Committees
Here you can find the task descriptions, meeting times, and information on the members of the various HUS committees.
Personnel Committee
The Personnel Committee and its labor protection sub-committee deal with matters concerning all HUS personnel that are subject to the cooperation procedure in accordance with the relevant division of tasks.
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.
Chair Matti Bergendahl, 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, Chief Human Resources Officer (Laura Lindholm, Employment Director)
Marja Renholm, Chief Nursing Executive (Katja Koskinen, Chief Nursing Officer)
Maarit Virta-Helenius, Chief Nursing Officer (Veli-Matti Ulander, Head Physician)
Leena Vikatmaa, Director of Center for Emergency, Perioperative and Intensive Care Medicine (Ville Pursiainen, Director of Brain Center)
Juho Aaltonen, Director of Support Services, Acting (Jari Finnilä, Chief Financial Officer)
Anu Källman, Workplace Wellbeing Manager (Hannele Koivula-Tynnilä, Labor Protection Manager)
Joint Authority Executive's representative
Risto Rautava, 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 Jaara, Chief Union Representative (Jyri Saarinen, Chief Union Representative)
Tehy: Elina Manninen, 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, Chief Occupational Health Physician (Krista Ikäläinen, Director of Occupational Health Care)
Elisa Tikka, Communications Manager (Paula Isopahkala, Chief Communications Officer)
- 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.
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January
- 10.1.
- 17.1.
- 24.1.
- 31.1.
February
- 14.2.
- 28.2.
March
- 6.3.
- 13.3.
- 20.3.
April
- 10.4.
- 17.4.
- 24.4.
May
- 15.5.
- 22.5.
June
- 5.6.
- 12.6.
- 19.6.
- 26.6.
July
- 3.7.
August
- 7.8.
- 14.8.
- 21.8.
September
- 4.9.
- 11.9.
- 18.9.
- 25.9.
October
- 9.10.
- 23.10.
- 30.10.
November
- 6.11.
- 20.11.
- 27.11.
December
- 4.12.
- 11.12.
- 18.12.
University Committee
Chair
Risto Renkonen, Dean
Members
Marjukka Myllärniemi, Vice-Dean
Kari Reijula, Vice-Dean
Eero Mervaala, Director of Medicum
Olli Silvennoinen, Director of HiLIFE
Klaus Olkkola, Unit Director
Tiina Paunio, Vice-Dean
Deputy members
Taina Autti, Professor
Taneli Raivio, Professor
Eero Castrén, Professor
Expert member
Kirsi Rauhala, Development Manager
Members
Mauri Kouri, Administrative Chief Physician
Markku Mäkijärvi, Chief Medical Officer
Maaret Castrén, Director
Seppo Heinonen, Director
Antti Lauerma, Director
Mika Niemelä, Head Physician
Anne Pitkäranta, Research Director
Deputy members
Jukka Louhija, Director
Johanna Mattson, Director
Ville Pettilä, Head Physician
Expert member
Lauri Tanner, Chief Administrative Officer
Secretary
Ari Lindqvist, Head Physician
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).
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Minutes of the Research Committee of the HUS Specific Catchment Area
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.
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
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.
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.
Chair
Vice-Chair
Taina Ala-Nikkola, 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: 03.09.2025