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The Southeast Finland constituency (Finnish: ''Kaakkois-Suomen vaalipiiri'', Swedish: ''Sydöstra Finlands valkrets'') is a Finnish constituency represented 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 ...
. It covers the regions of
South Karelia South Karelia ( fi, Etelä-Karjala; sv, Södra Karelen) is a Regions of Finland, region of Finland. It borders the regions of Kymenlaakso, Southern Savonia, South Savo and North Karelia, as well as Russia (Republic of Karelia and Leningrad Obla ...
,
Southern Savonia South Savo (or Southern Savonia; fi, Etelä-Savo; sv, Södra Savolax) is a region in the south-east of Finland. It borders the regions of North Savo, North Karelia, South Karelia, Kymenlaakso, Päijät-Häme, and Central Finland. The total are ...
and Kymi Valley. The South-Eastern district currently elects 17 members to the parliament. The district was formed in 2013 by merging the electoral districts of
Southern Savonia South Savo (or Southern Savonia; fi, Etelä-Savo; sv, Södra Savolax) is a region in the south-east of Finland. It borders the regions of North Savo, North Karelia, South Karelia, Kymenlaakso, Päijät-Häme, and Central Finland. The total are ...
and
Kymi Kymi may refer to: *Kymi, Greece, a town in Euboea, Greece *Kymi, Finland, a former municipality in Finland *Kymi (constituency), a constituency in the Finnish Parliament *Kymi (region), or ''Kymenlaakso'', the region of Finland *Kymi B.C., a basket ...
into one.


Members of parliament


2015–2019

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Juho Eerola Juho Seppo Antero Eerola (born 24 February 1975 in Kymi, Finland) is a Finnish politician of the Finns Party. He was elected to the Finnish Parliament in the 2011 election. He is also a member of the city council of Kotka. In the True Finns' par ...
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Finns Finns or Finnish people ( fi, suomalaiset, ) are a Baltic Finnic ethnic group native to Finland. Finns are traditionally divided into smaller regional groups that span several countries adjacent to Finland, both those who are native to these ...
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Antti Häkkänen Antti Edvard Häkkänen (born 16 January 1985 in Mäntyharju, Finland) is a Finnish politician, representing the National Coalition Party. He has served as a Member of Parliament since 2015. From 2017 to 2019, Häkkänen served as Minister of Just ...
(
NCP NCP may refer to: Science and medicine * Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia (a temporary name for COVID-19), an outbreak that was officially identified in late 2019. * HIV-1 nucleocapsid protein 7 (NCp7), a target of zinc finger inhibitors * Nucleosome ...
) * Heli Järvinen ( Greens) * Anneli Kiljunen ( SDP) * Jukka Kopra (NCP) *
Hanna Kosonen Hanna Kosonen (born 27 February 1976) is a Finnish politician and former ski-orienteering competitor. She was Finland's Minister of Science and Culture from August 2019 till August 2020. She became double junior world champion in ski ...
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Centre Center or centre may refer to: Mathematics * Center (geometry), the middle of an object * Center (algebra), used in various contexts ** Center (group theory) ** Center (ring theory) * Graph center, the set of all vertices of minimum eccentri ...
) * Suna Kymäläinen (SDP) * Jari Leppä (Centre) * Jari Lindström (Finns) *
Jani Mäkelä Jani Kalevi Kristian Mäkelä (born 21 October 1976) is a Finnish politician currently serving in the Parliament of Finland for the Finns Party The Finns Party, formerly known as the True Finns ( fi, Perussuomalaiset, PS, sv, Sannfinlända ...
(Finns) *
Sirpa Paatero Sirpa Paatero (born 9 September 1964) is a Finnish politician of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) who has been serving as Minister of Local Government in the government of Prime Minister Sanna Marin since 2019. Political career In parliamen ...
(SDP) *
Markku Pakkanen Markku is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Markku Alén (born 1951), Finnish former rally and race car driver *Markku Aro (born 1950), Finnish singer who performed on Eurovision contest in 1971 * Markku Huhtamo (born 1946), Fin ...
(Centre) *
Satu Taavitsainen Satu may refer to: Geography * Satu Mare, a town in northwest Romania * SATU, a people mover in Portugal Other * Satu (name) Satu is a female given name in Finland, meaning ''fairytale''. Its nameday In Christianity, a name day is a traditi ...
(SDP) *
Kimmo Tiilikainen Kimmo Kalevi Tiilikainen (born 17 August 1966, Ruokolahti) is a Finnish politician from the Centre Party. He is an organic farmer and forester. Tiilikainen served as the Minister of Agriculture and the Environment from 2015 to 2019. He is also a ...
(Centre) * Lenita Toivakka (NCP) *
Ari Torniainen Ari Juhani Torniainen (born 15 March 1956 in Lappeenranta) 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 19 ...
(Centre) *
Kaj Turunen Kaj Valentin Turunen (born 27 December 1960 in Lohja) is a Finnish politician. Turunen was elected to the Finnish Parliament in the 2011 election as a The Finns Party candidate from the electoral district of Southern Savonia with 2,631 votes. In ...
(Finns)


2019–2023

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Juho Eerola Juho Seppo Antero Eerola (born 24 February 1975 in Kymi, Finland) is a Finnish politician of the Finns Party. He was elected to the Finnish Parliament in the 2011 election. He is also a member of the city council of Kotka. In the True Finns' par ...
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Finns Finns or Finnish people ( fi, suomalaiset, ) are a Baltic Finnic ethnic group native to Finland. Finns are traditionally divided into smaller regional groups that span several countries adjacent to Finland, both those who are native to these ...
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Hanna Holopainen Hanna Riikka Holopainen (born 8 October 1976 in Lappeenranta) is a Finnish Green League politician currently serving in the Parliament of Finland for the electoral district An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislat ...
( Greens) *
Antti Häkkänen Antti Edvard Häkkänen (born 16 January 1985 in Mäntyharju, Finland) is a Finnish politician, representing the National Coalition Party. He has served as a Member of Parliament since 2015. From 2017 to 2019, Häkkänen served as Minister of Just ...
(
NCP NCP may refer to: Science and medicine * Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia (a temporary name for COVID-19), an outbreak that was officially identified in late 2019. * HIV-1 nucleocapsid protein 7 (NCp7), a target of zinc finger inhibitors * Nucleosome ...
) * Heli Järvinen (Greens) *
Ville Kaunisto Ville Kaunisto (born 19 March 1982) is a Finnish former basketball player and politician. He last played for Kouvot of the Korisliiga and for the Finnish national basketball team. He started his professional career in 1999–00. He was elected to ...
(NCP) * Anneli Kiljunen ( SDP) * Jukka Kopra (NCP) *
Hanna Kosonen Hanna Kosonen (born 27 February 1976) is a Finnish politician and former ski-orienteering competitor. She was Finland's Minister of Science and Culture from August 2019 till August 2020. She became double junior world champion in ski ...
(
Centre Center or centre may refer to: Mathematics * Center (geometry), the middle of an object * Center (algebra), used in various contexts ** Center (group theory) ** Center (ring theory) * Graph center, the set of all vertices of minimum eccentri ...
) * Suna Kymäläinen (SDP) * Kristian Sheikki Laakso (Finns) * Jari Leppä (Centre) *
Niina Malm Niina Maria Onerva Malm (born 3 May 1982, in Imatra) is a Finnish politician currently serving in the Parliament of Finland for the Social Democratic Party of Finland The Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP, fi, Suomen sosialidemokraattine ...
(SDP) *
Jani Mäkelä Jani Kalevi Kristian Mäkelä (born 21 October 1976) is a Finnish politician currently serving in the Parliament of Finland for the Finns Party The Finns Party, formerly known as the True Finns ( fi, Perussuomalaiset, PS, sv, Sannfinlända ...
(Finns) *
Sirpa Paatero Sirpa Paatero (born 9 September 1964) is a Finnish politician of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) who has been serving as Minister of Local Government in the government of Prime Minister Sanna Marin since 2019. Political career In parliamen ...
(SDP) *
Ari Torniainen Ari Juhani Torniainen (born 15 March 1956 in Lappeenranta) 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 19 ...
(Centre) * Ano Turtiainen (Finns) *
Paula Werning Hanna Paula Helena Werning (born 25 April 1976) is a Finnish politician currently serving in the Parliament of Finland for the Social Democratic Party of Finland at the South-Eastern Finland (constituency), South-Eastern Finland constituency. ...
(SDP)


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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