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 

Representative Council spring meeting: 16.4.2025 at 5:00 PM.

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Agenda of the meeting

Agenda

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 2025

Veikko Kotajärvi

President of the Representative Council

Veikko Kotajärvi (Kotkan Opiskelijat)

Rupert Wonnenberg

Vice President of the Representative Council

Rupert Wonnenberg (Mikkelin pamaus)

Council members:

Oona Yhtiö (Mikkelin pamaus)

Anni Miettinen (Mikkelin pamaus)

Ville Huuskonen (Mikkelin pamaus)

Taneli Mäkinen (Mikkelin pamaus)

Julia Laakso (Mikkelin pamaus)

Niina Mäkelä (Kotkan Opiskelijat)

Tanja Järnstedt (Kotkan Opiskelijat)

Nelli-Noora Kortelainen (Kotkan Opiskelijat)

Hien Tran (Kotkan Opiskelijat)

Jami Ojala (Kaakon Punavihreät)

Lassi Hakonen (Kaakon Punavihreät)

Topi Sievänen (Mikkelin Insinöörien Vaaliliitto)

Sofia Nokia (Mikkelin Insinöörien Vaaliliitto)

Sean Nieminen (Mikkelin Insinöörien Vaaliliitto)

Anne Alinen (Mikkelin Insinöörien Vaaliliitto)

Veijo Tikka (Oikeisto-opiskelijat)

Mette Nyman (Nonaligned)

Juuso Saltiola (Nonaligned)

Council vice members:

Joona Räty (Oikeisto-opiskelijat)

Prashanta Gautam (Nonaligned)

Jaakko Korhonen (Nonaligned)

Elio Havisalmi (Nonaligned)

Ville-Pekka Häkkinen (Nonaligned)

Timetable of the Representative Council

Representative Council Evening School 14th of October 5 PM

Representative Council Meeting 17th of October at 5 PM