{"id":4458,"date":"2021-05-04T14:41:11","date_gmt":"2021-05-04T11:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flowprod.asiakas.waria.fi\/?page_id=4458"},"modified":"2026-01-12T15:38:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T13:38:41","slug":"hallitus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/flowprod.fi\/en\/about-us\/hallitus\/","title":{"rendered":"Board"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5159 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/flowprod.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/jp-manninen-1.jpg\" alt=\"Janne-Pekka Manninen\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Janne-Pekka Manninen<\/strong>, Photographer and Writer<br \/>\nChairperson of the Board<\/p>\n<p>Janne-Pekka Manninen is a photographer and a writer, whose career has spanned nearly 20 years in journalism. As a photographer, Manninen has specialized in portraiture, documentary and fine art. Manninen has worked as a photographer and as a writer in numerous productions for Flow and considers it a privilege to work so closely with the performing arts.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuomas Niemel\u00e4<\/strong>,<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5984 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/flowprod.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/TN05-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flowprod.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/TN05-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/flowprod.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/TN05-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flowprod.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/TN05-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/flowprod.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/TN05-405x540.jpg 405w, https:\/\/flowprod.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/TN05-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/flowprod.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/TN05.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> Architect<br \/>\nVice-chairperson of the Board<\/p>\n<p>Tuomas Niemel\u00e4 is a partner in alt Architects, an architecture firm based in Oulu, Finland. Niemel\u00e4 has studied architecture in Finland, Denmark and the UK and has taught architecture at the University of Oulu for 10 years. He has worked in architecture, design and art for more than 20 years, with the main goal of improving the quality of the built environment in Northern Finland.<\/p>\n<p>Niemel\u00e4&#8217;s architectural practice has designed many widely published cultural and educational buildings and performing arts spaces, which have received awards including the Puu Prize for Wood Construction, the Finlandia Nomination for Architecture, the Best Building in Northern Finland Award and the Ministry of Culture&#8217;s Finland Prize.<\/p>\n<p>Tuomas&#8217; work is based on strengthening local culture, increasing interaction between people, equality and ecological values.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5157 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/flowprod.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/milla_virtanen-250-1-of-1.jpg\" alt=\"Milla Virtanen\" width=\"188\" height=\"250\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Milla Virtanen<\/strong>, Dance Artist<br \/>\nBoard Member<\/p>\n<p>Milla Virtanen is an Oulu-based dance artist, who has studied dance in Finland and in the Netherlands. She graduated from Fontys Dance Academy (NL) in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2007, Virtanen has created 14 dance theater works. Her art has been presented in all the Nordic countries and in the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Russia, Germany, Great Britain and South Korea.<\/p>\n<p>Her work is characterized by unique physical expression, absurdity and heightened tension. Milla Virtanen is interested in the experimental combining of dance, physical theater and the visual arts.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Taina Kulmala,<\/strong> Project Specialist <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6523 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/flowprod.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Taina-Kulmala-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flowprod.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Taina-Kulmala-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flowprod.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Taina-Kulmala-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/flowprod.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Taina-Kulmala-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flowprod.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Taina-Kulmala-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/flowprod.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Taina-Kulmala-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/flowprod.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Taina-Kulmala-740x555.jpg 740w, https:\/\/flowprod.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Taina-Kulmala-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/flowprod.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Taina-Kulmala.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\nBoard Member<\/p>\n<p>Taina has decades of experience in the cultural sector as a producer, festival director and project manager. A music and film enthusiast, she managed to combine both passions when she directed the Oulu Music Video Festival for 15 years, and was also present when the Air Guitar World Championships were established in the attic of the Oulu Art Institute.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, Taina has led art and event projects within the city organisation as well as in non-profit associations. At heart, she is a developer and idea generator, someone who makes sure the artists can focus on their work in peace.<\/p>\n<p>In her spare time she can be found in the audience of various events \u2013 which could be called a professional skill or just a way of life.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5769 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/flowprod.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5469-200x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flowprod.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5469-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/flowprod.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5469-360x540.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/flowprod.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5469-400x600.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/flowprod.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_5469.jpeg 527w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Taina Ala-Ketola, <\/strong>Producer of Flow Productions<br \/>\nSecretary of the Board<\/p>\n<p>Taina Ala-Ketola (KM, dance teacher) is an arts professional who has worked in various positions in the dance field for a long time. She has worked as a teacher and dancer and as the managing director and producer of the Pyh\u00e4j\u00e4rvi Full Moon Dance Festival.<\/p>\n<p>In her work, Ala-Ketola attaches great importance to creating the best possible conditions for the creation of art. Ala-Ketola enjoys working in a creative and inspiring community where the common goal is a smooth process, an ambitious and successful artistic experience for the audience and a caring working experience for the artists involved in the project.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Janne-Pekka Manninen, Photographer and Writer Chairperson of the Board Janne-Pekka Manninen is a photographer and a writer, whose career has spanned nearly 20 years in journalism. As a photographer, Manninen has specialized in portraiture, documentary and fine art. 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