Heli Tuulikki Paasio (born November 24, 1972 in

Turku Turku ( ; ; sv, Åbo, ) is a city and former capital on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River, in the region of Finland Proper (''Varsinais-Suomi'') and the former Turku and Pori Province (''Turun ja Porin lääni''; ...

) is a Finnish politician from

. A Social Democrat, she was member of the

Parliament of Finland 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 ...

for

Finland Proper Southwest Finland, calqued as Finland Proper ( fi, Varsinais-Suomi ; sv, Egentliga Finland), is a region in the southwest of Finland. It borders the regions of Satakunta, Pirkanmaa, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Uusimaa, and Åland. The regi ...

from 1999 to 2015. Paasio is daughter of Pertti Paasio and granddaughter of

Rafael Paasio Kustaa Rafael Paasio, born Hellström (6 June 1903 – 17 March 1980) was a prominent Finnish politician and editor from Social Democratic Party. He served as Prime Minister of Finland twice. Paasio was born in Uskela and was in contact with the ...

Paasiot: SDP kaipaa uudistuksia
Yle News. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2017. who were both prominent Social Democratic politicians. She graduated as Master of Philosophy (mathematics teacher) in 1999. She was elected to the Parliament four times. In the 2011 election she received 13,945 votes, the most in Finland Proper and the eight-most in the entire Finland.Top 10: Soini, Stubb... ja Kike Elomaa?
''Uusi Suomi''. 18 April 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2017. After a parliamentary career of sixteen years, she retired from the Parliament in 2015.

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* 1972 births Living people People from Turku Social Democratic Party of Finland politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (1999–2003) Members of the Parliament of Finland (2003–07) Members of the Parliament of Finland (2007–11) Members of the Parliament of Finland (2011–15) {{SocialDemocraticPartyFinland-politician-stub