The Advisory Board aims to advance the cooperation between the NAOF and its stakeholder groups and monitors the efficiency of the auditing operations and service capacity of the NAOF from the perspective of various partners.
The Advisory Board is composed of representatives of key partners and experts on financial administration and fiscal matters. The members also include the Auditor General and a staff member of the National Audit Office elected by the NAOF personnel as their representative.
The Advisory Board is appointed for a maximum term of three years.
Composition of the Advisory Board from 2023 to 2025
Director General Mikael Collan, VATT Institute for Economic Research
Member of Parliament Hanna Holopainen
Parliamentary Group Assistant Iina Ilmarinen
Senior Economist, Arto Kokkinen, National Audit Office of Finland
Member of Parliament Jari Koskela
Member of Parliament Minja Koskela
Head of Unit Taina Kulmala, Prime Minister’s Office
Government Controller-General Jaana Kuusisto, Ministry of Finance
CEO Markus Lahtinen, Pellervo Economic Research
Director General Timo Laitinen, State Treasury
Permanent Secretary Anita Lehikoinen, Ministry of Education and Culture
Director Sanna Lehtonen, Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities
Permanent Secretary Juha Majanen, Ministry of Finance
Member of Parliament Timo Mehtälä
Member of Parliament Johanna Ojala-Niemelä
Member of Parliament Mikko Ollikainen
Member of Parliament Päivi Räsänen
Member of Parliament Pekka Toveri
Director Kirsi Varhila, Wellbeing Services County of Satakunta
Auditor General Sami Yläoutinen, National Audit Office of Finland
Permanent Experts
Committee Counsel Heidi Silvennoinen
Chair Niku Määttänen
Senior Auditor Samu Kälkäjä of the National Audit Office of Finland serves as the Secretary of the Advisory Board.