Implementers
Future Finland is a national collaborative effort coordinated and implemented by the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) and funded by the Finnish Cultural Foundation (SKR).
This page presents the implementers of Future Finland:
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
- Anna Parkkola, Chief Physician
- Eeva-Leena Kataja, Senior Specialist
- 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
You will receive information about the study during pregnancy ultrasound appointments, at maternity clinics and in the maternity hospital, as well as through:
- email: [email protected]
- phone: 0800 042 99 (Mon and Fri at 10–11 am)
- answers to frequently asked questions.