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 Jylhä, Forestry 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