REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL

The Representative Council (edustajisto or “edari” in Finnish) is the highest decision-making body of KY. Its purpose is to make sure that KY is acting in the best interest of its members.

The Representative Council is currently run by Chair Aino Piipponen and Vice Chair Onni Syvälahti and consists of KY members who are eager to have an influence on the actions of KY and the future of our dear community. Whereas the KY office takes care of the daily operations and development at KY, the Representative Council sets the broader frame to guide said operations. The Council determines what KY is, what it stands for and what KY actually does today and in the years to come. RepCo operates at the very heart of KY, which makes it a great viewpoint to all that’s happening in our community!

The Representative Council operates through meetings, which are held approximately once a month at the School of Business. RepCo also organises meeting afterworks and other leisure events to balance the serious work of the Council members and to get them acquainted with each other.

The actual decisions of The Representative Council are made in the meetings, but ultimately they are only the culmination of council work – a lot of hours go into preparation, discussion and planning as well.

The Representative Council is elected every two years: the next Representative Council elections will be held THIS FALL 2023 concurrently with the elections of the Representative Council of our student union, AYY. The current Representative Council was elected in 2021 and it consists of 21 members and 34 deputy members from both Otaniemi and Mikkeli. The current Council operates fully in English.