Administration

Keva is an independent body governed by public law and its operations are based on the Public Sector Pensions Act and the Keva Act. Further provisions supplementing the Act can be found in the Council’s Standing Orders.

Council

The highest decision-making body in Keva is the Council.

The Ministry of Finance appoints the Council members for the municipal electoral period. The Council has 30 members of which six are appointed, according to law, based on a proposal by the main municipal negotiating organisations, four based on a proposal by Local Government Employers KT and the rest based on a proposal by the Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities. The Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities must take into account the municipal election result in its proposal.

The present Council’s term of office began on 1 September 2025. Chairman is Heikki Vestman and vice chairman is Eero Reijonen.

Members of Council

 Regular members  Personal deputies
 
Maija Kuusisto-Länsineva, sd. Minna Lax, sd.
Mikkel Näkkäläjärvi, sd. Ilkka Nokelainen, sd.
Faysal Abdi, sd.  Seppo Eskelinen, sd.
Piritta Rantanen, sd.  Anni Lahtinen, sd.
Eveliina Heinäluoma, sd.  Mahad Ahmed, sd.
Jarmo Husso, kok.  Tiina Gallén, kok.
Aulikki Sihvonen, kok. Juha Vanhanen, kok.
Susanna Koski, kok.  Mervi Rings, kok.
Heikki Vestman, kok.  Teuvo Uusimäki, kok.
Timo Leppäaho, kok.  Katja Isomöttönen, kok.
Eero Reijonen, kesk.  Erkki Kemppainen, kesk.
Jouni Kemppi, kesk.  Hanna Kosonen, kesk.
Satu Lankinen, kesk.  Tuomas Vanhanen, kesk.
Mervi Mäenpää, kesk.  Piia Rautiola, kesk.
Paula Himanen, vihr.  Ozan Yanar, vihr.
Jussi Junni, vihr. Anita Huhtala, vihr.
Silvia Modig, vas.  Eija Rannanpää, vas.
Miikka Kortelainen, vas.  Harri Pikkarainen, vas.
Päivi Karppi, ps.  Hannu Korhonen, ps.
Malin Brännkärr, r.  Henrik Wickström, r
 
Nina Brask, Kymenlaakson hyvinvointialue  Irma Hirsjärvi, Jyväskylä
Juha Rostedt Lahti  Marko Koskinen, Kitee
Maria Kaisa Aula, Keski-Suomen hyvinvointialue Laura Skaffari, Lohja
Jarkko Virtanen, Turku  Juha Jääskeläinen, Pohjois-Pohjanmaan hyvinvointialue
   
Jonna Voima, Jyty Jukka Maarianvaara, Jyty
Juha Juntunen, JHL  Anne Ranta, JHL
Tuomas Hyytinen, Talentia  Anna Zibellini, Suomen Lääkäriliitto
Petri Lindroos, OAJ  Jari Järvi, KTK Tekniikan Asiantuntijat
Millariikka Rytkönen, Tehy  Paula Sihto, Tehy
Päivi Inberg, SuPer  Jaana Dalén, SuPer

 

Board of Directors

The Board’s task is the general supervision and guidance of Keva’s activities. The Board’s function, according to law, is to decide on the pension fund investment plan.

Members of Board 2023-2025

 Regular members

Personal deputies

 Heikki Autto

 Samu Vahteristo

 Diana Bergroth-Lampinen

 Harri Jokiranta

 Toni Eklund

 Tiina Kaartinen

 Anne Holmlund

 Milla Bruneau

 Markus Lohi

 Kirsi Torikka

 Henrika Nybondas-Kangas

 Mika Juutinen

 Ari Korhonen

 Outi Mäkelä

 Katarina Murto

 Janne Aaltonen

 Päivi Niemi-Laine

 Kristian Karrasch

 Matti Putkonen 

 Piritta Poikonen

 Else-Mai Kirvesniemi 

 Anne Sainila-Vaarno

 

Members of Management group

Personal E-mail addresses: firstname.lastname[at]keva.fi. Please, replace Scandinavian å, ä or ö. with a and o.

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Jaakko Kiander
CEO
  Kimmo MikanderKimmo Mikander
Deputy CEO
  Ari Huotari
Ari Huotari
CIO
         
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Piia Laaksonen
CFO and Chief Actuary
  Reija Hyvärinen
Reija Hyvärinen 
Communication Director
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Mika Gylén, 
HR Director
         
Mikko Kenni
Mikko Kenni,
Director of Customer Relations and Work Ability

 
 

Markus Mankin
Markus Mankin, 
Administrative Director, Secretary of Management 
group

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Staff member 
representative,
Birgitta Moisala
Customer Manager
 
         

Working Life Development Working Group

The function of the Working Life Development Working Group is to develop measures for maintaining the health and work capacity of municipal employees. The focus of the group is the improvement of the quality of working life, maintaining and improving work capacity as well as on measures preventing incapacity to work.

The working group and its function are defined in Keva’s Standing Orders. The Board appoints the working group for its term of office. Of the 12 working group members, six are chosen based on proposals by the municipal sector’s employee organisations.

Members of Working Life Development Working Group 

Chairman Arja Aroheinä

Mari Antikainen

Kari Eskola

Jonas Fyrqvist

Tapani Hellstén

Keijo Karhumaa

Mikko Kenni

Konstantin Laakkonen

Päivi Lanttola

Tuula Metsä

Merja Paananen

Jussi Rantanen

Anne Sainila-Vaarno

Minna Salli

Sinikka Valtonen

Ulla Walli

Ulla Westermarck

Supervision

Keva’s operations are overseen by the Financial Supervisory Authority.

Internal control, risk management and internal audit  

Internal control

Internal control means all of the procedures, systems and methods through which Keva’s management and council aim to ensure efficient, economical and reliable operations and the accomplishment of its goals.

Internal control is a process which ensures the following: achieving set goals and aims as well as the economical and efficient use of resources the reliability and accuracy of financial and other management information complying with laws, regulations and instructions, as well as with decisions by administrative bodies, internal plans and operating methods.

Risk management

Risk management is an integral part of Keva’s internal control and it means the recognition, assessment, restriction and supervision of risks resulting from operations or significantly connected to them. Risk management also involves contingency and emergency planning to ensure the smooth continuation of operations.

The main objective of risk management is to support the development of Keva's operations and processes and the attainment of goals, in order to secure the rights of the insured and pension recipients in all situations.

The most significant risks for Keva are related to financing and investment activities and operational risks.

Further information on risk management: Annual report and interim reports

Internal audit

The internal audit of Keva assesses the efficiency and adequacy of internal control at the institution and provides proposals for improving operations. The internal audit operations are based on an internal audit activities plan approved annually by the Board. The function reports to the CEO and the council.

Compliance function at Keva

The Compliance function’s core duty is to assist in proactively anticipating the effects of legislative and regulatory changes on Keva’s operations. The Compliance function also serves to ensure that the entire organisation has the capacity to comply with legislation, statutory regulations and Keva’s in-house rules.

The Compliance function is tasked with the following:

  • proactive anticipation of effects in legislative and regulatory changes 
  • promotion of compliance with acts, decrees and statutory regulations
  • supervision, advice and guidance for compliance with Keva’s in-house regulations, guidelines and principles 
  • contribution to risk management and good governance projects within Keva

The maintenance and development of Keva’s independent Compliance function is the responsibility of the Compliance Officer whose primary function is to support the Board, management and the business in ensuring reliable administration and the effectiveness and sufficiency of internal control. Compliance reports to the CEO and also provides regular reports to the Board.

The responsibility for legislative and regulatory compliance always resides with the business units and management which are supported in this undertaking by the Compliance function.

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