Board 2026-2028
Kela’s Parliamentary Trustees nominate Kela’s Board for a three-year term of office. The Board has 10 members. The Board leads and develops Kela’s operations. A representative of the Kela staff has the right to attend and to be heard at Board meetings. The Director General presents matters to the Board and implements the decisions of the Board.
Chair
Jaana Laitinen-Pesola
Deputy chair
Kai Järvikare
Chief Administrative Officer
Members of the Board
Vertti Kiukas
Secretary General, SOSTE Finnish Federation for Social Affairs and Health
Velipekka Nummikoski
Director
Juha Rehula
Municipal manager
Pirkko Ruohonen-Lerner
Minna Saario
Director General, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
Saana Siekkinen
Director, Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions
Riitta Särkelä
Counsellor of Social Welfare
Tommi Toivola
Director, Legal Affairs and Administration, Confederation of Finnish Industries
Secretary
Heli Korhola
Director, Strategic Management Unit, Kela
Representative of Kela staff
Tuija Sarlin
Chair, Kela staff association