Central Finland (formerly ''Vaasa Province East'') is a
Finnish constituency represented in
Eduskunta
The Parliament of Finland ( ; ) is the unicameral and supreme legislature of Finland, founded on 9 May 1906. In accordance with the Constitution of Finland, sovereignty belongs to the people, and that power is vested in the Parliament. The ...
. It covers the administrative region of
Central Finland
Central Finland ( fi, Keski-Suomi; sv, Mellersta Finland) is a region ( / ) in Finland. It borders the regions of Päijät-Häme, Pirkanmaa, South Ostrobothnia, Central Ostrobothnia, North Ostrobothnia, North Savo, and South Savo. The city o ...
, with a population of about 265,000 (). Central Finland currently elects ten members of Eduskunta.
The constituency is largely rural, and the only major city in the area is
Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä () is a city and municipality in Finland in the western part of the Finnish Lakeland. It is located about 150 km north-east from Tampere, the third largest city in Finland; and about 270 km north from Helsinki, the capital of ...
. The largest party in the
2011 election was the
Centre Party.
Members of Parliament 2019–2023
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Bella Forsgrén
Bella Asha Maria Belaynesh Forsgrén (born 10 February 1992 in Addis Ababa) is a Finnish politician of the Green League who has been serving as a member of the Parliament of Finland since 2019, representing the Central Finland
Central Finlan ...
(
Green League
The Green League (VIHR, fi, Vihreä liitto , sv, Gröna förbundet), shortened to the Greens ( fi, Vihreät, sv, De Gröna), is a green political party in Finland.
Ideologically, the Green League is positioned on the centre-left of the polit ...
)
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Teuvo Hakkarainen
Teuvo Hakkarainen (born 12 April 1960, in Viitasaari) is a Finnish politician and member of the European Parliament, representing the Finns Party. Before being elected to the European Parliament in the 2019 election, he had been a member of the ...
(
Finns Party
The Finns Party, formerly known as the True Finns ( fi, Perussuomalaiset, PS, sv, Sannfinländarna, Sannf.), is a right-wing populist political party in Finland. It was founded in 1995 following the dissolution of the Finnish Rural Party.
The ...
)
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Petri Honkonen (
Centre Party)
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Anne Kalmari (
Centre Party)
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Juho Kautto (
Left Alliance)
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Jouni Kotiaho (
Finns Party
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The ...
)
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Joonas Könttä (
Centre Party)
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Riitta Mäkinen (
Social Democratic Party
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)
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Piritta Rantanen (
Social Democratic Party
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)
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Sinuhe Wallinheimo
Mika Sinuhe Wallinheimo (born March 9, 1972 in Jyväskylä, Finland) is a Finnish politician and former professional ice hockey goaltender. As the last team he represented JYP in the SM-liiga. After his sporting career he entered politics and wa ...
(
National Coalition Party
sv, Samlingspartiet
, leader1_title = Chairman
, leader1_name = Petteri Orpo
, leader2_title = Deputy chairs
, leader2_name = Antti HäkkänenElina ValtonenAnna-Kaisa Ikonen
, merger = Finnish Party, Young Finn ...
)
Members of Parliament 2015–2019
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Lauri Ihalainen (
Social Democratic Party
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)
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Anne Kalmari (
Centre Party)
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Mauri Pekkarinen (
Centre Party)
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Toimi Kankaanniemi (
True Finns
The Finns Party, formerly known as the True Finns ( fi, Perussuomalaiset, PS, sv, Sannfinländarna, Sannf.), is a right-wing populist political party in Finland. It was founded in 1995 following the dissolution of the Finnish Rural Party.
The ...
)
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Teuvo Hakkarainen
Teuvo Hakkarainen (born 12 April 1960, in Viitasaari) is a Finnish politician and member of the European Parliament, representing the Finns Party. Before being elected to the European Parliament in the 2019 election, he had been a member of the ...
(
True Finns
The Finns Party, formerly known as the True Finns ( fi, Perussuomalaiset, PS, sv, Sannfinländarna, Sannf.), is a right-wing populist political party in Finland. It was founded in 1995 following the dissolution of the Finnish Rural Party.
The ...
)
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Sinuhe Wallinheimo
Mika Sinuhe Wallinheimo (born March 9, 1972 in Jyväskylä, Finland) is a Finnish politician and former professional ice hockey goaltender. As the last team he represented JYP in the SM-liiga. After his sporting career he entered politics and wa ...
(
National Coalition Party
sv, Samlingspartiet
, leader1_title = Chairman
, leader1_name = Petteri Orpo
, leader2_title = Deputy chairs
, leader2_name = Antti HäkkänenElina ValtonenAnna-Kaisa Ikonen
, merger = Finnish Party, Young Finn ...
)
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Susanna Huovinen
Krista Anri Susanna Huovinen (born 10 June 1972) is a Finnish politician of the Social Democratic Party and the Minister of Social Services between 2013 and 2015.
Huovinen was born in Liminka, and was elected to the Finnish Parliament in 1999 f ...
(
Social Democratic Party
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Active parties
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)
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Touko Aalto
Touko Juhani Aalto (born 1 April 1984) is a Finnish politician. He was chairman of the Green League from 2017 to 2018. He represented the electoral district of Central Finland in the Parliament of Finland 2015–2019.
Life
Aalto was born in S ...
(
Green League
The Green League (VIHR, fi, Vihreä liitto , sv, Gröna förbundet), shortened to the Greens ( fi, Vihreät, sv, De Gröna), is a green political party in Finland.
Ideologically, the Green League is positioned on the centre-left of the polit ...
)
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Aila Paloniemi (
Centre Party)
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Petri Honkonen (
Centre Party)
Members of Parliament 2011–2015
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Anne Kalmari (
Centre Party)
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Susanna Huovinen
Krista Anri Susanna Huovinen (born 10 June 1972) is a Finnish politician of the Social Democratic Party and the Minister of Social Services between 2013 and 2015.
Huovinen was born in Liminka, and was elected to the Finnish Parliament in 1999 f ...
(
Social Democratic Party
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Active parties
Fo ...
)
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Henna Virkkunen (
National Coalition Party
sv, Samlingspartiet
, leader1_title = Chairman
, leader1_name = Petteri Orpo
, leader2_title = Deputy chairs
, leader2_name = Antti HäkkänenElina ValtonenAnna-Kaisa Ikonen
, merger = Finnish Party, Young Finn ...
)
*
Mauri Pekkarinen (
Centre Party)
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Kauko Tuupainen (
True Finns
The Finns Party, formerly known as the True Finns ( fi, Perussuomalaiset, PS, sv, Sannfinländarna, Sannf.), is a right-wing populist political party in Finland. It was founded in 1995 following the dissolution of the Finnish Rural Party.
The ...
)
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Sinuhe Wallinheimo
Mika Sinuhe Wallinheimo (born March 9, 1972 in Jyväskylä, Finland) is a Finnish politician and former professional ice hockey goaltender. As the last team he represented JYP in the SM-liiga. After his sporting career he entered politics and wa ...
(
National Coalition Party
sv, Samlingspartiet
, leader1_title = Chairman
, leader1_name = Petteri Orpo
, leader2_title = Deputy chairs
, leader2_name = Antti HäkkänenElina ValtonenAnna-Kaisa Ikonen
, merger = Finnish Party, Young Finn ...
)
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Aila Paloniemi (
Centre Party)
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Eila Tiainen (
Left Alliance)
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Tuula Peltonen (
Social Democratic Party
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Active parties
Fo ...
)
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Teuvo Hakkarainen
Teuvo Hakkarainen (born 12 April 1960, in Viitasaari) is a Finnish politician and member of the European Parliament, representing the Finns Party. Before being elected to the European Parliament in the 2019 election, he had been a member of the ...
(
True Finns
The Finns Party, formerly known as the True Finns ( fi, Perussuomalaiset, PS, sv, Sannfinländarna, Sannf.), is a right-wing populist political party in Finland. It was founded in 1995 following the dissolution of the Finnish Rural Party.
The ...
)
Members of Parliament 2007–2011
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Susanna Huovinen
Krista Anri Susanna Huovinen (born 10 June 1972) is a Finnish politician of the Social Democratic Party and the Minister of Social Services between 2013 and 2015.
Huovinen was born in Liminka, and was elected to the Finnish Parliament in 1999 f ...
(
SDP)
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Anne Kalmari (
Kesk.)
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Matti Kangas (
Left Alliance)
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Toimi Kankaanniemi (
KD)
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Reijo Laitinen (SDP)
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Lauri Oinonen (Kesk.)
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Aila Paloniemi (Kesk.)
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Mauri Pekkarinen (Kesk.), Minister of Trade and Industry in
Matti Vanhanen's second cabinet
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Tuula Peltonen (SDP)
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Henna Virkkunen (
Kok.)
Election results
See also
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Constituencies of Finland There are thirteen constituencies in Finland, nowadays called electoral districts by the Finnish Parliament. (The English word "constituency" is confusing due to its various meanings.) The citizens of each electoral district elect from 6 to 35 MPs ...
References
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Constituencies of Finland
Central Finland