Eija Hannele Nivala (born 27 February 1967) is a Finnish priest and politician, formerly representing the Centre Party in the parliament of Finland. Nivala ran in the 2015 parliamentary election in the electoral district of

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, but her 4,476 votes were not enough to get elected. However, after MP

Mirja Vehkaperä Mirja Tellervo Vehkaperä (born 6 April 1976) is a Finnish politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2018 until 2019. She is a member of the Centre Party, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Par ...

left the parliament in June 2018, Nivala took the vacated seat and started her term in the parliament on 18 June 2018. Her term lasted only until 25 June 2018, as Nivala was elected the vicar of the parish of Ylivieska and decided to vacate her seat for

Hanna-Leena Mattila Hanna-Leena Mattila (born 1 September 1968) is a Finnish politician currently serving in the Parliament of Finland for the Centre Party at the Oulu Oulu ( , ; sv, Uleåborg ) is a city, municipality and a seaside resort of about 210,000 inh ...

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