The Board

The Finnish Institute of International Affairs is directed by a board appointed by the Parliament and is currently chaired by Minister Antti Tanskanen.The other board members are

Kimmo Kiljunen, PhD
Liisa Laakso, Professor
Päivi Luostarinen, Ambassador
Pirkko Mattila, Member of the Parliament
Riina Nevamäki, State Secretary from the Ministry of Employment and the Economy
Ilkka Suominen, Minister
Mikko Viitasalo, Professor
Thomas Wilhelmsson, Rector of the University of Helsinki.

The board decides, among other things, on the Institute’s finances and research programme, which is realized by the Institute’s researchers according to the principles of academic autonomy. The board also appoints the Director of the Institute.