Board of Directors, Committees and Management Committee
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 is Hanna Räihä-Mäntyharju (Tampere) and Vice-Chairperson Eero-Pekka Uotila (Helsinki).
Chairperson (2020–), Attorney-at-Law Hanna Räihä-Mäntyharju
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Hanna Räihä-Mäntyharju, Attorney-at-Law, LL.M. with court training Asianajotoimisto Tempo Oy Hämeenkatu 15 B, 33100 Tampere firstname.surname@tempolaw.fi |
Vice-Chairperson (2020–), Attorney-at-Law Eero-Pekka Uotila
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Eero-Pekka Uotila, Attorney-at-Law |
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:
- Jussi Ikonen (Helsinki), deputy Suvi Knaapila (Helsinki)
- Hannu Kalkas (Helsinki), deputy Iina-Mari Supperi (Helsinki)
- Lotta Kroneld (Turku), deputy Tomi Kauppinen (Tavastia)
- Mari Lampenius (Helsinki), deputy Nina Solas-Iloniemi (Helsinki)
- Max Lindholm (Helsinki), deputy Martina Kronström (Helsinki)
- Matti Pulkamo (Lapland), deputy Lauri Leppänen (Vaasa)
- Elina Saari (Central Finland), deputy Veli-Matti Lanne (Satakunta)
- Lasse Tirronen (Kymi), deputy Aino Kuulasmaa (Mikkeli)
Board members and the Secretary General of the Finnish Bar Association in June 2023. From left to right in the photograph: Elina Saari (Central Finland), Eero-Pekka Uotila, Vice Chairperson (Helsinki), Lotta Kroneld (Turku), Matti Pulkamo (Lapland), Janne Nyman, Chairman of the Delegation (Helsinki, right to attend meetings), Niko Jakobsson, Secretary General of the Finnish Bar Association, Hanna Räihä-Mäntyharju, Chairperson (Tavastia), Hannu Kalkas (Helsinki), Max Lindholm (Helsinki), Jussi Ikonen (Helsinki) and Mari Lampenius (Helsinki). Lasse Tirronen (Kymi) is not pictured.
Management Committee
The Management Committee of the Finnish Bar Association is the Secretary General’s strong right arm. The Secretary General has overall responsibility for the operations of the Bar Association and management of the office.
Secretary General Niko Jakobsson, operative leader of the Finnish Bar Association
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Niko Jakobsson, Secretary General, LL.M. with court training |
The other members of the Management Committee serve as supervisors in charge of decision-making and management in their own fields of operation. If you have any questions at all on the Bar Association’s areas of activity or the development of operations, please contact the members of the Management Committee directly.
Members of the Management Committee are:
- Niko Jakobsson, Secretary General (overall responsibility for the Bar Association’s operations, international affairs, administration, IT and development),
- Marian Grönlund, Director, Member Affairs & Supervision and
- Liisa Laitinen, Director, Communications & Training.
Britta Andersin, Head of Disciplinary Unit, is member of the extended Management Committee, who is involved in the Management Committee when dealing with non-jurisdictional matters related to all personnel.