Board and Founders

KIOS was established in September 1998 by eleven Finnish NGOs working with human rights and development issues. The founder organisations are represented in the KIOS Executive Board, which is the supreme organ of KIOS. The Executive Board formulates the strategy of the organisation, guides the staff in its work and makes all the final funding decisions.

The founder organisations

• Amnesty International, Finnish Section
• Committee of 100 in Finland
• FinnChurchAid
• Finnish Disabled People’s International Development Association (FIDIDA)
• Finnish League for Human Rights
• Finnish Peace Committee
• Finnish Refugee Council
• The Finnish UN Association
• Service Centre for Development Cooperation (KEPA)
• Unicef Finland
• Unifem Finland

Board members representing founder organisations in 2010

Mr. Jussi Förbom
Amnesty International, Finnish Section

Ms. Hanna-Mari Savolainen
Committee of 100 in Finland 

Ms. Eva-Marita Rinne-Koistinen
FinnChurchAid

Ms. Kristiina Kouros
Finnish League for Human Rights

Mr. Esa Ylikoski
Finnish Peace Committee

Mr. Jani Seikkula
Finnish Refugee Council

Ms. Helena Laukko 
The Finnish UN Association

Ms. Anne Romar, Chairperson
Service Centre for Development Cooperation (KEPA)

Ms. Tanja Suvilaakso
Unicef

Ms. Elina Multanen
Unifem

Finnish Disabled People’s International Development Association (FIDIDA) chose not to appoint a board member for 2010.