Advisory Board on Civil Society Policy (KANE)
The Government has appointed a new Advisory Board on Civil Society Policy (KANE) for a four-year term from 27 January 2022 to 26 January 2026. The Advisory Board is chaired by Kristiina Kumpula, Secretary General of the Finnish Red Cross. The Advisory Board on Civil Society Policy works under the auspices of the Ministry of Justice.
The Advisory Board’s tasks include promoting the interaction between administration and civil society and enhancing the operating conditions for civil society. It consists of representatives of civil society, research, business sector, ministries and other public agencies.
Read more about the tasks and composition of KANE in a Government Decree on Advisory Board for Civil Society Policy (in Finnish) and Amendment to section 3 (in Finnish)
Decision by the Government (mainly in Finnish)
The Advisory Board for Civil Society Policy (KANE), set by the Government for a four-year term at a time, operates in connection with the Ministry of Justice. KANE's tasks include promoting the interaction between administration and civil society and enhancing the operating conditions for civil society.
The advisory board consists of representatives of civil society, research,
business sector, ministries and other public agencies. The appointees to the advisory board include 19 members and 19 alternate members, as well as the chair and vice-chair.
Inquiries:
Government Decree on the Advisory Board on Civil Society Policy (269/2007) (in Finnish) and Amendment to section 3 (1285/2011) (in Finnish).
According to the Decree on KANE, registered associations in the following sectors are eligible to apply for membership:
- fitness and sports organisations
- children's and youth organisations
- educational and cultural organisations
- social and health organisations
- environmental and residents' organisations
- human rights and equality organisations
- minority and migrant organisations
- entrepreneur organisations.
People may also apply to the advisory board to represent free civic activities (so-called civic fourth-sector activities) and civil society research.
The Government has appointed the Advisory Board on Civil Society Policy (KANE) for a four-year term from 27 January 2022 to 26 January 2026. Applications for the next term can be submitted in 2026. The Ministry of Justice publishes information and instructions regarding the application on this website.
When evaluating applications, special attention is paid to ensuring that the members of the advisory board would represent Finnish civil society in a diverse and extensive manner within the limits set by the decree. Other criteria examined include the scope and versatility of the applicant's networks as well as its possibilities to participate in the advisory board's activities. The members and alternate members may represent different organisations in the same sector. In the selection process, efforts are also made to ensure involving, as far as possible, new actors in the activities of the advisory board.
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Inquiries
Maria Wakeham-Hartonen, Senior Specialist
Ministry of Justice, Department for Democracy and Public Law, Democracy and Elections Advisory Board on Civil Society Policy (KANE) civic activity civic society sustainable development democracy policy Telephone:0295150416 [email protected]
Niklas Wilhelmsson, Ministerial Adviser
Ministry of Justice, Department for Democracy and Public Law, Democracy and Elections civic activity participatory rights democracy policy civic society Telephone:0295150348 [email protected]
Liisa Männistö, Senior Specialist
Ministry of Justice, Department for Democracy and Public Law, Democracy and Elections civic activity participation of children and young people civic society Advisory Board on Civil Society Policy (KANE) Telephone:0295150231 [email protected]