Oulu is a
Finnish constituency represented in
eduskunta
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. It covers the administrative regions of
Northern Ostrobothnia
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and
Kainuu, with a combined population of about 459,000 (). Oulu currently elects 18 members of eduskunta.
The constituency is largely rural, and the major cities are
Oulu and
Kajaani
Kajaani (; sv, Kajana) is the most populous town and the capital of the Kainuu Region of Finland. It is located southeast of Lake Oulu (Oulujärvi), which drains into the Gulf of Bothnia through the Oulu River (Oulujoki). As of , it had a pop ...
. The dominant party is the
Centre
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, which has taken half of the available seats since 1991.
Members of parliament
2007–2011
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Matti Ahde (
Social Democratic Party
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Tuomo Hänninen Centre Party)
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Liisa Jaakonsaari
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(
Social Democratic Party
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Kyösti Karjula (
Centre Party)
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Inkeri Kerola (
Centre Party)
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Martti Korhonen (
Left Alliance)
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Timo Korhonen
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(
Centre Party)
*
Merja Kyllönen (
Left Alliance)
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Paula Lehtomäki
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(
Centre Party)
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Suvi Lindén (
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 ...
)
*
Erkki Pulliainen (
Green League
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Lyly Rajala (
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 ...
)
*
Antti Rantakangas (
Centre Party)
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Tapani Tölli (
Centre Party)
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Tuulikki Ukkola (
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 ...
)
*
Unto Valpas (
Left Alliance)
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Mirja Vehkaperä (
Centre Party)
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Pekka Vilkuna (
Centre Party)
2019–2023
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Pekka Aittakumpu (
Centre Party)
*
Janne Heikkinen (
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 ...
)
*
Katja Hänninen (
Left Alliance)
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Olli Immonen
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Immonen was born in Nivala, and received national attention in July 2015 after wr ...
(
Finns Party
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)
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Mikko Kinnunen (
Centre Party)
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Merja Kyllönen (
Left Alliance)
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Hanna-Leena Mattila (
Centre Party)
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Raimo Piirainen (
Social Democratic Party
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Jenni Pitko (
Green League
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)
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Juha Pylväs (
Centre Party)
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Antti Rantakangas (
Centre Party)
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Hanna Sarkkinen (
Left Alliance)
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Jenna Simula (
Finns Party
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Juha Sipilä
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(
Centre Party)
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Mari-Leena Talvitie (
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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Tytti Tuppurainen
Tytti Tuppurainen (born 18 February 1976) is a Finnish politician.
Born in Oulu, Tuppurainen was elected to the Finnish Parliament for the Social Democratic Party of Finland, Social Democratic Party in 2011, from the constituency of Oulu (const ...
(
Social Democratic Party
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Sebastian Tynkkynen (
Finns Party
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Ville Vähämäki (
Finns Party
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Election results
References
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 ...
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Constituencies of Finland
Kainuu
North Ostrobothnia