The Board of the National Union of University Students in Finland (SYL) for 2025 will be elected at the General Assembly on 15–16 November 2024. Six members and the President will be elected. Delegates elected by the student unions will vote on the Board at the General Assembly. All delegates with voting rights can nominate candidates for the Board and President.
Student unions usually choose their candidates for SYL’s board and president in their student council meetings. Please contact your student union if you are interested in applying. You can find the student unions’ websites in Members. With other questions, you can contact SYL’s Vice President Irja Vaateri, irja.vaateri@syl.fi.
Board work is full-time and requires living in the Helsinki metropolitan area. The Board compensation paid out to board members will be 1,365 euros per month, while the President will also receive a bonus of 475 euros per month, and the Vice President a bonus of 100 euros per month.
See below for the key dates if you are interested in becoming a Board member or if you are chosen as a candidate for the Board.
September
- Short presentation of candidates at the autumn seminar on 19–20 September.
October
- Presentations of candidates in Instagram Stories on weekdays. Further details to be provided later.
November
- Candidates’ written presentations will be published on SYL’s website on 5 November.
- Candidates’ streamed interviews during the week of the General Assembly. Further details are provided later and updated on this page.
- Election of Board members at the General Assembly.
- More details of the presentations and panel discussion will be provided in early October.
For more information, contact SYL’s Vice President Irja Vaateri, irja.vaateri@syl.fi. You can also ask board members about the work of their area of responsibility.
