13.03.2023
Regional Council elects Jussi Rämet as Regional Director of Northern Ostrobothnia
The Regional Council of Northern Ostrobothnia held an extraordinary meeting in Hotel Lasaret, Oulu, on Monday, 13 March 2023. The Provincial Council elected a Master of Philosophy to the position of Provincial Director Jussi Rämetin.
The decision was voted on by the provincial councillor Juha Hänninen of the presentation. In the closed ballot, Jussi Rämet received 57 votes and Tiina Rajala 13 votes.
Rämet has been the Mayor of Muhos since 2021. Prior to that, since 2012, he was the planning director of the Regional Council of Northern Ostrobothnia. From 2016 to 2017, he was deputy to the Regional Director of Northern Ostrobothnia when: Pauli Harju served as Director of Transformation of the Provincial Reform at the Ministry of Finance. Rämet worked as a change manager in the regional government and health and social services reform in Central Ostrobothnia from 2018 to 2019.
The position of Regional Director became vacant following the resignation of Regional Director Pauli Harju on 1 April 2023. By the deadline, a total of eleven applications were received for the post of Provincial Director.
Influencing the objectives of the Northern Programme and the Government Programme of the Regional Council of Northern Ostrobothnia
Regional Director Markus Erkkilä told the councillors about the actions of the Regional Council of Northern Ostrobothnia to influence the objectives of the Government Programme. The Northern Programme is a joint initiative of Northern actors for a Government-led programme that must be included in the next Government Programme. A government-level programme is needed, as this is an inter-state cooperation between northern Finland, Sweden and Norway. Maintaining the vitality of northern Finland is geopolitically important, and investments and energy production in the north are nationally significant in scale. In addition, the Regional Council of Northern Ostrobothnia has compiled the influencing objectives that are important for the development of the region into the Government Programme 2023-2026, based on the policies of the Regional Government.
Agendas and minutes
the Regional Assembly of Oulu Region agendas and minutes
Additional information
Markus Erkkilä, Regional Director, tel. +358 40 685 4045
