The HYY Representative Council

The HYY Representative Council (RepCo) uses the highest decision-making power in the Student Union. It is composed of 60 HYY members elected for a two-year term in the Representative Council elections. The 2024-2025 term is exceptionally only a one-year term. The members of the Representative Council or RepCo are called representatives.

UH Greens at a RepCo meeting 16.5.2019

Members of the 2025–207 UH Greens group

Representatives

Kontinen, Hilla

Raunio, Eetu

Honkanen, Hilla

Smith, Oscar

Heikkinen, Johannes

Flinkkilä, Helmi

Sankala, Alisa

Koskinen, Julius

Deputy representatives

Tuomainen, Anni Juulia

Frangén, Frans

Serrano López, Marta

Watson, Oliver

Kellomäki, Armin

Orava, Aino

Rowley, Michonne Dulcero

Ilonen, Lotta

Parkkari, Toivo

Aarnio, Emil

Zheng, Oskari

Partanen, Aada

Bhatia, Riina

Lassila, Tilda

Presnukhina, Anja

Kapanen, Otto

Committees and groups in the Representative Council

  • There are several different groups which act within the Representative Council and/or HYY. These include:

  • Preparatory committee (Valmisteluvaliokunta)

  • Financial board (Talousjohtokunta)

  • Central selection committee (Keskusvalintatoimikunta)

  • Different temporary groups, such as the strategy working group of 2024

  • Supervisory Board of Ylva

  • Board of Ylva

  • Ylioppilaslehden kustannus Oy (Student magazine publishing company)

The HYY Board

The Board of HYY uses the executive power in the Student Union and makes the decisions that have not been assigned to the Representative Council. The board also acts as the general meeting of Ylva. The term of the board is one calendar year.

In 2025, the board has 8 members, including Emil Aarnio from the UH Greens.

Ylva 

Ylva - Ylva is the Student Union’s asset manager and runs business activities, which include real estate and financial investments, and tourism and hospitality. Ylva's revenues are used to finance the activities of the Student Union.

The UH Greens are currently represented by Pekka Aalto and Hilla Honkanen in the Supervisory Board of Ylva. The Supervisory Board supervises the work of Ylva's Board and operational management, and above all the implementation of the Ownership Strategy defined by the Representative Council.

SYL – National Union of University Students in Finland

The Student Unions of each Finnish university are members of the National Union of University Students in Finland (SYL). SYL acts as a voice and lobbyist of every university student in Finland.

Tilda Lassila from UH Greens is a member of the board of SYL in 2025.