The annual meeting of the Finnish Hydrogen Valley Association was held on 11.3.2025 in Helsinki. The Annual General Meeting approved the financial statements for 2024 and granted discharge to the members of the Board of Directors and the Managing Director. The meeting also presented the action plan and budget for the year.
At the Annual Meeting, the Board of Directors was elected for the current term. The elected board members are (alternates in brackets):
Arto Nikkanen, Lappeenranta Energy Ltd (Mikael Venäläinen, Suur-Savon Sähkö Oy)
Petteri Laaksonen, LUT University (Jukka Ruusunen, LUT University)
Jussi Heinimö, City of Mikkeli (Jari Sistonen, U-Cont Oy)
Ding Ma, City of Lappeenranta (Ilkka Räsänen, City of Lappeenranta)
Tomi Haring, Business Joensuu Oy (Risto Hiltunen, City of Kiteen)
Jarkko Harjula, Cursor Oy (Olli Mulari, Itä-Lapin kuntayhtymä)
Kari Laine, Kouvola Innovation Oy (Pasi Miettinen, Kouvola Innovation Oy)
Jari Kokko, Advario Finland Oy (Timo Partanen, Savon Voima Oyj)
Sirpa Rahiala, South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences XAMK (Janne Saharinen, Imatran Seudun Kehitysyhtiö Oy)
Kimmo Siira, personal member (Pekka Niskasaari, personal member)
Sari Paljakka, personal member (Timo Tahvanainen, personal member)
The board of the Finnish Hydrogen Valley comprises a wide range of professionals with the will and ability to promote the conditions for the economic exploitation of the production potential of renewable energy and the hydrogen economy and the development of business based on them in eastern Finland. We will inform you about the selection of the Chairman of the Board of Directors once this has been confirmed.
Suomen Vetylaakso continues to actively network, lobby its members and raise the profile of eastern Finland's hydrogen economy as an investment destination through active communication.
