Members of the Judicial Appointments Board

Composition of the Judicial Appointments Board 15.5.2025-14.5.2030

(deputy members in brackets)

Chairperson

Justice Timo Ojala, Supreme Court
(Justice Tuija Turpeinen, Supreme Court)

Vice chairperson

Justice Toni Kaarresalo, The Supreme Administrative Court
(Justice Outi Suviranta, The Supreme Administrative Court)

Members

President of the Court of Appeal Asko Välimaa, Helsinki Court of Appeal
(President of the Court of Appeal Jyrki Kiviniemi, Rovaniemi Court of Appeal)

Chief Judge of the Administrative Court Juhana Niemi, Administrative Court of Northern Finland
(Chief Judge of the Administrative Court Anu Koivuniemi, Administrative Court of Eastern Finland

Chief Judge Kari Turtiainen, District Court of Oulu
(Chief Judge Ilkka Lahtinen, District Court of Länsi-Uusimaa)

Judge of the Court of Appeal Virva Nyman, Helsinki Court of Appeal,
(Judge of the Court of Appeal Tiina Pirinen, Eastern Finland Court of Appeal)

District Court Judge Raija Virtanen, District Court of Pirkanmaa
(District Court Judge Pauliina Ratilainen, District Court of Kymenlaakso)

Administrative Court Judge Katja Sorsimo, Administrative Court of Turku
(Administrative Court Judge Hanna Nieminen-Finne, Administrative Court of Vaasa)

Administrative Court Judge Outi Siimes, Administrative Court of Helsinki (Market court judge Reima Jussila, The Market Court)

Attorney-at-Law Jaakko Ruohola, Turku
(Attorney-at-Law Hanna Räihä-Mäntyharju, Tampere)

State Prosecutor Mika Appelsin, Office of the Prosecutor General
(Chief Prosecutor Ossi Jukarainen, National Prosecution Authority)

Professor Päivi Korpisaari, University of Helsinki
(Professor Mia Hoffrén, University of Eastern Finland)

The secretary of the Judicial Appointments Board is Anu Pitkänen.