Interests
Matlu Study Committee
The Matlu Study Committee is a collaborative organ founded in early 2019. The primary goal of the Study Committee is to promote students’ interests and improve information flow across degree programmes and student organisations at the Kumpula Campus. The Study Committee meetings are open to any students in Kumpula who are interested in promoting students’ interests.
Study Committee meetings are usually held on Kumpula campus in the student room Onkalo in Exactum. Find out more about meetings here.
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Matlu International Committee
The Matlu International Committee was founded in late 2019 to promote internationalization at Kumpula campus. The primary goal of the International Committee is to organise fun cross-disciplinary events that are accessible to international students. The Committee is also tasked with promoting the interests’ of international students and supporting international tutors in their work.
The Matlu International Committee works entirely in English, and anyone interested in international affairs and events is welcome to join! The Committee meets once a month, and meetings are open to all Kumpula students. If you have questions about the International Committee, our international representative will be happy to answer them! You can reach them by emailing international@matlu.fi.
Student Representatives in the Faculty
Finnish university democracy affords excellent opportunities for empowering students at the university. Students are represented in every part of decision-making: in degree programme steering groups, faculties, and university government. Student representatives make sure that students’ interests are taken care of when decisions are made that influence students. They bring students’ opinions to light in meetings, promote and defend things that are important to students, and help shape the university for students. Student representatives are happy to answer any questions you may have about promotion of your interests. Don’t hesitate to contact them if you encounter injustices or problems at the university!
The Faculty Council (2026–2027):
| Minea Lundström | (Joar Jensén) |
| Aki Laaksonen | (YiHao Chen) |
| Ahmad Awan | (Kalpa Korottage Don) |
| Eetu Raunio | (Yinuo Zhao) |
| Buddhima Senarathna | (Kamlesh Kumar) |
| Elias Heiskanen | (Mohima Chowdhury) |
| Arushi Arora | (Rabeya Swachho) |
| Taavi Heikkilä | (Yelyzaveta Larkina) |
The University Collegium (2026–2027):
| Arjun Tiwari | (Rabeya Swachho) |
| Joar Jensén | (Arushi Arora) |
Student members of steering groups (2025-2026):
The up to date student members of steering groups can be looked from the halloped-system: https://beta.halloped.fi/helsinki.fi/representatives
Bachelor’s Programme in Physical Sciences
- Niilo Tuomaala, niilo.tuomaala@helsinki.fi
- Juha Porkka, juha.porkka@helsinki.fi
- (Aiko Konttinen, aiko.konttinen@helsinki.fi)
- (Veera Lifländer, veera.liflander@helsinki.fi)
Bachelor’s Programme in Geosciences
- Aada Torkki, aada.torkki@helsinki.fi
- Lauri Suomalainen, lauri.j.suomalainen@helsinki.fi
- (Tero Karjalainen, tero.karjalainen@helsinki.fi)
- (Aapo Toppila, aapo.toppila@helsinki.fi)
Bachelor’s Programme in Chemistry
- Aino Koskinen, aino.i.koskinen@helsinki.fi
- Timo Hartus, timo.hartus@helsinki.fi
- (Julian Heinonen, julian.heinonen@helsinki.fi)
- (Sofia Kansikas, sofia.m.kansikas@helsinki.fi)
Bachelor’s Programme in Geography
- Stella Syrjänen, stella.syrjanen@helsinki.fi
- Touko Manner, touko.manner@helsinki.fi
- (Anna Liljefors, anna.liljefors@helsinki.fi)
- (Laura Kaapu, laura.kaapu@helsinki.fi)
Bachelor’s Programme in Mathematical Sciences
- Elias Heiskanen, elias.heiskanen@helsinki.fi
- Essi Korhonen, essi.k.korhonen@helsinki.fi
- (Julian Howard, julian.howard@helsinki.fi)
- (Richard Engström, richard.engstrom@helsinki.fi)
Bachelor’s Programme of Teachers of Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry
- Eetu Sipilä, eetu.sipila@helsinki.fi
- Matias Cruz Font, matias.cruzfont@helsinki.fi
- (Minea Lundström, minea.lundstrom@helsinki.fi)
- (Tuomas Ruuttunen, tuomas.ew.ruuttunen@helsinki.fi)
Bachelor’s Programme in Computer Science
- Alexander Algrund, alexander.algrund@helsinki.fi
- Jade Ho, jade.ho@helsinki.fi
- (Matti Averio, matti.averio@helsinki.fi)
- (Nina Paukkonen, niina.paukkonen@aalto.fi)
Master’s Programme in Particle Physics and Astrophysical Sciences
- Jeff Schymiczek, jeff.schymiczek@helsinki.fi
- Esra Verspui, esra.verspui@helsinki.fi
- (Anne Keski-Vakkuri, anne.keski-vakkuri@helsinki.fi)
- (Jan Loder, jan.loder@helsinki.fi)
Master’s Programme in Data Science
- Niko Petjakko, niko.petjakko@helsinki.fi
- Henrietta Homm, henrietta.homm@helsinki.fi
- (Dhyey Sampat, dhyey.sampat@helsinki.fi)
- (Dominik Répás, dominik.repas@helsinki.fi)
Master’s Programme in Geology and Geophysics
- Turo Ylitalo, turo.ylitalo@helsinki.fi
- Milana Rantala, milana.rantala@helsinki.fi
- (Antti Tynjälä, antti.tynjala@helsinki.fi)
Master’s Programme in Atmospheric Sciences
No chosen representatives
Master’s Programme in Chemistry and Molecular Sciences
- Julian Heinonen, julian.heinonen@helsinki.fi
- Eshita Anam Shanta, eshita.shanta@helsinki.fi
- (Rabeya Swachho, rabeya.swachho@helsinki.fi)
Master’s Programme in Geography
- Tia-Maria Liljeroos, tia-maria.liljeroos@helsinki.fi
- Nelli Vasse, nelli.vasse@helsinki.fi
- (Siiri Saloranta, siiri.k.nyman@helsinki.fi)
- (Paola Stenvall, paola.stenvall@helsinki.fi)
Master’s Programme in Mathematics and Statistics
- Kalle Heinonen, kalle.a.heinonen@helsinki.fi
- Ahmad Awan, ahmad.awan@helsinki.fi
- (Vanshkumar Ariwala, vanshkumar.ariwala@helsinki.fi)
- (Anna Villalobos Penalver, anna.villalobospenalver@helsinki.fi)
Master’s Programme of Teachers of Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry
No chosen representatives
Master’s Programme in Materials Research
- Nadia Jannat Tanzum, nadia.tanzum@helsinki.fi
- Emilia Modrzewska, emilia.modrzewska@helsinki.fi
- (Shokoufeh Abolghasemian Sichani, shokoufeh.abolghasemian@helsinki.fi)
- (Anastasia Laurson, anastasia.laurson@helsinki.fi)
Master’s Programme in Theoretical and Computational Sciences
- Olavi Kiuru, olavi.kiuru@helsinki.fi
- Li Tian, li.z.tian@helsinki.fi
- (Saana Vihuri, saana.vihuri@helsinki.fi)
- (Md Shafayet Islam, shafayet.islam@helsinki.fi)
Master’s Programme in Computer Science
- Henri Peurasaari, henri.peurasaari@helsinki.fi
- Timo Paloneva, timo.paloneva@helsinki.fi
- (Md Rabiul Khan, md.khan@helsinki.fi)
- (Viljami Ilola, viljami.ilola@helsinki.fi)
Bachelor’s Programme in Science
- Jing Cheng, jing.z.cheng@helsinki.fi
- Joel Sam Johnson, joel.samjohnson@helsinki.fi
- (Hriday Agrawal, hriday.agrawal@helsinki.fi)
- (Artem Mkrtychyan, artem.mkrtychyan@helsinki.fi)
