STEERING GROUP


Chairman


Mr PENTTI HYTTINEN, Region Mayor
of North Karelia

 


Members

Ms HELENA AATINEN, Senior Vice President (communications)
Finnis Forest Industrien Federation

Ms TARJA CRONBERG, Dr.
University of Eastern Finland

Mr JUHA HAKKARAINEN, Director, Forestry Group,
Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Ownwers (MTK)

Mr HEIKKI HAMUNEN, Director
Koli Tourist Association
 
Mr JUHA HONKATUKIA, Research Director
Government Institute for Economic Research (VATT)
 
Mr JYRKI KANGAS, Director General
Finnish State Forest Enterprise (Metsähallitus) 

Mr ARI LAAKSONEN, Executive Director
Finnish Meteorological  Institution (FMI)

Mr JUHA MÄKINEN, Director of Communications
Finnish State Forest Enterprise (Metsähallitus)

Mr JARI PARVIAINEN, Dr., Regional Director, Eastern Unit
Finnish Forest Research Institute (Metla)

Mr PAAVO PELKONEN, Dr., Professor
Univeristy of Eastern Finland (UEF)

Mr RISTO PÄIVINEN Dr., Director
European Forest Institute (EFI)
 
Ms LIISA SAARENMAA,
Counsellor at Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Finland

Ms MERJA STRENGELL, Chairman
The Finnish Association of Graduate Engineers (TEK)
  
Ms RITVA TOIVONEN, Director General
Forestry Development Centre Tapio

Mr PERTTU VARTIAINEN, Dr, Rector
University of Eastern Finland (UEF)                         
 
Permanent advisor
Mr TIMO KARJALAINEN, Dr.
Finnish Forest Research Institute (Metla)  

 


 

Chairman

Pentti Hyttinen

By creating an innovative milieu and investing in infrastructure, decision makers in North Karelia expect to increase employment opportunities and to raise the economic benefits obtained from forests.

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