Previous Board and Foundation Delegation

Previous Turku 2011 Foundation Board until November 5th, 2012

Chairmen

• Chairman: Christoffer Taxell
• Vice Chairman: Mayor of Turku Aleksi Randell
• Vice Chairman: Justice at the Court of Appeal Pirkko Mikkola

Members

• Turku City Board's Chairperson Minna Arve
• Deputy Mayor for Services Minna Kyttä
• Professor Saara Taalas
• Gallery owner Virpi Vuori-Valtaoja
• Director of Community Education and Culture Unit Piia Rantala
• Musician Teemu Brunila
• Ministry of Education, Director General, Administration Håkan Mattlin
• Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Permanent Secretary of State Pertti Torstila
• Ministry of Employment and the Economy, Director General Petri Peltonen
• Regional Council of Southwest Finland, Professor Kari Immonen
• Confederation of Finnish Industries EK, Turku, Director General Timo Ketonen
• Arts Council of Finland, Chairman Leif Jakobsson

The City of Turku has appointed the Chairman of the Turku 2011 Foundation and eight other members of the Foundation's Board of Directors. The Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Employment and the Economy and the Regional Council of Southwest Finland have appointed a total of six members.

Turku 2011 Foundation Delegation until May 22nd, 2012

Chairmen

• Chairman: Rector Keijo Virtanen, University of Turku
• Vice Chairman: Professor Helena Hyvönen, Turku University of Applied Sciences
• Vice Chairman: Outi Rannikko, Regional Director, Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions

Members

• Kalevi Aho, Composer 
• Paulina Ahokas, Director, Music Export Finland
• Jan-Erik Andersson, Visual artist
• Roger Broo, Head of Administration, Åbo Akademi University
• Benito Casagrande, Honorary Consul (Italy), Architect SAFA, Arkkitehtitoimisto C & Co Oy
• Anna Ervamaa, Fashion designer
• Rauno Heikola, Dean, Turku Cathedral Parish
• Piia Hirvensalo, Turku University of Applied Sciences, Arts Academy Student Union
• Jori Hulkkonen, Musician, Producer
• Kari Karjalainen, Mayor, Town of Raisio
• Kari J. Kettula, Programme Director, The Turku International Book Fair
• Juha Kettunen, Rector, Turku University of Applied Sciences
• Kari Keuru, Regional Coordinator, Lecturer, HUMAK University of Applied Sciences
• Kari Koski, Mayor, Town of Uusikaupunki
• Timo Kvist, Mayor, Town of Naantali
• Hülya Kytö, Executive Director, Daisy Ladies immigrant women's association
• Armas Lahoniitty, City Counsellor (honorary title), Estonia Centre of Southwest Finland
• Heikki Lehmusto, Chairman, Creative Finland
• Jaakko Lehtonen, Director General, Finnish Tourist Board
• Tiina Lindfors, Dancer, Dance Theatre ERI
• Tuula Lindström, Chair, Turun Yrittäjät (association of entrepreneurs in Turku)
• Aku Louhimies, Film director
• Jyrki Lähteenmäki, Head of Arts Academy, Turku University of Applied Sciences
• Jorma Mattinen, Rector, Åbo Akademi University
• Juhani Merimaa, Vantaan Festivaalit Oy/Ruisrock (Vantaa Festivals Inc./Ruisrock)
• Jaana Mikola, Editor-in-Chief, City newspaper Turkulainen
• Olli Nordberg, Chairman, Kynnys:The Threshold Association.
• Archbishop Jukka Paarma, The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
• Niina Repo, Author
• Tapio Reponen, Rector, Turku School of Economics
• Rauno Saari, Chief Director, Regional State Administrative Agency of Western Finland
• Katja Sauvola, General Secretary, the Student Union of the University of Turku
• Raija-Liisa Seilo, General Director, Turku City Theatre
• Pauli Sivonen, Superintendent, The Gösta Serlachius Museum of Fine Arts, Mänttä
• Risto Sulkava, PhD, Chair, Finnish Association for Nature Conservation
• Tuija Suominen-Åkerlund, Hotel Manager, Sokos Hotel Hamburger Börs, Representative of the Turku Chamber of Commerce
• Henri Terho, Secretary General, The Arts Council of Southwest Finland
• Joachim Thibblin, Executive Director, The Swedish Theatre of Turku
• Antti Vahtera, Chef, Digestive Ltd.
• Pekka Vapaavuori, Architect, Arkkitehtitoimisto Vapaavuori Oy (Architect's Office Vapaavuori Ltd.)
• Harri Virta, Mayor, City of Kaarina
• Jarmo Virmavirta, Professor
• Antti Wihanto, Consul, Consulate of Belgium
• Dan Wilén,  Commodore, Chief of Operation of the Finnish Navy