Implementers

Project Team

The Future Finland project team at THL is responsible for the operational implementation of the birth cohort.

Members:

• Annamari Lundqvist, Project Director
• Birgit Simell, Project Manager
• Eero Kajantie, Scientific Advisor
• Tiina Wahlfors, Director of THL Biobank
• Noora Ristiluoma, Researcher
• Maaret Vuorenmaa, Senior Researcher
• Tarja Palosaari, Statistician
• Tuija Jääskeläinen, Team Leader, Knowledge Base for Population Studies
• Elisa Lautala, Communications Specialist
• Mirka Kuukka, Planning Officer

Steering Committee

The Steering Committee is the highest decision-making body of Future Finland.

Members:

• Susanna Pettersson, CEO, Finnish Cultural Foundation (Chair)
• Professor Mikko Niemi, Member of the Board, Finnish Cultural Foundation
• Professor Petri Ylikoski, Member of the Board, Finnish Cultural Foundation
• Mika Salminen, Director General, THL
• Sirpa Soini, Director, THL
• Otto Helve, Director, THL

Scientific Advisory Board (SAB)

The Scientific Advisory Board brings external expertise from key scientific disciplines and strengthens the international visibility and networks of Future Finland.

Members:

• Professor Anne-Marie Nybo Andersen, University of Copenhagen
• Professor Gary Pollock, University of Helsinki & University of Manchester
• Professor George Davey Smith, University of Bristol
• Professor Johan Eriksson, National University of Singapore, Singapore Institute of Clinical Sciences & University of Helsinki
• Professor Melissa Wake, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
• Professor Mikko Myrskylä, Max Planck Institute & University of Helsinki

National Advisory Committee

The National Advisory Committee oversees the scientific and strategic guidance of Future Finland at the national level.

Members:

• Director Janne Pitkäniemi, Finnish Cancer Registry (Chair)
• Research Director Aarno Palotie, FIMM / University of Helsinki (Vice Chair)
• Research Director Minna Ruddock, University of Oulu (Vice Chair)
• Professor Kaija-Leena Kolho, University of Helsinki & HUS
• Tiina Ristikari, CEO, Family Federation of Finland
• Professor Atte Oksanen, Tampere University
• Professor Juho Saari, Tampere University
• Professor Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen, University of Jyväskylä
• Professor Niina Junttila, University of Turku
• Head of Department Anna Cantell-Forsbom, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
• Counsellor of Education Tanja Väänänen, Finnish National Agency for Education
• Professor Linnea Karlsson, University of Turku

Scientific Expert Network

The Future Finland Scientific Expert Network is an open, low-threshold scientific stakeholder forum for discussion on the data collection and implementation of Future Finland.

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Scientific Expert Network