Kyösti Juhani Karjula (born May 8, 1952 in
Oulu
Oulu ( , ; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of North Ostrobothnia. It is located on the northwestern coast of the country at the mouth of the Oulujoki, River Oulu. The population of Oulu is approximately , while the Oulu sub-regio ...
) is a politician and former member of the
Finnish Parliament
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from
Lumijoki
Lumijoki is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of
() and covers an area of of
which
is water. The population density is
.
Neighbouring municipalities are Hailuoto, ...
, representing the
Centre Party. He was first elected to parliament in 1995 and remained until 2011.
Karjula has an agricultural agent's education from the
University of Helsinki
The University of Helsinki (, ; UH) is a public university in Helsinki, Finland. The university was founded in Turku in 1640 as the Royal Academy of Åbo under the Swedish Empire, and moved to Helsinki in 1828 under the sponsorship of Alexander ...
. His military rank is Senior Lieutenant. Karjula is a member of the conservative Lutheran revival movement
Laestadianism
Laestadianism (; ; ; ), also known as Laestadian Lutheranism and Apostolic Lutheranism, is a Pietism, pietistic Lutheranism, Lutheran revival movement started in Sápmi in the middle of the 19th century. Named after Church of Sweden, Swedish Lu ...
. He and his wife Eila Marjatta Ylielsilä have 18 children, thirteen sons and five daughters.
References
External links
Official homepageKyösti Karjula in the Finnish Parliament
1952 births
Living people
People from Oulu
Finnish Lutherans
Centre Party (Finland) politicians
Members of the Parliament of Finland (1995–1999)
Members of the Parliament of Finland (1999–2003)
Members of the Parliament of Finland (2003–2007)
Members of the Parliament of Finland (2007–2011)
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