Administration of the Arctic Centre
The Arctic Centre is a separate institute of the University of Lapland. The Arctic Centre has a Director, Executive Board, Steering Group and International Scientific Advisory Board. In terms of administration, the Arctic Center is a unit of the University of Lapland.
- Director Johanna Ikävalko
- Directors debuty Osmo Rätti
- Administrative Manager Riitta Aikio
Arctic Centre Executive Board 2024-2026
The Executive Board attend to the strategic planning of the Arctic Centre. It approves the Arctic Centre’s plan of action and submits proposals to the Rector of the University of Lapland e.g. about budget, project proposals and recruiting.
- Research professor Seija Tuulentie, Natural Resources Institute Finland, Chair of the Board
- Professor Julian Reid, deputy member Professor Rauna Kuokkanen, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Lapland
- Senior Researcher Mikko Huttunen, deputy member University Lecturer Tomi Tuominen, Faculty of Law, University of Lapland
- Researcher Ilona Mettiäinen, deputy member Researcher Henri Wallen, Arctic Centre, staff rep.
- International Affairs Advisor Henna Haapala, Ministry of the Environment
- CEO Noora Ahola, Mineral Exploration Company Mawson Oy
- Science Communicator Reetta Kettunen, Finnish Association of Science Editors and Journalists
- Director Hiski Haukkala, Finnish Institute of International Affairs
- Laura Kurri, deputy member Miika Alajäskö, University of Lapland student union LYY
International Scientific Advisory Board
The Board supports the leadership of the Arctic Centre by giving advice for research planning, science education, data management, communication and outreach. The Board also advises on implementation of the Arctic Centre Strategy, it assesses whether the benchmarks set out in the Strategy are being achieved and it gives advice for evaluation the quality of the work of the Arctic Centre.
Members of the Scientific Advisory Board
(2024 – 2026)
- Professor Reetta Toivanen, University of Helsinki, Finland (Chair)
- Dr. Isabel Barrio, The Agricultural University of Iceland, Iceland
- Professor Michael Bravo, Scott Polar Research Institute, UK
- Dr. Paula Havaste, Heureka, the Finnish Science Center, Finland
- Professor Paul Whitney Lackenbauer, Trent University, Canada
- Professor Akiho Shibata, Kobe University, Japan
- Associate professor Corine Wood-Donnelly, Nord University, Norway
- Associate Professor Marc Jacobsen, Royal Danish Defence College Institute for Strategy and War Studies, Centre for Arctic Security Studies
Steering Group
The Steering Group consists of the director, administrative manager and team leaders. The Steering Group supports the director in strategic work and is in charge of daily operations, administrative issues, and general development guidelines.
Members of the Steering Group
- Director Johanna Ikävalko, Arctic Centre, Chair
- University Researcher Osmo Rätti, Vice Chair
- Administrative Manager, Riitta Aikio, Secretary
- Chief Executive Producer Nicolas Gunslay
- Head of Science Communications Markku Heikkilä
- Research Professor Kamrul Hossain
- University Researcher Tanja Joona
- University Researcher Sirpa Rasmus
- Research Professor Monica Tennberg,
- Henri Wallén, staff representative.
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