Board members
The Board has a chair and a maximum of six other members, each with a personal deputy. Members must have experience in assessing productivity and competitiveness.
On the basis of a proposal by the Ministry of Finance, the Government appoints the chair and members of the Board for a term of four years at a time. The Ministry of Finance requests a proposal for the six members and their personal deputy members from economics research institutes, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority and Bank of Finland. On August 22, 2022, the Government appointed the Productivity Board for the term running from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2028 (VM/2024/126).
The Board is chaired by Janne Huovari, Senior Ministerial Adviser at the Ministry of Finance.
The Board members are:
- Chief Research Scientist Natalia Kuosmanen, Research Institute of the Finnish Economy (ETLA)
- Director Mika Maliranta, Labour Institute for Economic Research LABORE
- Research Director Olli-Pekka Ruuskanen, Pellervo Economic Research (PTT)
- Ministerial Adviser Johanna Alatalo, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment
- Research Director Samuli Leppälä, Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority
- Head of Forecasting Juuso Vanhala, Bank of Finland
Their personal deputies are:
- Research Director Tero Kuusi, ETLA
- Senior researcher Veera Nippala, LABORE
- Economist Antti Norkio, PTT
- Economist Samulri Rikama, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment
- Research Manager Riku Buri, Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority
- Senior Economist Harri Pönkä, Bank of Finland
Secretary of the Board is Ministerial Adviser Olli Palmén at the Ministry of Finance.
Contact information
Senior Ministerial Adviser Janne Huovari, tel. +358 295 530 171, janne.huovari(at)gov.fi