2016 Welcoming the Secretary General
board members: Laura Uusitalo (president), Iida Lyly (vice-president), Juuli Salonen (vice-president), Lotta Moisala (today: Moisala-Julkunen), Philippa Rytkönen, Alma Vänttinen, Teemu Weckström
Year 2016 was the second year of the strategy to develop EYP Finland to be more professionally run, to have more varied activities and to be more well-known. Many years of hard work towards professionalisation culminated as we were finally able to hire a full-time Secretary General. This would give EYP Finland new opportunities to develop and lighten the heavy workload of the volunteers. We also hired a project coordinator and had the financial statements officially audited for the first time. Even though we had more funding, the financial situation was still quite tight, which meant that we paid a lot of attention to fundraising applications. One of the main goals for our activities was to reach more young people from all parts of Finland and different backgrounds. We organised the National Session in Lahti, four Regional Sessions in Lempäälä, Naantali, Järvenpää and Kempele, a school tour, 75 parliamentary simulations in schools, Head Organisers’, Journalists’ and Chairs’ Trainings, Members’ 18
