Advisory Bodies

This page provides information on the advisory bodies of the Municipality of Tervola, which include the Youth Council, the Council for Older People and Persons with Disabilities, and the Tervola Council.

The municipal board decides on the establishment and operating conditions of advisory bodies.

The agendas and minutes of the youth council as well as the senior and disability advisory boards are published on KTweb:

Link to KTweb (content in Finnish):

KTweb

You can find the rules of procedure for the advisory bodies in Finnish on the Municipal Rules page.

Link to the Municipal Rules page (content in Finnish):

Kunnalliset säännöt (municipal rules)

  • Youth Council

    The purpose of the Youth Council (NUVA) is to promote young people’s opportunities for participation, influence, and activities in Tervola. The activities encourage and guide young people to influence social matters.

    Youth council members are young people aged 13-18 nominated from their village committees. You can also send ideas, thoughts, and wishes for the youth council to nuorisovaltuusto[at]tervola.fi.

    You can also find the Youth Council on Instagram. Link: Instagram

    Youth council 2025 – 2027

     

    Hietanen Emma           chairperson

    Palokangas Emmi       vice chairman

    Kakspuu Matti             member

    Nieminen Linnea        member

    Ruonakoski Irka         member

    Volotinen Helmi         member

    Ylimartimo Vilma      member

    Ylitolonen Manti        member

    Oinas Luukas            deputy member

    Hietanen Juho        deputy member

     

    Secretary of the Youth Council

    Youth instructor of the Department of Education, Satu Karvonen

  • Council for the Elderly and Disabled

    The Elderly and Disabled Council (VVNE) is an impartial collaborative body for municipal pensioners’, elderly, and disabled organizations, as well as other parties working with elderly and disabled people.

    Meeting schedule of the Elderly and Disabled Council:

    approximately three meetings per year

     

    Council for the Elderly and Disabled 2025 – 2027

    Eeva Hiltunen
    Eläkeliiton Tervolan yhdistys ry

    Hilkka Ollikkala
    Eläkeläiset ry

    Juhani Rantamölö
    Länsi-Pohjan omaishoitajat ry

    Ritva Lampela
    Tervola parish

    Raimo Puikko, chairperson
    Representative of the municipal board

    Experts

    Municipal expert members:

    Mika Simoska
    municipal manager

    Johannes Luiro
    civil engineer

    Kati Pyhtilä
    library and leisure director

    Secretary of the Elderly and Disability Council

    administrative department office secretary

    If you have a matter that you would like to be addressed by the elderly and disability council, please contact the council’s secretary.

  • Tervola Council

    The Tervola Council is a new cooperation forum for the stakeholders of the municipality of Tervola. The council’s duties include, among other things, making initiatives and proposals to the municipal authorities and participating in the preparation of the municipal strategy.

    The council’s term of office is two years, the same as that of the municipal board.

    The council has 9-15 representatives. The municipal board appoints the council representatives, who are requested from rural, entrepreneurial, and other relevant organizations as well as the parish. The municipal board can also supplement the council with other willing participants.

    Tervola council 2025 – 2027

    Jorma Vaara, chairperson, first vice chairperson of the municipal council (with Mikko Hepoaho as deputy, alternate member of the municipal board)

    Pia Palokangas, municipal representative, member of the municipal board 

    Ari Hietanen, municipal representative, chairman of the municipal council

    Mika Simoska, municipal manager 

    Tanja Häyrynen, rural manager

    Henri Mattinen, business development coordinator 

    Meiju Arvila, Tervolan Yrittäjät ry 

    Niina Varajärvi 

    Veera Salmela 

    Kauko Ylioinas, Paakkolan kyläyhdistys ry 

    Vili-Matti Kraatari 

    Sasa Lehtinen, Tervolan seurakunta (varalla Jukka-Pekka Köngäs) 

    Tervola council secretary

    Communications coordinator

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