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2021 Finns Party Leadership Election
The 2021 Finns Party leadership election () was held in Jyväskylä, Finland, on 14 August 2021. All members of the party who had paid their subscription were allowed to vote in the election. In June 2021, the incumbent party chair Jussi Halla-aho, who had led the party since 2017, informed that he would not run for re-election as chairman of the party, but would continue his role in parliament and his municipality. Riikka Purra won the election in the first round with over 50% of the vote. Candidates * Riikka Purra, MP for Uusimaa * Sakari Puisto, MP for Pirkanmaa * Ossi Tiihonen, councillor in Lohja * Kristiina Ilmarinen, MP candidate for Finland Proper in 2019, economist based in Salo Notable endorsements Opinion polls Results Riikka Purra was elected party leader, earning 63.76% of valid votes. A few months after the election, in December 2021, Ossi Tiihonen left PS and applied to join Power Belongs to the People. See also * Politics of Finland The politics of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riikka Purra
Riikka Purra (born 13 June 1977) is a Finnish politician currently serving in the Parliament of Finland for the Finns Party for the Uusimaa (constituency), Uusimaa constituency. In August 2021, she was elected the new leader of the party after Jussi Halla-aho. Political career In 2016, Purra joined the Finns Party as a political planner. She served as a campaign manager for the presidential candidate Laura Huhtasaari in the 2018 Finnish presidential election. She was elected as a Member of Parliament from the constituency of Uusimaa in the June 2019 election with 5,960 votes and became the first deputy leader of the Finns party. In March 2021, she criticised the government of overspending when it formed a three billion euro support package for municipalities during the COVID-19 pandemic in Finland. In July 2021, Purra announced she would be 2021 Finns Party leadership election, running for the Finns Party leadership, aiming to become the first woman to lead the party. She de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristiina Ilmarinen
Kristiina is an Estonian and Finnish feminine given name. It is a cognate of the English and French given name Christine. Tiina is often used as a diminutive of Kristiina. People named Kristiina include: *Kristiina Brask (born 1990), Finnish pop singer *Kristiina Ehin (born 1977), Estonian singer, poet and translator *Kristiina Elstelä (1943–2016), Finnish actress *Kristiina Halttu (born 1963), Finnish actress *Kristiina Kass (born 1970), Estonian children's writer and illustrator *Kristiina Kolehmainen (1956–2012), Finnish-Swedish librarian and translator *Kristiina Lassus (born 1966), Finnish product designer and interior architect * Kristiina Mäkelä (born 1992), Finnish athlete (triple jump) * Kristiina Mäki (born 1991), Finnish-born Czech runner *Kristiina Nurk (born 1972), Estonian underwater swimmer *Kristiina Ojuland (born 1966), Estonian politician *Kristiina Poska (born 1978), Estonian conductor *Kristiina Ross (born 1955), Estonian linguist and translator *Krist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 In Finland
Events in the year 2021 in Finland. Incumbents *President: Sauli Niinistö *Prime Minister: Sanna Marin * Eduskunta/Riksdag: 2019-2023 Eduskunta/Riksdag * Speaker of the Eduskunta/Riksdag: Anu Vehviläinen Events Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Finland * July 6, 2021 - Lapland recorded its highest temperature in over a century. Deaths *13 January – Sinikka Nopola, writer and journalist (b. 1953) *13 January – Pave Maijanen, rock musician (b. 1950) *22 January – , radio and television presenter (b. 1932) *27 January – Tiina Rinne, actress (b. 1929) * 16 February – , studio musician (b. 1934) *13 March – , jazz musician (b. 1936) References {{Year in Europe, 2021 2020s in Finland Years of the 21st century in Finland Finland Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Politics Of Finland
The politics of Finland take place within the framework of a parliamentary representative democracy. Finland is a republic whose head of state is President Sauli Niinistö, who leads the nation's foreign policy and is the supreme commander of the Finnish Defence Forces. Finland's head of government is Prime Minister Sanna Marin, who leads the nation's executive branch, called the Finnish Government. Legislative power is vested in the Parliament of Finland (, ), and the Government has limited rights to amend or extend legislation. Because the Constitution of Finland vests power to both the President and Government, the President has veto power over parliamentary decisions, although this power can be overruled by a majority vote in the Parliament. The judiciary is independent of the executive and legislative branches. The judiciary consists of two systems: regular courts and administrative courts. The judiciary's two systems are headed by the Supreme Court and the Supreme Admi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Power Belongs To The People
Power Belongs to the People ( fi, Valta kuuluu kansalle; , sv, Makten tillhör folket) formerly known as Parliamentary Group Ano Turtiainen (AT), is a political party in Finland. Ano Turtiainen is its group leader and only member of parliament. The group's rules state that the purpose of the group's activities is "to act in parliament in the interests of Finland and Finns and to have freedom of speech in elections". The group's secretary is James Hirvisaari. History Parliamentary group The parliamentary group in the Parliament of Finland was founded in June 2020 by Ano Turtiainen when he was sacked from the Finns Party parliamentary group, because of a tweet that was claimed as racist, which mocked George Floyd and a history of inciting attacks against refugee centers. During 2021 the parliamentary group was renamed Power Belongs to the People and he planned to establish a political party. Creation of Power Belongs to the People Turtiainen was subsequently expelled from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilhelm Junnila
Vilhelm Junnila (born 6 March 1982 in Naantali) is a Finnish politician currently serving in the Parliament of Finland for the Finns Party at the Finland Proper constituency. He was elected to the parliament in 2019 with 10 788 personal votes. He is a member of the Finance Committee and also the chairman of the Finnish delegation to the OSCE The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is the world's largest regional security-oriented intergovernmental organization with observer status at the United Nations. Its mandate includes issues such as arms control, prom ... Parliamentary Assembly. Junnila is also a member of the Naantali City Council. References 1982 births Living people People from Naantali Finns Party politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (2019–23) {{FinnsParty-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juho Eerola
Juho Seppo Antero Eerola (born 24 February 1975 in Kymi, Finland) is a Finnish politician of the Finns Party. He was elected to the Finnish Parliament in the 2011 election. He is also a member of the city council of Kotka. In the True Finns' party conference of 2011 Eerola was elected as the party's second vice-chairman, and in the conference of 2013 he was elected as the third vice-chairman. Eerola is a former member of the nationalist organisation Suomen Sisu: he resigned his membership in 2012 when he felt that people outside the party were using the issue as a wedge against him and the party. In 2011 the hacktivist group Anonymous leaked the membership applications of the Finnish Resistance Movement on Pastebin. It was revealed that Ulla Pyysalo, the aide of Juho Eerola, had applied for membership in the neo-nazi Neo-Nazism comprises the post–World War II militant, social, and political movements that seek to revive and reinstate Nazism, Nazi ideology. Neo-Nazis em ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salo, Finland
Salo () is a List of cities and towns in Finland, town and municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southwest Finland regions of Finland, region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish language, Finnish. In Finnish ''salo'' means woodland, backwoods but also a wooded island. It is thought that Salo has meant the island that over thousand years ago existed to the south of the current town but is today (due to the post-glacial rebound typical in the area) a hill, not even very close to the sea. Salo is located between the capital Helsinki (distance ) and the provincial capital Turku (distance ), making it a busy small city. The short distance from these bigger cities keeps the Salo region and its business life growing. Farming also plays a considerable part in the area. Salo's neighbouring municipalities are Koski Tl, Lohja, Kimitoön, Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varsinais-Suomi (constituency)
The Varsinais-Suomi constituency (Finnish: ''Varsinais-Suomen vaalipiiri'', Swedish: ''Egentliga Finlands valkrets'') is a Finnish constituency. It covers the administrative region of Southwest Finland, with a population of 450,968 (). Varsinais-Suomi elects 17 members to the Parliament of Finland. The constituency's profile is urban, centred on the cities of Turku and Salo. The largest party in elections since 1999 has been the National Coalition Party. Members of parliament 2019-2023 Finns *Ville Tavio *Vilhelm Junnila *Kike Elomaa * Mikko Lundén Members of parliament 2011-2015 Swedish People's Party *Stefan Wallin, Turku, 12,323 votes ( RKP), Minister of the Environment and Minister at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs responsible for Nordic Cooperation in Matti Vanhanen's second cabinet and Mari Kiviniemi' cabinet Centre Party *Esko Kiviranta, Sauvo, 6,026 votes *Annika Saarikko, Turku, 4,194 votes Green League *Ville Niinistö, Turku, 5,358 votes Finns *Kike Elomaa, Masku ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lohja
Lohja (; sv, Lojo) is a city and municipality in the Uusimaa region of Finland. The city has a population of 47,518 (2017), and it covers an area of of which , or 8.3 percent, is water. The population density of Lohja is . The municipality is bilingual, with the majority being Finnish and minority Swedish speakers. Lohja has the fourth-most summer houses of any municipality in Finland, with 8,468 located within the city as of June 2018. Lohja is located near Greater Helsinki, and it benefits from a good road network. It takes less than an hour to drive from Helsinki to Lohja on the E18 motorway, which is one of the most significant main road connections in Lohja next to Hangonväylä. City's bilingual slogan is: ''Järvikaupunki - Insjöstaden'' which translates to "Lake city". The landscape of Lohja is characterized by manors and gardens. Its area is divided by the Lohja ridge, which forms a watershed for the largest lake system in Uusimaa, Lake Lohja (Lohjanjärvi); mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Sakari is a given name, and may refer to: * Sakari Kukko (born 1953), Finnish saxophonist and flutist * Sakari Kuosmanen (born 1956), Finnish singer and actor * Sakari Oramo (born 1965), Finnish conductor * Sakari Pinomäki, Finnish mechanical and hydraulic systems engineer * Sakari Timonen (born 1957), Finnish blogger * Sakari Tuomioja (1911-1964), Finnish politician * Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen (1830-1903), freiherr, senator, professor, historian, and politician See also * Sakari (village), India *Sakari Station *Sakari were chosen guard of the Pharaoh Pharaoh (, ; Egyptian: '' pr ꜥꜣ''; cop, , Pǝrro; Biblical Hebrew: ''Parʿō'') is the vernacular term often used by modern authors for the kings of ancient Egypt who ruled as monarchs from the First Dynasty (c. 3150 BC) until the ... {{given name Finnish masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pirkanmaa (constituency)
Pirkanmaa (formerly Häme North) is a Finnish constituency represented in the Parliament of Finland. It covers the administrative region of Pirkanmaa, with a population of 453,978 (). Pirkanmaa currently elects 18 members of the Parliament. The constituency is largely urban, centred on the traditionally working-class city of Tampere. The largest party in the parliamentary elections has been the Social Democratic Party of Finland, although it has as many seats as the conservative National Coalition. Members of parliament 2017–2021 * Sanna Marin * Ilmari Nurminen * Pia Viitanen * Marko Asell * Jukka Gustafsson * Anna-Kaisa Ikonen * Sofia Vikman * Pauli Kiuru * Arto Satonen *Sami Savio * Sakari Puisto * Veikko Vallin *Veijo Niemi * Iiris Suomela *Satu Hassi * Arto Pirttilahti * Jouni Ovaska * Anna Kontula * Sari Tanus Current members of parliament 2011– * Mikko Alatalo (Kesk.) * Jukka Gustafsson (SDP) * Harri Jaskari (Kok.) * Saara Karhu (SDP) * Pauli Kiuru (Kok.) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
