Administrative committees
The committees carry out both statutory tasks as well as the tasks delegated under the HUS organization agreement.
Until the financial statements and discharge from liability as well as the evaluation report from the year 2022 have been approved, HUS Group has two audit boards: One for Joint Authority HUS and one for HUS Group.
The statutory task of the HUS Audit Board is to evaluate the achievement of the objectives set by the General Meeting and whether the activities have been organized in an effective and appropriate manner. In addition, the central tasks of the audit board include the organization of the HUS Group financial and administrative audit (including the auditing of accounts) and the monitoring of declarations of interest submitted by elected officials and office holders.
Each year, the audit board submits an evaluation report to the General Meeting, where the results of the evaluation for the previous year are published and recommendations are made for the development of activities. In addition to the achieving of binding financial targets and strategic key objectives, the board will also evaluate other topics it considers important.
Pursuant to Act on Wellbeing services county (section 129, in Finnish), the audit board has an extensive right of access to information, which means that the board has the right to obtain any information and documents from the authorities of the wellbeing services county that it deems necessary for the performance of the evaluation task.
The audit board 's evaluation reports have been published on www.arviointikertomushus.fi -website. The website has summaries of the themes of the audit, and PDF files of the most recent evaluation report as well as evaluation reports from previous years. The website also has memos on some of the audit themes, in which the theme is discussed more extensively.
HUS Group Audit Board’s meetings in 2023
January 26, 2023
March 2, 2023
May 11, 2023
June 15, 2023
August 31, 2023
September 25, 2023
October 26, 2023
November 16, 2023
December 14, 2023
Members
Carita Orlando (National Coalition Party), Chair, Vantaa
Tuula Mohamud (The Greens), Vice-Chair, Helsinki
Hanna-Leena Hemming (National Coalition Party), Helsinki
Jonne Juntura (Social Democratic Party), Helsinki
Hannele Kerola (Social Democratic Party), Espoo
Tuukka Saimen (Finns Party), Vantaa
Jari Oksanen, (The Greens), Porvoo
Deputy members
Eero Ahola (National Coalition Party), Vantaa
Risto Nevanlinna (The Greens), Espoo
Janne Koivunen (National Coalition Party), Helsinki
Hanna Varis (Social Democratic Party), Helsinki
Ville Hoikkala (Social Democratic Party), Kerava
Johanna Järvinen (Finns Party), Kirkkonummi
Marika Paavilainen (The Greens), Espoo
Joint Authority HUS Audit Board’s meetings in 2023
February 16, 2023
March 30, 2023
April 14, 2023
Members
Matti Parpala (National Coalition Party), Chair, Helsinki
Hanna Varis (Social Democratic Party), Vice-Chair, Helsinki
Tuula Mohamud (The Greens), Helsinki
Kristiina Hakala (National Coalition Party), Hyvinkää
Teemu Purojärvi (Finns Party), Vantaa
Ari Oksanen (National Coalition Party), Sipoo
Ulf Kjerin (Swedish People's Party of Finland), Kirkkonummi
Deputy members
Jenni Pajunen (National Coalition Party), Helsinki
Petri Kajander (Social Democratic Party), Raasepori
Marika Paavilainen (The Greens), Espoo
Lars-Erik Wilskman (National Coalition Party), Järvenpää
Johanna Järvinen (Finns Party), Kirkkonummi
Maarit Raja-Aho (National Coalition Party), Vantaa
Marie Bergman-Auvinen (Swedish People's Party of Finland), Inkoo
HUS Group has a National Languages Committee. A total of nine members and their personal vice-members are elected to the committee from persons belonging to the Swedish-speaking linguistic minority in the area of the HUS Group members.
The duty of the National Languages Committee is to carry out the tasks laid down by law in the HUS Group administration. The committee may also have other duties specified in the Administrative Regulations. The chair of the committee has the right to attend and speak at the meetings of the Executive of the Joint Authority for Helsinki and Uusimaa.
Meetings in 2023
January 19, 2023
March 30, 2023
June 1, 2023
Agendas and minutes of meetings of the Minority-Language Committee from 4/2022 onwards in Swedish
Agendas and minutes of meetings of the Minority-Language Committee 1/2020-4/2022 in Swedish
Members and deputy members
Harry Bogomoloff (National Coalition Party), Chair, Helsinki
Debuty member: Silva Mertsola (National Coalition Party), Helsinki
Birgitta Gran (Left Alliance), vpj., Hanko
Debuty member: Mikael Söderström (Left Alliance), Porvoo
Veera Hellman (National Coalition Party), Helsinki
Debuty member: Raine Luomanen (National Coalition Party), Helsinki
Roger Nordman (The Greens), Porvoo
Debuty member: Bicca Olin (The Greens), Helsinki
Nora Grotenfelt (Swedish People's Party of Finland), Helsinki
Debuty member: Björn Månsson (Swedish People's Party of Finland), Helsinki
Markku Partinen (National Coalition Party), Espoo
Debuty member: Emilia Knaapi (National Coalition Party), Espoo
Kjell Grönqvist (Social Democratic Party), Sipoo
Debuty member: Viveca Lahti (Social Democratic Party), Kirkkonummi
Pamela Weckman (National Coalition Party), Loviisa
Debuty member: Antti Skogster (National Coalition Party), Sipoo
Mikael Forsbäck (Finns Party), Helsinki
Debuty member: Marika Sorja (Finns Party), Helsinki
Karin Cederlöf (Swedish People's Party of Finland),
The task of the committee is to make proposals to the Joint Authority Executive for appropriations for HUS Group research activities, and to develop research, education, development, and innovation activities in the HUS Group.
In addition, the committee’s tasks include promoting collaboration in research, development, education and innovation between the HUS Group, the wellbeing services counties of the cooperation area of the City of Helsinki, Uusimaa and Southern Finland, the region’s research units and educational institutions, and the wellbeing services counties that maintain the university hospital.
The committee has 10 members. Each member has a personal vice-member. The University of Helsinki appoints one of the members of the committee and their personal vice-member. The General Meeting elects a chair and a vice-chair from among the members of committee.
Chair, Markku Markkula (National Coalition Party), Länsi-Uusimaa
Debuty member: Kaisa Alaviiri (National Coalition Party), Länsi-Uusimaa
Vice-Chair Maritta Hyvärinen (National Coalition Party), Helsinki
Debuty member: Aira Samulin-Suvio (National Coalition Party), Helsinki
Maarit Kuusisaari-Bergström (The Greens), Vantaa-Kerava
Debuty member: Emmi Ahonen (The Greens), Länsi-Uusimaa
Ulla Palomäki (Social Democratic Party), Keski-Uusimaa
Debuty member: Minna Tirkkonen (Social Democratic Party), Itä-Uusimaa
Jouni Maijala (Finns Party), Keski-Uusimaa
Debuty member: Hannu Järvinen (Finns Party), Länsi-Uusimaa
Anne Pauna (The Greens), Helsinki
Debuty member: Riina Bhatia (The Greens), Helsinki
Markku Partinen (National Coalition Party), Länsi-Uusimaa
Debuty member: Urho Blom (National Coalition Party), Länsi-Uusimaa
Ville Karinen (Left Alliance), Vantaa-Kerava
Debuty member: Pekka Heikkinen, Keski-Uusimaa
Christoffer Hällfors (Swedish People's Party of Finland), Itä-Uusimaa
Debuty member: Jan-Peter Sjöroos (Swedish People's Party of Finland), Vantaa-Kerava
University of Helsinki:
Eero Mervaala, professor
Debuty member: Jari Koistinaho, professor
The task of the Committee for Locally Accessible Services and Integration is to make proposals to the Joint Authority Executive concerning the provision of HUS Group’s locally accessible services, the range of those services and the service network, and to set goals for service integration within the framework of the Group strategy.
The committee has nine members. Each member has a personal vice-member.
Chair, Soile Eriksson (Social Democratic Party), Vantaa-Kerava
Debuty member: Marko Piirainen (Social Democratic Party), Itä-Uusimaa
Vice-Chair, Laura Skaffari (The Greens), Länsi-Uusimaa
Debuty member: Tuuli Nykänen (The Greens), Helsinki
Riikka Slunga-Poutsalo (Finns Party), Länsi-Uusimaa
Debuty member: Jenni Lastuvuori (Finns Party), Itä-Uusimaa
Inka Utriainen (National Coalition Party), Keski-Uusimaa
Debuty member: Virpi Räty (National Coalition Party), Keski-Uusimaa
Katja Ylisiurua (Left Alliance), Länsi-Uusimaa
Debuty member: Katri Kangas (Left Alliance), Helsinki
Ralf Backman (Swedish People's Party of Finland), Länsi-Uusimaa
Debuty member: Tom Liljestrand (Swedish People's Party of Finland), Itä-Uusimaa
Tero Oinonen (Social Democratic Party), Helsinki
Debuty member: Janne Toppar (Social Democratic Party), Helsinki
Sami Heistaro (National Coalition Party), Helsinki
Debuty member: Janne Koivunen (National Coalition Party), Helsinki
Riku Honkasalo (National Coalition Party), Itä-Uusimaa
Debuty member:Tero Suominen (National Coalition Party), Itä-Uusimaa
Under the authority of the audit board, the External Evaluation Unit operates as an independent profit area, and it is independent from the joint authority board and its subordinate organization. The director of external evaluation unit acts as the head of the external evaluation unit.
In the external evaluation unit, our task is to assist the audit board in the tasks assigned to the audit board pursuant to the Local Government Act (Section 121) and the Administrative Regulation (Sections 29–31). The key task is to assist the audit board in evaluating whether the operational and financial targets set by the council have been achieved, and that the administration, finances and activities of HUS have been properly managed.
External Evaluation Unit personnel
Director of External Evaluation Unit
Pirjo Räsänen, Adjunct Professor, PhD, Specialized Nurse
Evaluation Manager
Jenni Hämäläinen, M.A. in Social Sciences, RN
Performance Auditor
Jenni Helminen, Master of Health Science, Physiotherapist
Performance Auditor
Jaana Isojärvi, Master of Social Sciences
Performance Auditor
Hanna-Maria Leinonen, Master of Social Sciences, Master of Administrative Sciences, RN
Contact information
Postal address: P.O. Box 781, FI-00029 HUS
Visiting address: Tynnyrintekijänkatu 1 C, FI-00580 Helsinki
Switchboard: 09 4711
Email address: firstname.lastname@hus.fi
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Agendas and minutes of meetings of the executive board, the council, the hospital area committees, and the audit board from 4/2022 onwards in Finnish.
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The audit board's evaluation reports have been published on a new website. Summaries of the 2019 evaluation report and the evaluation reports for 2009–2019 in PDF format have been published on the website.