Board of Directors, Committees and Management Committee

Board of the Finnish Bar Association

The Board is responsible for the implementation of the Finnish Bar Association’s strategy and monitors the Bar Association’s operations through monthly meetings. The majority of Board work is related to the discharge of the Bar Association’s statutory duties, such as the approval of members and supervision of attorneys-at-law.

The members of the Board perform their statutory duties with the responsibility of a judge.

The Chairperson of the Board and thus the Finnish Bar Association for 2020–2022 is Hanna Räihä-Mäntyharju (Tampere) and Vice-Chairperson Eero-Pekka Uotila.

Chairperson (2020–2022), Attorney-at-Law Hanna Räihä-Mäntyharju

Hanna Räihä-Mäntyharju, Attorney-at-Law, Master of Laws with court training Asianajotoimisto Tempo Oy Hämeenkatu 15 B, 33100 Tampere firstname.surname@tempolaw.fi

Vice-Chairperson (2020–2022), Attorney-at-Law Eero-Pekka Uotila

In addition to Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson the Board comprises eight Finnish- and Swedish-speaking members representing different parts of Finland. Members of the Board serve for a term of three years.

In December 2019, the Board members are, from the left in the photograph: Max Lindholm (Helsinki), Sinikka Kelhä (Satakunta), Jussi Ikonen (Helsinki), Christian Näsman (Vaasa, until 12.6.2020), Eero-Pekka Uotila, Vice-Chairperson (Helsinki), Hanna Räihä-Mäntyharju, Chairperson (Häme), Jarkko Ruohola (Turku, until 12.6.2020), Antti Riihelä (Helsinki, until 12.6.2020), Tero Puha (Chairman of the Delegation, Helsinki, right to attend meetings), Katri Mäntylä (Päijät-Häme, until 12.6.2020) and Jyrki Piiparinen (Eastern Finland). New Board members as of 12.6.2020: Hannu Kalkas (Helsinki), Mari Lampenius (Helsinki), Juha Ryynänen (Oulu) ja Elina Saari (Middle Finland).

Committees

The Committees of the Finnish Bar Association prepare matters relating to themes of particular importance to the Bar Association for discussion by the Board. They are tasked with keeping track of issues related to the development of attorney services and judicial conditions and preparing proposals for decisions in these areas.

At present, the Committees are focusing on the development of professionalism, ethical questions, matters related to IT, data protection and data security, the training / continuing education of attorneys-at-law, development of mediation activities and encouraging activity in young attorneys-at-law. If you have questions or development ideas related to the field of a Committee, please contact the Committee’s Chairperson directly.