Administration of the Foundation

The Foundation is administered by a governing board. An attorney, employed on a part-time basis, prepares and presents proposals to the board regarding the financial administration. The head of research, employed on a full-time basis, prepares and presents the overall plans for the distribution of funds. Proposals for the distribution of funds are drawn up by a committee of nine experts, each appointed for a three-year term. The members of the committee represent universities, institutes, business and government, and all are specialists in environmental matters.

The governing board of the Foundation

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From left:
Vice chairman of the Board Professor Timo Kairesalo, University of Helsinki, Department of Environmental Sciences
PhD Tellervo Kylä-Harakka-Ruonala, Director, Confederation of Finnish Industries EK, Business Infrastructure
Chairman of the Board MBA Felix Björklund
Lic. Phil. Sirkka Hautojärvi
Professor, dean Jari Niemelä, University of Helsinki, Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences
LL.Lic. Asko Sasi

The financial administrator of the Foundation is attorney at law Jarmo Hirvonen, tel. +358 9 4342550, GSM +385 500 811521, fax +358 9 43425555, e-mail jarmo.hirvonen@nessling.fi.

The head of research is PhD, Doc. Päivi Tikka, tel. +358 9 43425511, GSM +358 50 3807887, fax +358 9 43425555, e-mail paivi.tikka@nessling.fi