An executive committee is elected for the association annually at its autumn meeting open to all members. The executive committee consists of the chairperson, 2–6 members and 0–7 deputy members.
For 2026, members of the executive committee are
Juuso Kähönen, MA, philosopher, doctoral researcher (chairperson)
Samuli Kangaslampi, PhD, licensed psychologist, university lecturer (vice chairperson)
Hilla Väyrynen, MA, licensed psychologist
Hanna Takalo, FM, Specialist in Psychology
Aila Mustamo, PhD, cultural anthropologist, university lecturer
Markus Jokela, PhD, professor of psychology
Emma Ylönen, BA, master’s student in psychology
Deputy members are
Aleksi Hupli, PhD, post doc in sociology
Iikka Yli-Kyyny, MA, licensed psychologist, psychotherapist
Kalle Polkutie, social counsellor, master’s student in social services (UAS)
Axel Hamamdjian, physics undergraduate
Mikael And, theology undergraduate
Sakari Leino, PhD in pharmacy, MA, licensed psychologist, pharmacist
Sonja Kilpeläinen, BSc, master’s student in neuroscience
Past chairpersons of the executive committee are Aila Mustamo (2025), Anssi Pitkänen (2023‒2024), Samuli Kangaslampi (2021‒2022, 2017‒2018), Iikka Yli-Kyyny (2020), and Teo Ajantaival (2019).
You can contact the executive committee by e-mail at psyty (a) psyty.fi