Touko Juhani Aalto (born 1 April 1984) is a Finnish politician. He was chairman of the

Green League The Green League, ( , Vihr; ; ; ; ) shortened to the Greens, (; ) is a green political party in Finland. Ideologically, the Green League is positioned on the centre-left of the political spectrum. It is a reformist party and it supports femi ...

from 2017 to 2018. He represented the electoral district of

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in the

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2015–2019.

Life

Aalto was born in

Savonlinna Savonlinna (, , ; ) is a town in Finland, located in the eastern interior of the country. It lies in the Finnish Lakeland, the South Savo region. The population of Savonlinna is approximately , while the Savonlinna sub-region, sub-region has a pop ...

and later lived in

Joensuu Joensuu (; ; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of North Karelia. It is located in the eastern interior of the country and in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Joensuu is approximately , while the sub-region has a population ...

. He currently lives in

Jyväskylä Jyväskylä () is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Central Finland. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Jyväskylä is approximately , while the Jyväskylä sub-region, sub-region has a population of approximately ...

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. Aalto graduated as Bachelor of Social Sciences from the

University of Jyväskylä A university () is an institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". U ...

in 2008. He worked as a cleaner and salesperson before becoming parliamentary assistant of MP Jani Toivola in 2011. Aalto was elected to the City Council of Jyväskylä in 2008 and to the Parliament in 2015. He is the first Green Member of the Parliament from Central Finland. He is currently member of the Finance Committee of the Parliament. In the 2017 municipal elections, Aalto received the most personal votes in Jyväskylä at the same time when the Green League became the largest party of Jyväskylä. On 17 June 2017, Aalto won the Green League leadership election, and became the chairman of the party.Touko Aalto vihreiden puheenjohtajaksi
''Ilta-Sanomat''. Retrieved 17 June 2017. In September 2018, Aalto took a sick leave due to exhaustion and his duties were temporarily handed to the first deputy chair

Maria Ohisalo Maria Karoliina Ohisalo (born 8 March 1985) is a Finnish politician and researcher who served as Minister of the Interior between 2019 and 2021. The former chairman of the Green League, she has been a Member of Parliament since 2019. Ohisalo s ...

. In October 2018, he announced that he is resigning from his post, citing depression and fatigue. Aalto took part in the 2019 parliamentary election, but was not re-elected. In June 2023, Aalto was chosen as the municipal manager of

Toivakka Toivakka is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Central Finland region, near Jyväskylä. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually ...

Electoral history

Municipal elections

European Parliament elections

Parliamentary elections

Personal life

Aalto was married with Johanna Pietiläinen from 2015 to 2017.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aalto, Touko 1984 births Living people People from Savonlinna Green League politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (2015–2019) University of Jyväskylä alumni