LUMA Centre Finland administration coordinates activities within the network and supports regional LUMA Centres. Please get in touch with us if your matter concerns the entire network.
General email and communications: luma-keskus@helsinki.fi
Director
Professor Jan Lundell
jan.lundell((at))helsinki.fi
Chair of the Board
Docent Sari Harmoinen
sari.harmoinen((at))oulu.fi
Vice Chair of the Board
Senior University Lecturer Mervi Asikainen
mervi.asikainen((at))uef.fi
Coordination
Specialist Oona Kiviluoto
oona.kiviluoto((at))helsinki.fi
Mathematics and projects
Project manager Alisa Uusi-Kilponen
alisa.uusi-kilponen((at))helsinki.fi
Mathematics and projects
Project planner Eveliina Hietakymi
eveliina.hietakymi((at))helsinki.fi
LUMA Science Ambassador
Professor Maija Aksela
maija.aksela((at))helsinki.fi
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LUMAT Journal
LUMAT Journal publishes original research on science, mathematics, and technology education.
General email: editor((at))lumat.fi
Contact information on LUMAT Journal homepage
Regional LUMA Centres
13 regional LUMA Centres are operating across Finland. They organize activities primarily for children, young people, and teachers in their own regions, as well as online for the whole country. Each centre also has its own focus areas and themes worth exploring. Contact details for the centres can be found on their respective websites.
- Aalto University Junior
- University of Helsinki Science Education
- LUMA Centre of the University of Eastern Finland
- Junior University
- LUMA Centre of Central Ostrobothnia
- Central Finland LUMA Centre
- LUMA Centre of Southwestern Finland
- Science Education Centre uJunnu
- LUMA Centre of Ostrobothnia
- LUMA Centre of the University of Oulu
- LUMA Centre Päijänne Tavastia
- Skolresurs
- Tampere University Juniversity
Board
The Board decides, among other things, on the use of shared funding and its allocation to the regional LUMA Centres. The Chair of the Board is Sari Harmoinen, and the Vice Chair is Mervi Asikainen.
The network’s universities appoint a representative and a deputy representative to the Board. For the 2025–2029 term, the Board consists of:
| University | Representative | Deputy representative |
| Aalto University | Jani Romanoff | Veli-Matti Ikävalko |
| University of Helsinki | Samuli Siltanen | Anne-Maria Ernvall-Hytönen |
| University of Eastern Finland | Mervi Asikainen | Sari Havu-Nuutinen |
| University of Jyväskylä | Maija Nissinen | Petri Ihantola |
| University of Lapland | Ilkka Ratinen | Pieti Tolvanen |
| LUT University | Nina Kykkänen | Leena Ikonen |
| University of Oulu | Sari Harmoinen | Kati Pajari |
| Tampere University | Pekka Verho | Erja Sipilä |
| University of Turku | Laszlo Major | Pasi Nurmi |
| University of Vaasa | Raine Hermans | Seppo Hassi |
| Åbo Akademi University | Mats Braskén | Johan Werkelin |
The Board also includes permanent expert representatives:
| LUMA Centre of Central Ostrobothnia | Pentti Impiö | Ismo Hakala |
| LUMA Centre Päijät-Häme | Tarja Kariola | Minna-Maija Salomaa |