Notification of a related party affiliation to the Cancer Foundation Finland sr

This document begins by informing who has a related party affiliation to the Cancer Foundation, under the terms of the Foundations Act. The grantees need to specify whether they belong to a related party, and if so on what basis.

Related parties:

  1. The founder of the Foundation and the Foundation’s subsidiary and trust; the names of individuals listed below who established the Cancer Foundation in 1948.
  • Baron Emil Cedercreutz, sculptor
  • Professor Gösta Becker
  • Mrs Aino-Mari Mecklin
  • Doctor Carl-Erik Johanson
  • Nursing Sister Maija Laine
  • Minister Osmo Mäkeläinen
  • Mr Germund Paaer, artist
  • Doctor Kai Setälä
  • Superintendent Venny Snellman
  • Editor in Chief Ilmari Turja
  1. The members and deputy members of the board of the Foundation and the Foundation’s subsidiary and trust, the executive director and deputy, and the auditor. The names of board members and auditors are listed below.
  • Academician Sirpa Jalkanen, Turku
  • Sc. Economics Ari Kaperi, Tampere
  • Professor Peppi Karppinen, Oulu
  • Professor (emeritus) Eero Kasanen, Helsinki
  • Professor Veli-Matti Kähäri, Turku
  • Chief Medical Officer Liisa Sailas, Kuopio
  • Member of Parliament Sari Sarkomaa, Helsinki
  • Professori (emerita) Tuula Tamminen, Tampere
  • Leading expert Kari Varkila, Helsinki
  • KTM Tuula von Zweygbergk, Turku
  • Auditor Miikka Vinnikainen, PwC
  1. The Secretary General of the foundation and other individuals involved in the management of the foundation. Listed below are the members of the Cancer Foundation Finland’s management team.
  • Secretary General Juha Pekka Turunen
  • Director of Finance Eija Herttuainen
  • Director of Health Department Marika Skyttä
  • Director of Fundraising Sari Meller
  • Director of Communications Jaana Ruuth 
  • Director for Research Jarmo Wahlfors
  • Administrative Coordinator Maija Pertola
  1. The family member of a person referred to in sections 1 to 3
  2. Other close relative of person referred to in sections 1-3
  3. An entity and trust controlled by a person or persons acting jointly referred to in sections 1 to 5. 

Family member is defined as a spouse and unmarried partner, one’s own and one’s spouse’s offspring and their spouses and offspring, as well as one’s own and one’s spouse’s parents and grandparents.

Other close relative is defined in paragraphs 1-3 above and in the above section on Family member as a person’s sibling, and half-sister and brother, their spouse and partner, and child and child’s offspring and their parents and grandparents as referred to in this paragraph,