The Representative Council of HYY

The Representative Council of HYY uses the highest decision-making power in the Student Union. It is composed of 60 HYY members elected for a two-year term in the Representative Council elections. The 2024-2025 term is exceptionally only a one-year term. The members of the Representative Council or RepCo are called representatives.

Members of the UH Greens group in the Representative Council 2022-2024

Representatives:

Hilla Kontinen

Anna-Julia Stråhlmann

Eetu Raunio

Eugenie Touma van der Meulen

Helmi Flinkkilä

Anni Juulia Tuomainen

Joonas Lipponen

Oliver Watson (group chair)

Alisa Sankala

Tilda Lassila

Deputy representatives:

Pekka Aalto

Oona Käyhkö

Sonja Naalisvaara

Johannes Heikkinen

Saga Peltola (group chair)

Helmi Pykäläinen

Lotta Ilonen

Oscar Smith (group chair)

Osmo Ylikoski-Manninen

Emil Aarnio (In the HYY board 2025)

Marta Serrano Lopez

Hilla Honkanen

Santeri Leinonen

Teemu Kovanen

Anni Mähönen

Julius Koskinen

Jami Haavisto

Verde Ålander

Antti Avoranta

Kerkko ‘Xylix’ Pelttari

Anja Presnukhina

There are several different groups which act within the Representative Council and/or HYY. These include:

Preparatory committee (Valmisteluvaliokunta)

Financial board (Talousjohtokunta)

Central selection committee (Keskusvalintatoimikunta)

Different temporary groups, such as the strategy working group of 2024

Supervisory Board of Ylva

Board of Ylva

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The Board of HYY

The Board of HYY uses the executive power in the Student Union and makes the decisions that have not been assigned to the Representative Council. The board also acts as the general meeting of Ylva. The term of the board is one calendar year.

In 2025, the board has 8 members, including Emil Aarnio from the UH Greens.

Ylva 

Ylva - Ylva is the Student Union’s asset manager and runs business activities, which include real estate and financial investments, and tourism and hospitality. Ylva's revenues are used to finance the activities of the Student Union.

The UH Greens are currently represented by Anders Brandt and Eugenie Touma van der Meulen in the Supervisory Board of Ylva. The Supervisory Board supervises the work of Ylva's Board and operational management, and above all the implementation of the Ownership Strategy defined by the Representative Council.

SYL – National Union of University Students in Finland

The Student Unions of each Finnish university are members of the National Union of University Students in Finland (SYL). SYL acts as a voice and lobbyist of every university student in Finland.

Tilda Lassila from UH Greens is a member of the board of SYL in 2025.