Representative Council

Twenty permanent members and twenty deputy members are elected to the Representative Council in an election. The term of office is one calendar year. The election of the members for the following year takes place in November.

Duties of the Representative Council

Membership fees and budget, plan of action, financial statements, Student Union Board selection etc.

The Representative Council decides on large-scale matters in the student union, such as the membership fee and the approval of the budget, financial statements and annual report. In addition, the Representative Council elects the Board of the student union. The Representative Council usually has three to six meetings during the year. All members of Student Union Kaakko may attend these meetings, but only the members of the Representative Council have the right to vote.

Any member of Student Union Kaakko may apply to become a member of the Representative Council. The work to promote and support student life is important and interesting – if you would like to join, keep your eyes and ears open in the autumn so that you will not miss the application process.

The operative language of Representative Council is Finnish.

Meetings of the Representative Council 2025 

The next Representative Council meeting is the statutory spring meeting, which will be held on 20.5.2026, at 16:00.

You can attend the meeting on campus or follow it via Teams. The meeting will address statutory matters such as the 2025 financial statements, the 2025 board’s annual report, the granting of discharge to those accountable for the 2025 fiscal year, and the election of the Central Election Committee. In addition, the meeting will address the composition of the Representative Council following the supplementary elections, as well as changes to the size of the Representative Council.

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20.5.2026 Agenda of the meeting

20.5.2026 – Rep.Co. Agenda spring meeting

The Representative Council Meeting

The Representative Council gathers to a meeting at least three times per year. Meetings are the organizational meeting, spring meeting and autumn meeting. In addition to the necessary meetings, the Rep.Co. will gather, if it decides to or the Board sees its necessary. The meetings a mainly held in Teams, but there will be a possibility to attend from your own campus.

The meetings can be followed live.

 Representative Council 2026

Veikko Kotajärvi

President of the Representative Council

Nelli Kortelainen (Kotkan Opiskelijat)

Rupert Wonnenberg

Vice President of the Representative Council

Emmi Syrjä (Mikkelin pamaus)

Council members:

Johanna Jokinen (Kotkan Opiskelijat)

Katriina Janhunen (Kaakon Vihreät)

Anni Miettinen (Mikkelin pamaus)

Niina Mäkelä (Kotkan Opiskelijat)

Taneli Arosara (Kaakon Vihreät)

Lilli Peltonen (Kotkan Opiskelijat)

Jussi Kukkurainen (Kouvolasta Kaakkoon)

Tiina Kannasvuo (Sitoutumaton)

Janina Laakso (Sitoutumaton)

Ville-Pekka Häkkinen (Mikkelin Pamaus)

Alphonsus Ehiabhi (Sitoutumaton)

Miina Kunnasto (Sitoutumaton)

Mikael Viik (Mikkelin Pamaus)

Julia Takialainen (Sitoutumaton)

Sagar Kafle (Sitoutumaton)

Kimmo Ojala (Sitoutumaton)

Ilona Soininen (Sitoutumaton)

Zahra Sasannia (Sitoutumaton)

Council deputy members:

Reem Ahmad Alnajjar (Sitoutumaton)

Amir Hamja (Sitoutumaton)

Nupue Marie-Ange (Sitoutumaton)

Forba Jaguram Khadka (Sitoutumaton)

Dipaq Kumer Saha (Sitoutumaton)

Timetable of the Representative Council

Representative Council Evening School 14th of October 5 PM

Representative Council Meeting 17th of October at 5 PM