National Committees
78th World Library and Information Congress National Committees
National Committee (NC)
Ms Maija Berndtson Chair |
Library Director, Helsinki City Library - Central Library for Public Libraries |
Ms Sinikka Sipilä Co-Chair |
Secretary General, Finnish Library Association |
Mr Kimmo Tuominen Co-Chair |
President, Chief Librarian of Jyväskylä University Library, The Finnish Research Library Association |
Ms Sirkku Blinnikka | Director of Information and Library Services, Lahti University of Applied Sciences, AMKIT Consortium |
Ms Leena Toivonen | Deputy Director, Tampere University Library, Bibliothecarii Medicinae Fenniae BMF |
Ms Sari Pajula | Director of the Library, Library of Parliament |
Ms Cecilia af Forselles | Chief Librarian, Library of the Finnish Literature Society, SKS, The Council for the Special Libraries |
Ms Barbro Nygård | Library Director, The Kauniainen City Library, Finland´s Swedish Library Association |
Ms Merja Pihlajamäki | Regional Chief Librarian, Espoo City Library, Helsinki Metropolitan Libraries (HelMet) |
Ms Kristina Virtanen | Project Manager – International Tasks, Helsinki City Library - Central Library for Public Libraries |
Ms Tuula Ruhanen | Project Planner, Helsinki University Library |
Mr Kai Ekholm | Professor, Director, National Library of Finland |
Mr Ari Haasio | Principal Lecturer, Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences, Applied Sciences Level Education in Librarianship |
Ms Päivi Kuitunen | Teacher, Vocational Adult Education Sedu Seinäjoki, Vocational Education Level in Librarianship |
Mr Ilkka Mäkinen | Lecturer in Information Studies and Interactive Media, Docent in Library History, School of Information Sciences, University of Tampere, Higher Education in Librarianship |
Ms Päivi Litmanen-Peitsala | Communication Planner, Libraries.fi |
Mr Matti Sarmela | Editor-in-Chief, Libraries.fi |
Ms Maria Bang | Student, University of Tampere, Student Organisations |
Ms Pirjo Sinko | Counsellor of Education, Finnish National Board of Education |
Ms Barbro Wigell-Ryynänen | Counsellor for Cultural Affairs, Ministry of Education and Culture |
Mr Jukka Relander | President, Finnish Library Association |
Ms Seija Salmien | Education Planner S.S., Education and Cultural Services Espoo City, Finnish School Library Association |
Ms Maisa Lovio | Senior Adviser, Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities |
Mr Jaakko Tuohiniemi | Library Secretary, Helsinki University Library, IAML Finland - The Finnish Music Library Association |
Ms Marjut Kokko | Chief of Information Services at the Finnish Supreme Court, Society for Finnish Information Specialists |
Mr Pentti Vattulainen | Director, National Respository Library |
Ms Tuula Haavisto | Director of Libraries, Tampere City Library, Council for Public Libraries |
Mr Ari Muhonen | University Librarian, Aalto University Library, Council for Finnish University Libraries |
Ms Eila Rämö | Head of the Information Services, Aalto University Library, Arabia, Finnish Research Library Association, Art Libraries |
Ms Leena Uhlenius | Librarian, Mariehamn City Library, Åland Library Association |
Advisory Board (AB)
Ms Irina Lynden | Deputy Director General for International Activities (Dr.), National Library of Russia, St. Petersburg |
Ms Jolita Steponaitiene | Head, Rare Book and Manuscript Department Martynas Mazvydas National Library of Lithuania, Lithuanian Librarians' Association |
Ms Dzidra Šmita | MS, Education, Culture and Sports Department of Riga City Council, Head of Culture Board, Latvian Library Council |
Ms Liisa Hallikainen | Information Specialist, Lapland University Consortium Library, Arctic Centre Library |
Mr Kalju Tammaru | Collection Managemet Officer, Repository Library of Estonia, Estonian Librarians Association |
Ms Olga Ustinova | Director, St.Peterburg State Library for the Blind, Russian Library Association |
Last update: 15 May 2012