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Representative Council contact information

On this page you will find the contact details for the Representative Council Chairpersons, the Chairpersons of the Representative Council Groups and the Representative Council Committees.

Representative Council Chairpersons 2026

Janina Gunnar

Chairperson

Kuopio

tel. +358 44 576 8410

epj(at)isyy.fi

Hello! I’m a 5th-year med student and a neurology PhD researcher from the Kuopio campus. After three active years in student politics and associations, I’m honored to be leading our Student Union as Chairperson this year. Feel free to reach out to me anytime, in person or via message!

Nox Herranen

First Vice Chair

Joensuu

evpj1(at)isyy.fi

Hello! I am Nox, a subject teacher student in biology and geography from Joensuu.

I’ve been active in all sorts of associations for a long time, currently I’m also active in my subject association Mikrovillus in addition to ISYY. Last year I was a part of the ISYY executive board, this year I took the role of the first vice chairperson of the representative council. My job in its simplicity is to support the chairperson and help with organizing the representative council meetings in Joensuu. If we do not bump into each other on campus, feel free to contact me via email.

Ilmari Mäkelä

Second Vice Chair

Kuopio

evpj2(at)isyy.fi

Hello. My name is Ilmari Mäkelä and I’m a 5th year student in business, majorin in Finance. I’ve been a active student advocate for many years and have previsously acted as the board member of Preemio ry, responsible for Academic and social affairs as well as the vice chair of the board. You can run into me in Kuopio campus and if you do I encourage you to come say hello and talk to me.

Representative Council groups and Chairpersons

  • DeeKu: Eino Lähteenmäki
  • ISYYn Demariopiskelijat: Minerva Leinonen
  • Itä-Suomen Vihreä Vasemmisto: Ruska Itkonen
  • Judistit: Eva Westerling
  • Keskeiset: Eljas Liehu
  • Kylterit: Ilmari Mäkelä
  • Opiskelevat kokoomuslaiset: Lukas Holopainen
  • Spektri: Mikko Sipola
  • Terveystieteilijät: Aino Kuosmanen
  • Vihreä lista: Nea Hurskainen

Representative Council Committees and Chairpersons

  • Rules Committee: Mikko Miettinen, Chairperson, saantovaliokunta.pj(at)isyy.fi
  • Finances Committee: Ilmari Mäkelä, Chairperson, talousvaliokunta.pj(at)isyy.fi
  • Preparatory Committee: Janina Gunnar, Chairperson, epj(at)isyy.fi

This page was last updated on 9.1.2026.