Heini Naukkarinen, 23, holds a Bachelor’s degree in Education and has served as a member of the LYY Board this year, with responsibilities in social policy, tutoring, and member services. Naukkarinen has gained additional experience in advocacy and organizational work as the advocacy representative for a subject association and as a member of the National Youth Committee of the Finnish Red Cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nRoope Rantala and Heini Naukkarinen<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to LYY’s Secretary General Esa-Pekka Tuppi, it is important that the voices of students at the University of Lapland are heard on a national level as well. Tuppi believes that both of LYY’s candidates are excellent choices for the SYL Board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We need northern perspectives in SYL, and it’s great that the Student Union of the University of Lapland once again has two candidates for the SYL Board, one of whom is running for Chair. Rantala would bring a cooperative and solution-oriented leader to SYL, and Naukkarinen would be a social team player with extensive advocacy experience for the SYL Board. On behalf of the entire student union, I wish both of them the best of luck with their campaigns!” says Secretary General Tuppi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The SYL Board will be elected at the General Assembly on November 15-16, 2024. SYL is a national student organization representing over 140,000 students in Finland. SYL’s main areas of influence are education and social policy issues affecting university students, as well as international activities. The Student Union of the University of Lapland will be represented at the General Assembly by a five-member delegation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n