administration

The Arctic Centre is a separate institute of the University of Lapland. The Arctic Centre has a Director, Executive Board, Steering Group and International Scientific Advisory Board. In terms of administration, the Arctic Center is a unit of the University of Lapland.

• Director Johanna Ikävalko
  
• Directors debuty Nicolas Gunslay
• Administrative Manager Riitta Aikio
  

The Executive Board attend to the strategic planning of the Arctic Centre. It approves the Arctic Centre’s plan of action and submits proposals to the Rector of the University of Lapland e.g. about budget, project proposals and recruiting.

• Chairman: Matti Hepola
• University Researcher Osmo Rätti, deputy Chairman
• Director of International Relations Outi Snellman, deputy Scott Forrest
• Lecturer Ilari Hovila, deputy Lotta Viikari
  
• Professor Jonna Häkkilä, deputy Heidi Pietarinen
  
• Professor Matti Nojonen, deputy Outi Rantala
• Professor Rauna Kuokkanen, deputy Tapio Nykänen
  
• Lecturer Heidi Sinevaara-Niskanen, deputy Pieti Tolvanen
  
• Researcher Ilona Mettiäinen, deputy Tanja Joona
  
• Axel Ojala (Student union), deputy Niko Mäntynenä
  

The Steering Group consists of the director, administrative manager and team leaders. The Steering Group supports the director in strategic work and is in charge of daily operations, administrative issues, and general development guidelines.

• Director Johanna Ikävalko, Arctic Centre, Chair
• Administrative Manager, Riitta Aikio, Secretary
• Head of Science Communications Markku Heikkilä, Science Communication
• Chief Executive Producer Nicolas Gunslay, Arktikum Science Centre
• Research Professor Florian Stammler, Arctic Anthropology
• University Researcher Minna Turunen, Arctic Global Change
• Research Professor Monica Tennberg, Northern Political Economy
• Research Professor Kamrul Hossain, Northern Institute of Environmental and Minority Law
• Research Professor Stefan Kirchner, Arctic Governance
  

The Scientific Advisory Board supports the leadership of the Arctic Centre by giving advice on research planning, science education, data management, communication and outreach. The Board advises on implementation of the Arctic Centre Strategy for 2020 that was adopted in 2008. The Board assesses whether the benchmarks set out in the Strategy are being achieved. The Board gives advice for evaluation the quality of the work of the Arctic Centre.

• Professor Gail Fondahl, University of Northern British Columbia, Chairman of the Board
  
• Kristina Jonsson, Director of Teknikens Hus in Luleå
• Dr Annika E. Nilsson, Nordland Research Institute, Bodø, Norway
• Reetta Kettunen, Secretary General, the Committee for Public Information (under Ministry of Education and Culture, Finland).
  
• Johan Olofsson, Senior lecturer (Associate Professor), Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Umeå University
• Hiroki Takakura, Director, Center for Northeast Asian Studies Tohoku University. Professor, Social anthropology, Siberian ethnography