Governance structure

General Meeting

The General Meeting is held once every three years by the end of March. All member organisations have the right to vote in the meeting.

The General Meeting assesses the previous three-year periods operations and finances, approves the guidelines for the association’s operations and finances for the following three-year period, and appoints the members of the Council.

Council

Members are elected at the General Meeting and serve a three-year term. The Council meets twice a year – before the end of May in the spring, and before the end of November in the autumn.

The Council reviews the financial statements and annual reports of the previous year, appoints new members of the Executive bBoard, and decides on the short-term guidelines for operations and finances.

Executive Board

EHYT’s highest executive body is the Executive Board. Board members are appointed by the Council and serve a three-year term. Approximately one third of the board members are up for re-election each year.

The Executive Board convenes the General Meeting and the Council’s two annual meetings, prepares the agendas and documents for these meetings, and implements the decisions made. It also directs the association’s operations and makes decisions on matters concerning the association that do not fall under the authority of the General Meeting or the Council.

Chair of the Executive Board

Heidi Viljanen

Master of Social Sciences, chair of the County Board of Satakunta Wellbeing Services

Executive Board