Island Committee

The Island Committee is a permanent statutory advisory committee appointed by the Government. Its activities are based on the Island Act (494/1981) and the Decree on the Island Committee (387/1987, 1316/1993, 752/2019).

The committee participates in the development of island areas jointly with regions, municipalities, State authorities and other relevant parties. The committee has its own secretariat with a full-time secretary general. The members of the secretariat represent ministries, Government agencies and institutes, and Regional Councils. Part-time secretaries represent the municipal sector. In addition, the representative of the island committee for the Åland Islands takes part in committee meetings as an expert member.

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