Board of Directors

BoardofDirectors

Finn Church Aid  is governed by a 10-13-member Board of Directors, with the support of a Work Committee and an Audit Committee.

Board of Directors 2026–2029:

Ms Tarja Kantola International Adviser, Chair
Ms Kaisamari Bishop, Vice-chair

Members:
Ms Helena Arlander, development finance and sustainability specialist

Mr Sixten Ekstrand, Director, Swedish Center of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland

Mr Markku Keinänen, Ambassador Emeritus (new)

Ms Ulla Klemettinen, Missionary and International Responsibility adviser, Jyväskylä Parish

Ms Katleena Kortesuo, crisis communications trainer, non-fiction author and entrepreneur (new)

Mr Risto Leppänen, Vicar, Lieto Parish (new)

Ms Ritva Reinikka, Professor, Aalto University

Mr Matti Sarén, Principal/Executive Director, Kajaani University of Applied Sciences

Mr Olli-Pekka Silfverhuth, Dean and Vicar, Tampere Cathedral Parish

Mr Antti Toivanen, Adviser, Prime Minister’s Office

Secretary:
Mr Tomi Järvinen, Executive Director

Expert members

Ms Larissa Franz-Koivisto, Secretary General, Caritas Finland​
Mr Risto Jukko, Director, Office for Global Mission
Ms Ulla Siirto, Director, Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
Ms Riina Nguyen, Executive Director, Filantropia ry
Ms Sini Al-Fraidawi, Chair, Changemaker