Board 

BIF is maintained by the Foundation for the Baltic Institute, founded by the City of Tampere.

The composition of the Board of the Foundation for the Baltic Institute in 2006-2008 is the following:

Chairman of the Board
Ms. Kristiina Jaatinen, Deputy Managing Director
Tampere Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Deputy Chairman of the Board
Ms. Maria Länsiö, City Clerk
City of Tampere

Mr. Seppo Pohjolainen, Professor
Tampere University of Technology

Ms. Helena Rytövuori-Apunen, Senior Research Fellow
University of Tampere, Tampere Peace Research Institute TAPRI

Mr. Stefan Widomski, Senior Advisor
Sitra's Russia Programme; former Senior Vice President, Nokia Corporation

Mr. Tauno Pesola, Counsellor
Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Ms. Barbro Widing, Counsellor
Ministry of Trade and Industry of Finland

Mr. Pentti Hämäläinen, Director of Regional Promotion
Council of Tampere Region

Mr. Tom Frisk, Head of Environmental Protection Department
Pirkanmaa Regional Environment Centre

Mr. Pekka Salminen, Manager of Customer Relations
Tampere Polytechnic

Mr. Reijo Määttä, Marketing Director

Ombudsman:
Mr. Pertti Paltila