Organisation

EHYT Finnish Association for Substance Abuse Prevention is a nationwide organisation with nearly 60 employees. Our headquarters is located in Vallila, Helsinki, and most of our personnel work there. Some of our employees work in regional offices in different parts of Finland.

Family on bicycles.
Photo: Jukka Rapo / EHYT

EHYT’s regional offices are located in Lahti, Tampere, Kuopio and Oulu. In addition, we manage substance-free Elokolo community centres in Helsinki, Tampere, Pirkkala, Lahti and Turku.

Management

EHYT’s Management Team consists of the executive director and the representatives of different departments. The executive director leads the operations of the entire organisation and other directors have the responsibility for leading and developing their departments.

In cooperation with different units, the management team is responsible for the overall steering of the organisation and ensures that the goals set for the organisation are achieved in line with shared operating principles. The management team is responsible for handling the administrative matters of the organisation.

The extended management team consists of the members of the management team and the heads of units.

The extended management team is first and foremost a forum for planning, monitoring, and developing the operations of the organisation and for developing supervisory work.

Management Team

Mikkonen Juha

Executive Director 050 527 4780
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Jiri Damski

Damski Jiri

Director (Civic Participation) +358 40 450 9077
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Heikki Luoto.

Luoto Heikki

Director of Development +358 50 3688 894
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Marika Vartiainen

Vartiainen Marika

Director (Education – Children, Youth, and Families) +358 50 465 9894
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Kari Vuorinen

Vuorinen Kari

Director of Finance and Administration 050 336 7040
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