Chair of the Adoption Board: Manager, Irene Pärssinen-Hentula, National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health, Valvira
Deputy Chair of the Adoption Board: Legal Officer, Arttu Malava, National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health, Valvira
Representative of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs: Nina Blomqvist, Senior Specialist, Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Helinä Heikkinen, Senior Specialist, Ministry for Foreign Affairs)
Expert in legal matters relating to international adoptions: Outi Kemppainen, Senior Ministerial Adviser, Ministry of Justice (Joanna Grandell, Senior Specialist, Ministry of Justice)
Expert in the practical aspects of international adoptions: Anja Wikstedt, Adoption Counsellor, All Our Children (Jenni Heinonen, Planner of Adoption, All Our Children)
Expert in child welfare: Laura Holmi, Senior Specialist, Central Union for Child Welfare (Miia Pitkänen, Director, Advocacy and Public Affairs, Central Union for Child Welfare)
Eeva-Maria Nieminen, Senior Officer, Finnish Immigration Service (Leena Turku, Senior Officer, Finnish Immigration Service)
Tiina Muinonen, Ministerial Adviser, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health (Susanna Hoikkala, Ministerial Adviser, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health)
Maija Jäppinen, Assistant Professor, Social Work, University of Helsinki, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Social Sciences (Saana Raittila-Salo, Doctoral Researcher, Social Work, University of Helsinki, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Social Sciences)
Expert in child welfare: Päivi Sihvo, Social Worker, Western Uusimaa Social and Crisis Emergency Services (Anna Klingenberg-Peltola, Social Work Manager, City of Vantaa, Department of Health Care and Social Services)
Expert in adoption counselling: Maria Jensen, Social Worker, City of Helsinki (Maija Vihervirta, Development Manager, Save the Children Finland)
Expert in children’s growth and development: Elina Kontu, Professor of Psychology, Tampere University, Faculty of Social Sciences (Saara Salo, PhD, Licensed Psychologist and Psychotherapist, University of Helsinki / Pilke-Clinic)
Expert in medicine: Outi Linnaranta, Specialist in Psychiatry, Chief Physician, National Institute for Health and Welfare (Paula Häkkänen, Doctor of Medicine, Acting Chief Physician of Health Promotion, Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa HUS)
Irja Hemmilä, Senior Officer, National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health, Valvira (Tanja Kankuri, Chief Physician, National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health, Valvira)
In addition to the members of the aforementioned sections:
Jenny Nyman, Executive Director, Adoptioperheet ry (Lotta Ventelä, Communications and Administration Officer, Adoptioperheet ry)
Saku Jokisalo, Aikuiset adoptoidut ry, Domestic Adoptions (Jaakko Rautavaara, Aikuiset adoptoidut ry, Domestic Adoptions)
Anu-Rohima Mylläri, Aikuiset adoptoidut ry, International Adoptions (Parvathi Willberg, Aikuiset adoptoidut ry, International Adoptions)
Aulikki Haimi-Kaikkonen, Senior Social Worker, City of Helsinki (Saara Leinonen, Adoption Coordinator, City of Helsinki)
Salla Hari, Director for Adoption Program, Interpedia ry (Ilona Kalliola, Executive Director, Interpedia ry)
Piia Savio, Executive Director, Simpukka ry, Finland for All Families (Sofia Lindqvist, Finland for All Families)
Päivi Pietarila, Head of International Adoption Services, Save the Children Finland (Merita Lepojärvi, Adoption Coordinator, Social Worker, Save the Children Finland)
Juha Jämsä, Executive Director, Rainbow Families Finland (Vilppu Järvinen, Rainbow Families Finland)