Representative Council
What does the Council do?
- Elects the members of the executive board of Helga
- Guides and supervises the acts of the executive board
- Confirms the previous years’ annual report and financial statements
- Elects the student representatives to various positions
- Determines the amount of the membership fee
- Confirms the next years plan of operation and budget
- Decides over on the strategy and other guidelines of the student union
The Council
The Representative Council uses the highest authority in the Student Union. The council consists of 20 members and 20 vice-members, who are all elected by the members of the Student Union. The working language is Finnish.
Members:
1 Meiju Hämäläinen Tradelista
2 Tommi Saranpää Helgan punavihreät
3 Jorens Minats Finternationals
4 Daniel Levander Tradelista
5 Niko Kostia Helgan punavihreät
6 Sofia Hall Tradelista
7 Sanni Jäntti Restonomilista
8 Tatu Kärki Helgan punavihreät
9 Laura Töykkälä Tradelista
10 Aayush Jain Finternationals
11 Aaro Yli-Öyrä Tradelista
12 Janina Brunfeldt Helgan punavihreät
13 Niko Lavikainen Helgan punavihreät
14 Tuomas Martti Tradelista
15 Antti Suoniemi Tradelista
16 Anni Silvenius Helgan punavihreät
17 Oskari Haverinen Tradelista
18 Hannes Ripatti Tradelista
19 Milla Suominen Tradelista
20 Kristina Koskela Finternationals
Deputy members:
21 Kalle Lehtonen Restonomilista
22 Jaakko Pennanen Helgan punavihreät
23 Jere Ojanen Tradelista
24 Tommi Tuominen Tradelista
25 Pauliina Luukkonen Tradelista
26 Arttu Laurén Finternationals
27 Elli Saarni Restonomilista
28 Natalia Kozłowska Finternationals
29 Nea Konttajärvi Restonomilista
30 Kristian McCombs Finternationals
31 Blazej Goszczynski Finternationals
32 Linnea Gustafsson Restonomilista
33 Fiona Friman Restonomilista
Who may attend the meetings?
All members of the Student Union have the right to attend and speak in the meetings of the Representative Council. The Representative Council may, however, decide to limit these rights during the meeting, if necessary.
Usually there is also a live-stream of the meetings. We post on Instagram before the meeting where you can follow it.
I want to apply! How do I join the Representative Council?
All members of the Representative Council are elected by the members of Helga during fall semester. To be able to participate in the decision-making process and the work of the council, you need to understand and be able to communicate in Finnish.
Member initiative
Do you want to influence Helga’s activities or open a discussion about important topics within the Student Union? Have you noticed a problem that should be addressed? Make a member initiative!
Every member of Helga has the right to make an initiative. According to Helga’s rules, an initiative needs the support of twenty (20) members for the initiative to proceed to consideration of the Representative Council. However, we, the Student Union Helga, want to encourage member activity, so even if the initiative does not have enough supporters, the Board or Representative Council can still consider the matter important to discuss. However, it is good to remember that the more supporters there are, the faster things move.
Concrete proposals or ideas can be written in the initiative. Not all initiatives can be implemented, but the ideas that come up in them are considered in Helga’s operations and written down for the future.
Make a member initiative through the button below. We will be in touch when we receive your initiative. On the right side you can read the translation of Helga’s rules Section 8. Right of initiative.
8 § Right of initiative
Each member of the Representative Council or twenty (20) members of the Student Union has the right to initiate an initiative to the Representative Council. The initiative is addressed to the Board, which issues a statement on it. The initiative will be discussed at the next possible Representative Council meeting.
The first signatory of the initiative has the right to be heard at the meeting of the Representative Council and the Board. The first signatory of the initiative must be notified of the decision made.
Every member of the Student Union can submit an initiative to the Board. The first signatory of the initiative must be notified of the decision made.
Representative Council meeting agendas
Representative Council's lists of decisions
My question wasn’t answered here!
Who can I send my question to?
You may send any question you have about the operations of the Student Union by contacting the council’s chairperson.
Milla Suominen
Chairperson of the Representative Council
milla.suominen@helga.fi
Tuomas Martti
Vice-chairperson of the Representative Council