the Foundation’s Board

The affairs of the Foundation are managed by the Board. The Board consists of six members, three of whom represent timber sellers and three timber buyers. In addition, the Board may appoint expert members. Each year, one representative of the timber sellers and one representative of the timber buyers step down in turn. The composition of the Board is confirmed by the Administrative Council of the Finnish Forest Foundation.

Board Members 2026

Tuomas Tiilikainen

Chairperson

Director, Private Forest Timber Trade, Stora Enso

Marko Mäki-Hakola

Vice-Chair

Forest Director, Maa- ja metsätaloustuottajain Keskusliitto MTK ry

Petri Hakanen

Board member

CTO Pulp & Paper, UPM

Karoliina Niemi

Board member

CEO, Metsähallitus Metsätalous Oy

Sauli Brander

Board member

SVP, Customership, Metsä Group

Mikko Tiirola

Board member

Chairperson, MTK ry:n metsävaltuuskunta

Tino Aalto

Expert member

CEO, Sahateollisuus ry

Stefan Borgman

Expert member

Chairperson, METO – Metsäalan Asiantuntijat ry

Hallituksen varajäsenet

  • Heidi Hämäläinen, Areal Manager, Stora Enso
  • Timo Junnila, MTK:n Metsävaltuuskunnan 1st Vice Chair
  • Lea JylhäForestry Specialist, Maa- ja metsätaloustuottajain Keskusliitto MTK ry
  • Pasi Korteniemi, Director of Customer Relations, Metsähallitus
  • Juha Laine, Director of Marketing and Communications (Wood Sourcing and Forest Services), Metsä Group
  • Elina Warsta, Director of Marketing, Sustainability and Communications, UPM