During the operating period 2022–2025, the Faculty had three vice-deans, whose primary responsibility areas encompassed research, teaching and community relations.
The Faculty Council is a multimember administrative body. Under the direction of the dean, the Faculty Council enhances the overall operations of the Faculty in accordance with the University’s operational and financial targets, the Strategic Plan of the University and the Faculty’s target programme. In addition, the Faculty has various kinds of committees, boards and work groups.
The administrative bodies of units include the director of unit, the deputy director of unit, and the steering group. The director of unit is in charge of the unit operations.
Dean
Professor Johanna Arola
Field of science: Pathology
Faculty of Medicine
Medicum, Department of Pathology
P.O. Box 21 (Haartmaninkatu 3)
00014 University of Helsinki
johanna.t.arola@helsinki.fi
gsm. +358505511853
Secretary Päivi Mulari-Matikainen
Haartman institute, 4th floor
P.O. Box 21 (Haartmaninkatu 3)
00014 University of Helsinki
paivi.mulari-matikainen@helsinki.fi
tel. +358294126414
gsm. +358504482794
Vice-Dean in charge of Academic Affair and Bilingual affairs
Professor Anu-Katriina Pesonen
Field of science: psychology, sleep research, neuroscience
Faculty of Medicine
Medicum, Department of Psychology and Logopedics
P.O. Box 21 (Haartmaninkatu 3 F)
00014 University of Helsinki
anukatriina.pesonen@helsinki.fi
tel. +358294129528
Vice-Dean in charge of Research
Professor Elina Ikonen
Field of science: Cell and tissue biology
Faculty of Medicine
Medicum, Department of Anatomy
P.O. Box 63 (Haartmaninkatu 8)
00014 University of Helsinki
elina.ikonen@helsinki.fi
tel. +358294125277
Vice-Dean in charge of Research Management
Associate Professor Liisa Kauppi
Faculty of Medicine
Medicum, Department of Biochemistry and Developmental Biology
P.O. Box 63 (Haartmaninkatu 8)
00014 University of Helsinki
liisa.kauppi@helsinki.fi
tel. +358294125555
Vice-Dean in Charge of Community Relations and Fundraising
Professor Kari Reijula
Field of science: Occupational health, occupational medicine and public health care science
Faculty of Medicine
Clinicum, Department of Public Health
P.O. Box 20 (Tukholmankatu 8 B)
00014 University of Helsinki
kari.reijula@helsinki.fi
tel. +358294140626
gsm. +358405502050
Professor Klaus Olkkola
Field of science: Surgery, anesthesiology, intensive care, radiology
Professor Eero Mervaala
Field of science: Biomedicine
Associate professor Henna Tyynismaa
Field of science: Biomedicine, Neurosciences
The Faculty Council is a multi-member administrative body. Under the direction of the dean, the Faculty Council enhances the overall operations of the Faculty in accordance with the University’s operational and financial targets, the Strategic Plan of the University and the Faculty’s target programme. The Faculty Council of the Faculty of Medicine includes the dean and 18 members and their deputies. The term of the Faculty Council is four years; however, the student representatives are selected for a term of two years. The Faculty Council has appointed various committees to prepare matters for decision-making.
Johanna Arola officiate as a Chairman of the Faculty Council and Raija Selivuo as a secretary.
The minutes of the meetings are available on the Flamma (log in using your University username and password). The minutes are published once the chair and secretary of the meeting have signed them. A request to read the minutes can be submitted to the Faculty Council’s secretary. Extracts from the minutes will be sent to the relevant parties after the minutes have been examined.