Advisory Board

The National Audit Office has an Advisory Board prescribed by law to which it appoints representatives of key cooperation partners as well as experts on financial administration and the public economy. The Advisory Board also includes the Auditor General and one member elected to represent the National Audit Office's staff. The term of the Advisory Board is a maximum term of three years.

The task of the Advisory Board is to maintain and develop the Office's connections with cooperation partners, to present initiatives to develop auditing, and to monitor the focusing of audits, their effectiveness and their ability to serve different cooperation partners.

Composition of the Advisory Board in 1.3.2008 - 28.2.2010:

Mr Ahde Matti, Member of Parliament

Ms Tiina Astola, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice

Mr Pertti Hemmilä, Member of Parliament

Ms Anna-Maja Henriksson Member of Parliament

Ms Seija Ilmakunnas, Director General, Government Institute for Economic Research VATT

Mr Timo Kietäväinen, Deputy Director, The Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities

Ms Johanna Kormu Principal Financial Auditor, Representative of National Audit Office´s personnel

Ms Mirjami Laitinen, Director General, Skattestyrelsen

Mr Esko Mustonen, Government Controller-General, Ministry of Finance

Ms Vuokko Niiranen, Professor, University of Kuopio

Mr Klaus Pentti, Member of Parliament

Mr Tuomas Pöysti, Auditor General, National Audit Office

Mr Erkki Pulliainen, Member of Parliament (from 4. September 2009)

Mr Juhani Turunen, Permanent Under-Secretary of State

Ms Soili Vasikainen, Director of Finance, University of Helsinki

Mr Erkki Virtanen, Member of Parliament

Kari Välimäki, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health