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Members

National nutrition council
15.11.2023-14.11.2026

From 1.12.2023 Secretary General Satu Jyväkorpi
National Nutrition Council c/o Finnish Food Authority 
Mustialankatu 3, 00790 Helsinki, Tel. +358 29520 4262
Email: satu.jyvakorpi [at] ruokavirasto.fi

 

Members

Chairman

Director General Leena Räsänen 

Finnish Food Authority, Mustialankatu 3, 00790 Helsinki,  

Tel. 029 5300400

Email: firstname.lastname@ruokavirasto.fi

www.ruokavirasto.fi

 

Vice Chairman

Director General Mika Salminen

Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

Tel. 029 524 8454

Email: firstname.lastname@thl.fi

www.thl.fi

 

Other members:

Professor Maijaliisa Erkkola,
University of Helsinki,
Department of Food and Nutrition
PL 66, 00014 Helsingin yliopisto
Tel. 029 415 8273, 050 416 0389,
email: firstname.lastname@helsinki.fi
www.helsinki.fi
 
Director of Food Safety Sebastian Hielm
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
PL 30, 00023 Valtioneuvosto
Puh.029 516 2305,
email: firstname.lastname@gov.fi
www.mmm.fi
 
Ministerial Adviser, Food policy  Minna Huttunen,
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
PL 30, 00023 Valtioneuvosto
Tel. 0295 16 2384 , 050 595 7848,
email:  firstname.lastname@gov.fi   
www.mmm.fi
 
Ministerial Adviser, Sirpa Sarlio,
Ministry of Social Welfare and Health
PL 33, 00023 Valtioneuvosto
Tel. 050 554 4419,
email: firstname.lastname@gov.fi
www.stm.fi
 
Professor Ursula Schwab,
University of Eastern Finland
Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition
PL 1627, 70211 Kuopio
Tel. 029 445 4528,
email: firstname.lastname@uef.fi
www.uef.fi
 
Professor Satu Lahti,
University of Turku, Institute of Dentistry
20014 TURUN YLIOPISTO 
Tel. 02 333 8383,  040 701 2386,
email: firstname.lastname@utu.fi
www.utu.fi
 
Research professor Suvi Virtanen,
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
PL 30, 00271 Helsinki
Tel. 029 524 8729,
email: firstname.lastname@thl.fi
www.thl.fi
 
Specialexpert Marjo Misikangas,
Finnish Food Authority
Mustialankatu 3, 00790 Helsinki
Tel. 029 530 0400, 050 462 4078,
email: firstname.lastname@ruokavirasto.fi
www.ruokavirasto.fi
 
Group Manager, Senior Scientist Juha-Matti Katajajuuri,
Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)
PL 2, 00791 Helsinki Luonnonvarakeskus (Luke)
Tel. 029 532 6219,
email: firstname.lastname@luke.fi
www.luke.fi
 
Secretary General Marjaana Lahti-Koski,
Finnish Heart Association
PL 50, 00621 Helsinki
Tel. 09 7527 5225, 050 359 1211,
email: firstname.lastname@sydanliitto.fi
www.sydanliitto.fi
 
Opetusneuvos Marjaana Manninen,
Finnish National Agency for Education
PL 380, 00531 Helsinki
Tel.029533 1142 040 348 7265,
email: firstname.lastname@oph.fi
www.oph.fi
 
ProfessorJohanna Mäkelä,
University of Helsinki
PL 9, 00014 Helsingin yliopisto, Tel+358503185205, +358294129691
email firstname.m.lastname@helsinki.fi
www.helsinki.fi
 
Research director Satu Männistö,
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
PL 30, 00271 Helsinki, Tel. 029 524 8594,
email firstname.m.lastname@thl.fi
www.thl.fi
 
Researcher Nina Nevanperä,
Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
PL 40, 00032 TYÖTERVEYSLAITOS
Tel.+358 30 474 6015,
email: firstname.lastname@ttl.fi
www.ttl.fi
 
Deputy Director-General Janne Nieminen,
Finnish Food Authority, 
Mustialankatu 3, 00790 Helsinki
Tel. 029 530 0400,
email: firstname.lastname@ruokavirasto.fi
www.ruokavirasto.fi
 
Dietician Nina Halonen
Professional kitchen experts’association
email: firstname.lastname@espoocatering.fi
https://www.amko.fi/
 
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