Jukka Mäkynen (born 27 April 1961, in

Vaasa Vaasa (; sv, Vasa, , Sweden ), in the years 1855–1917 as Nikolainkaupunki ( sv, Nikolajstad; literally meaning "city of Nicholas),

) is a Finnish politician currently serving in 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 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 ...

at the

Vaasa Vaasa (; sv, Vasa, , Sweden ), in the years 1855–1917 as Nikolainkaupunki ( sv, Nikolajstad; literally meaning "city of Nicholas),

constituency.Eduskunta profile
/ref> Mäkynen is also a member of the Vaasa city council. In 2015, Mäkynen was convicted to a five month-long conditional prison sentence for defrauding his mother. In 2017, Mäkynen was also convicted for assault and had to pay compensation to the victim. Due to non-payment, the compensation eventually had to be taken from his parliamentary salary by a public debt collector.

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1961 births Living people People from Vaasa Finns Party politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (2019–23) {{FinnsParty-politician-stub