and Cooperation on Occupational Safety and Health at Workplaces 44/2006. ### Members of the Personnel Committee --- Chair [**Matti Bergendahl**](/en/person/matti-bergendahl "Matti Bergendahl (Chief Executive Officer (CEO))"), Chief Executive Officer Vice-chair **Nina Jaara**, Chief Union Representative, Tehy Secretary **Kirsi-Marja Blomstedt**, Management Assistant ### Members and substitutes (substitutes in parentheses after full member) #### Employer’s representatives [**Johanna Karppi**](/en/person/johanna-karppi "Johanna Karppi (Chief Human Resources Officer)"), Chief Human Resources Officer (**Laura Lindholm**, Employment Director) [**Marja Renholm**](/en/node/2811 "Marja Renholm (Chief Nursing Executive (CNO))"), Chief Nursing Executive (**Katja Koskinen**, Chief Nursing Officer) **Maarit Virta-Helenius**, Chief Nursing Officer ([**Veli-Matti Ulande**](/en/person/veli-matti-ulander "Veli-Matti Ulander (Administrative Chief Medical Officer (AVMO), Director of Security and Preparedness)")r, Head Physician) [**Leena Vikatmaa**](/en/person/leena-vikatmaa "Leena Vikatmaa (Director of Center for Emergency, Perioperative, and Intensive Care Medicine )"), Director of Center for Emergency, Perioperative and Intensive Care Medicine ([**Ville Pursiainen**](/en/person/ville-pursiainen "Ville Pursiainen (Director of Brain Center)"), Director of Brain Center) [**Juho Aaltonen**](/node/661), Director of Support Services, Acting ([**Jari Finnilä**](/en/person/jari-finnila "Jari Finnilä (Chief Financial Officer (CFO))"), Chief Financial Officer) **Anu Källman**, Workplace Wellbeing Manager (**Hannele Koivula-Tynnilä**, Labor Protection Manager) #### Joint Authority Executive's representative [**Risto Rautava**](/en/person/risto-rautava "Risto Rautava (Chair of the Executive Board)"), Chair of the Executive Board (**Aino Laine**, Vice-Chair of the Executive Board) #### Personnel representatives and substitutes (substitute in parentheses after the full member) Tehy: **Nina Jaar**a, Chief Union Representative (**Jyri Saarinen**, Chief Union Representative) Tehy: [**Elina Manninen**](/en/person/elina-manninen "Elina Manninen (Chief Union Representative)"), Chief Union Representative (**Carola Ekroth**, Chief Union Representative) Super: **Satu Kervinen**, Chief Union Representative (**Meri Kujanpää**, Chief Union Representative) JHL: **Niina Koskela**, Chief Union Representative (**Tarja Ekberg**, Chief Union Representative) JUKO: **Kirsi Laasila**, Chief Union Representative (**Ilkka Ketola**, Chief Union Representative) JUKO: **Tanja Salomaa**, Chief Union Representative (**Sampsa Turunen**, Chief Union Representative) Jyty: **Anne Siivonen**, Chief Union Representative (**Tuuli Urpela**, Chief Union Representative) #### Health and safety representatives and substitutes (substitute in parentheses after the full member) **Ursula Aaltonen** (**Ennamaria Meneses**) **Jarmo Nummenpää** (**Jaana Knuutila**) #### Expert representatives (substitute in parentheses after the full member) [**Minna Majuri**](/henkilo/minna-majuri "Minna Majuri (HUS työterveys, johtava työterveyslääkäri,)"), Chief Occupational Health Physician (**Krista Ikäläine**n, Director of Occupational Health Care) [**Elisa Tikka**](/en/person/elisa-tikka "Elisa Tikka (Communications Manager)"), Communications Manager ([**Paula Isopahkala**](/en/person/paula-isopahkala "Paula Isopahkala (Chief Communications Officer)"), Chief Communications Officer) ### Personnel Committee's Meetings in 2025 --- - January 23, 13–15.30 - February 12, 13–15.30 - March 19, 13–15.30 - April 9, 12–16 (Meeting and development afternoon) - May 7, 13-15.30 - June 11, 9–11.30 - August 22, 9–11.30 - September 17, 13–15.30 - October 16, 13–15.30 - November 12, 13–15.30 - December 11, 13–15.30 ## HUS Regional Committee on Medical Research Ethics HUS has one multidisciplinary regional committee on medical research ethics. It meets with a varying, statutory composition and discusses all fields of medical research. The committee’s task is to pre-evaluate medical research projects and issue a statement on them. ### Chairs, vice-chairs, members and deputy members --- [You can find the chairs, vice-chairs, members and deputy members of HUS Regional Committee on Medical Research Ethics under Luottamushenkilöt in HUS Julkaisu (in Finnish).](https://hus-julkaisu.tweb.fi/ktwebscr/lumu_organ.htm) Choose HUS alueellinen lääketieteellinen tutkimuseettinen toimikunta in the menu “Toimielinten kokoonpanohaku”. ## University Committee ### Representatives of the University of Helsinki --- ### Chair **Johanna Arola,** dean ### Members **Jari Koistinaho** **Kaija-Leena Kolho** **Eero Mervaala** **Klaus Olkkola** **Anu-Katriina Pesonen** **Oskari Heikinheimo** **Tiina Berg** ### Deputy members **Taina Autti** **Olli Pietiläinen** **Henna Tyynismaa** ### HUS representatives --- ### Members **Markku Mäkijärvi** **Lauri Tanner** **Kaisa Ainala** **Nina Forss** **Seppo Heinonen** **Matti Holi** **Jari Petäjä** **Taneli Raivio** **Pentti Tienari** ### Deputy members **Janne Backman** **Jukka Louhija** **Johanna Mattson** ## HUS Specific Catchment Area Research Committee The Research Committee for university-level health care research in the HUS Specific Catchment Area (Helsinki University Hospital Specific Catchment Area) is regulated by the Health Care Act (1326/2010). ### Members --- [You can find the chair, members, and vice members of The Research Committee for university-level health care research in the HUS Specific Catchment Area under Luottamushenkilöt in HUS Julkaisu (in Finnish).](https://hus-julkaisu.tweb.fi/ktwebscr/lumu_organ.htm) Choose Terveyden tutkimuksen tutkimustoimikunta in the menu “Toimielinten kokoonpanohaku”. ## Minutes of the Research Committee of the HUS Specific Catchment Area - [ Minutes (in Finnish) (opens in new window, links to another website) ](https://hus-julkaisu.tweb.fi/ktwebscr/pk_tek_tweb.htm) ## HUS Research Committee The Committee prepares the project application for the state research grant for the hospital district. Once the decision of the Research Committee of the HUS Specific Catchment Area (Helsinki University Hospital Specific Catchment Area) on the amount of state research funding has been received, the Research Committee will submit a proposal to the CEO on the final distribution of the state research grant to the research groups. The chief executive officer or the chief medical officer may also assign the Research Committee other tasks associated with scientific research. ### HUS representatives --- ### Chair **Nina Lindfors**, Head Physician, Adjunct Professor, Musculoskeletal and Plastic Surgery ### Secretary **Terttu Kovanen**, Development Manager, Research and Teaching ### Members **Leena Halme**, Head Physician, Adjunct Professor, Abdominal Center **Ilkka Immonen**, Chief Physician, Adjunct Professor, Head and Neck Center **Kristiina Junttila**, Chief Nursing Officer, Adjunct Professor, HUS Joint Resources **Mika Laine**, Head Physician, Adjunct Professor, Heart and Lung Center **Risto Lapatto**, Chief Physician, Adjunct Professor, Children and Adolescents **Nina Lindberg**, Chief Physician, Professor, Psychiatry ### Representatives of the University of Helsinki --- **Minna Pöyhönen**, Professor, University of Helsinki ## Arts Committee The Arts Committee promotes and harmonizes art activities in hospitals and makes recommendations on art acquisitions and their placement in the units. ### Members --- ### Chair **Ilkka Taipale** ### Secretary **Kirsti Bergström,** Planning Specialist, Real Estate and Facilities, HUS ### Members **Mauri Niemi**, Director emeritus, Skanska **Otto Helve**, Head Physician, THL **Sirpa Viljanen**, Event Producer, Live Foundation **Markus Lähteenmäki**, Art Historian **Hanna-Liisa Liikanen**, VTT **Seppo Seitsalo**, Professor, Chief Medical Officer emeritus, Orton **Laura Vainikka**, Artist, Artists' Association of Finland ## Museum Committee The Museum Committee coordinates and develops museum activities and manages the HUS museum collections. ### Members --- ### Chair [**Ilkka Taipale**](/en/person/ilkka-taipale "Ilkka Taipale (Chair of the Arts Committee and Museum Committee)") ### Vice-Chair [**Taina Ala-Nikkola**](/en/person/taina-ala-nikkola "Taina Ala-Nikkola (Researcher)"), Chief Nursing Officer, HUS ### Members **Heikki Autti,** Specialist in Mouth and Chin Surgery **Lotta Friberg**, researcher, Raseborgs Museum **Ulla Kinnunen**, Director of Culture and Museums, Tuusula Museum **Maija Kolehmainen**, Specialist in Plastic Surgery, HUS Musculoskeletal and Plastic Surgery **Elina Maaniitty**, Chair, Finnish Medico-Historical Society **Sirpa Peura**, Alternate Member of the HUS Executive Board **Matti Ponteva**, **Eero Salmio**, researcher, Helsinki City Museum Updated: 28.11.2025 Print this page