TORCH BEARERS, as selected by Women Journalists in Finland,
 and the causes they have advocated:

2008 The Finnish Youth Research Society
2007 Sirkka-Liisa Kivelä, care of the elderly
2006 Maija Töyry, promotion of journalistic education for magazine journalism in Finland
2005 Juha Siltala: defence of employees against burn-out in short-term employment
2004: Yahya Djalali: responsibility for our neighbours
2003: Leena Ruusuvuori: campaigns to reduce violence against women
2002: Elina Grundström: ethics of cheap labour imports
2001: Seija Järvinen, Development work in non-institutional care for suffers of schizophrenia
2000: Päivi Korkeala, Sanna Rytkönen, Saara Sandholm, Babybags programme for Russian Karelia
1999: Mari Uusitalo & Finnish Federation of Settlement Youth Associations, Girl Project
1998: working group Brita Heikkilä, Taru Jaakonkari, Eeva Jokinen, Marjatta Laitila, Irmeli Pokela, welfare of the aged
1997: Anja Eerikäinen, animal rights
1996: Liisa Mariapori, injustices of taxation
1995: Theresita Ruutu, help for Philippine women in Finland
1994: Eija Koski, recycling
1993: Jaana Venkula, media criticism
1992: Raija Julkunen, welfare state and gender roles
1991: Pirjo H. Mäkelä, human responsibility
1990: Tuovi Allen, economic equality
1989: Johanna Suurpää, refugee issues
1988: Maija-Liisa Marton, art and culture
1987: Timo Nuutinen, education against violence
1986: working group Kari Lähteenmäki, Kai Tapani, Hannu Savolainen, Risto Kuosa, drinking and driving
1985: Aira Heinänen, violence against old people
1984: Ritva Kinnunen, research in nuclear physics
1983: Pirkko K. Koskinen, equality in legislation
1982: Terttu Arajärvi, children and mental health
1981: Mirja Pyykkö, children and cancer
1980: Gisela Gästrin, self-examination for breast cancer
1979: Ulla-Maija Aaltonen, problems of teenagers
1978: Liisa Kulhia, the power of the private person in municipal bureaucracy
1977: Kaius Hedenström, nature protection, the archipelago
1976: Leila Kalliala, social issues in women's magazines
1975: Riitta Auvinen, equality issues
1974: Kerstin Hanf, Finnish immigrants in Argentina
1973: Matti Joensuu, the problems of young families