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North Karelia (electoral District)
North Karelia (formerly Kuopio East) was an electoral district represented in the Finland, Finnish ''Eduskunta'' (parliament). In 2013, it was merged with Northern Savonia (electoral district), Northern Savonia electoral district to form the Savonia-Karelia (electoral district), Savonia-Karelia electoral district. It covered the administrative region of North Karelia, with a population of 169,722 (). North Karelia elected six members of the ''Eduskunta'', when in 2005, there were still seven seats. The constituency was largely rural, centred on the city of Joensuu. The largest party in the Finnish parliamentary elections has traditionally been the Centre Party (Finland), Centre Party. The reduction of seats caused the Green League leader Tarja Cronberg to lose her seat in 2007 elections, even though she got 11.7% and the second most votes in constituency. Members of parliament 2017–2021 2003–2007 * Tarja Cronberg (Green League, VIHR) * Hannu Hoskonen (Centre Party (Finland) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District
An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provide the voters therein with representation in a legislature or other polity. That legislative body, the state's constitution, or a body established for that purpose determines each district's boundaries and whether each will be represented by a single member or multiple members. Generally, only voters (''constituents'') who reside within the district are permitted to vote in an election held there. The district representative or representatives may be elected by single-winner first-past-the-post system, a multi-winner proportional representative system, or another voting method. The district members may be selected by a direct election under wide adult enfranchisement, an indirect election, or direct election using another form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esa Lahtela
The European Space Agency (ESA) is a 23-member international organization devoted to space exploration. With its headquarters in Paris and a staff of around 2,547 people globally as of 2023, ESA was founded in 1975 in the context of European integration. Its 2025 annual budget was €7.7 billion. The ESA Human and Robotic Exploration programme includes human spaceflight (mainly through participation in the International Space Station programme); as well as the launch and operation of missions to Mars and Moon. Further activities include science missions to Jupiter, Mercury, the Sun, Earth observation, Asteroid impact avoidance and Telecommunications missions, designing launch vehicles; and maintaining Europe's Spaceport, the Guiana Space Centre at Kourou (French Guiana). Further programmes include space safety, satellite navigation, applications and commercialisation. The main European launch vehicle Ariane 6 is operated through Arianespace with ESA sharing in the cost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral Districts Of Finland
There are 13 electoral districts for elections to the Finnish Parliament. Each electoral district elects a number of MPs proportional to its population, currently ranging from 6 to 35 MPs, except Åland (parliamentary electoral district), Åland which only elects one. Boundaries The boundaries of the electoral districts are based on the provinces of Finland, provinces in use from 1634 to 1997, and have remained largely the same since the 1907 Finnish parliamentary election, first parliamentary election in 1907. Some Regions of Finland#Regional border changes, minor border changes between the regions of Finland have affected the electoral districts, but there have also been larger changes, detailed below. In 1939, the electoral district of Oulu Province North (parliamentary electoral district), Oulu Province North was divided between the electoral districts of Lapland Province (parliamentary electoral district), Lapland Province and Oulu Province (parliamentary electoral district), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anu Vehviläinen
Anu Helena Vehviläinen (born 9 September 1963) is a Finnish politician for the Centre Party who served as Speaker of the Finnish Parliament from 2020 to 2022. She has previously held various cabinet positions, including Finland's Minister of Local Government and Public Reforms in the Sipilä Cabinet from 2015 to 2019; Minister of Transport from May to June 2019; and Minister of Transport in the Vanhanen II and Kiviniemi cabinets from 2007 to 2011. Early life and education Vehviläinen was born in Leppävirta. She has a master's degree in Philosophy and is preparing a doctorate degree at the University of Joensuu. Political career During his time in parliament, Vehviläinen served on the Committee on Education (1995–1999) and the Committee on Social Affairs and Health (2011–2015, 2019–2020), among others. From 2015 to 2019, Vehviläinen served as Minister of Local Government and Public Reforms in the cabinet of Prime Minister Juha Sipilä. In 2020, Vehviläi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Coalition Party (Finland)
The National Coalition Party (NCP; , Kok; , Saml) is a liberal-conservative political party in Finland. It is the current governing political party of Finland. Founded in 1918, the National Coalition Party is one of the "big three" parties that have dominated Finnish national politics for several decades, along with the Social Democratic Party and the Centre Party. The current party chair is Petteri Orpo, elected on 11 June 2016. The party self-statedly bases its politics on "freedom, responsibility and democracy, equal opportunities, education, supportiveness, tolerance and caring" and supports multiculturalism and gay rights. Their foreign stances are pro-NATO and pro-European oriented, the party is also a member of the European People's Party (EPP). The party is described by literature as a liberal, conservative as well as liberal-conservative party on the centre-right, with catch-all characteristics. The party's vote share has been approximately 20% in parliamentary e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pekka Ravi
Pekka Tapani Ravi (born 26 November 1949 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish politician. He served as a member of the National Coalition Party in 1999–2003 and 2007–2015. Biography Ravi graduated as a primary school class teacher in 1973 from Joensuu University of Applied Sciences and two years later as a Bachelor of Arts. At the beginning of his career, he worked as a substitute teacher in Lieksa in 1969–1970 and in Liperi in 1973–1974 before becoming a permanent hourly teacher in Eno in 1975. He worked at the Eno upper secondary school until 1976, after which he worked as a general teacher at a comprehensive school in Joensuu from 1976 to 1977 and as a class teacher in the same town from 1977 to 1990. From 1990 to 2009, Ravi was the principal of the Karsikko School in Joensuu. Political career Ravi was elected as a member of parliament in the 1999 Parliamentary elections from the North Karelia constituency. During his first term of office, he served as a full mem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matti Väistö
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Matti may refer to: * Matti (given name), people with the given name * Matti (surname), people with the surname * Matti, Karnataka, a village in India * '' Matti: Hell Is for Heroes'', a 2006 film about Matti Nykänen See also * Masa (other) * Mati (other) Mati may refer to: Geography *Mati, Davao Oriental, Philippines, a city ** Roman Catholic Diocese of Mati ** Mati Protected Landscape, a protected area in Davao Oriental, Philippines ** Mati Airport, Davao Oriental, Philippines *Mati, a barangay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eero Reijonen
Eero is an Estonian and Finnish masculine given name (pronounced: /e:ro/). Notable people with the name include: * Eero Aarnio (born 1932), Finnish interior designer * Eero Aho (born 1968), Finnish actor * Eero Akaan-Penttilä (born 1943), Finnish politician * Eero Antikainen (1906–1960), Finnish trade union leader and politician * Eero Berg (1898–1969), Finnish athlete * Eero Böök (1910–1990), Finnish chess player and engineer * Eero Elo (born 1990), Finnish ice hockey player * Eero Endjärv (born 1973), Estonian architect * Eero Epner (born 1978), Estonian art historian and playwright * Eero Erkko (1860–1927), Finnish journalist and politician * Eero Haapala (born 1989), Finnish long jumper * Eero Haapalainen (c. 1880 – 1937), Finnish Communist leader * Eero Hämeenniemi (born 1951), Finnish composer, musician and writer * Eero Heinonen (born 1979), Finnish musician and bass player in The Rasmus * Eero Heinäluoma (born 1955), Finnish politician and former ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Left Alliance (Finland)
The Left Alliance ( , Vas; , VF) is a left-wing list of political parties in Finland, political party in Finland. The Left Alliance was founded in 1990 as the chief successor of the left-wing Finnish People's Democratic League (SKDL). Although not as electorally successful as the SKDL, it has achieved some success, typically receiving around eight to ten percent of the vote in parliamentary elections. It has participated in five cabinets, most recently in the Marin Cabinet from 2019 Finnish parliamentary election, 2019 to 2023 Finnish parliamentary election, 2023. It is Socialism, socialist, specifically Democratic socialism, democratically socialist, and it supports the principles of eco-socialism. The Left Alliance is a member of the Nordic Green Left Alliance. The party's newspaper is the monthly ''Kansan Uutiset''. It had two ministerial positions in the Marin cabinet, Li Andersson as Ministry of Education and Culture (Finland), Minister of Education and Hanna Sarkkinen as M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esko Mononen
Esko is a Finnish masculine given name and surname. Given name People with the given name include: * Esko Aho (born 1954), former Prime Minister of Finland * Esko Ahonen (1955–2025), Finnish politician * Esko Almgren (born 1932), Finnish politician * Esko Elstelä (1931–2007), Finnish screenwriter and film director * Esko Hamilo (born 1945), Finnish diplomat * Esko Hillebrandt (born 1962), Finnish rower * Esko Järvinen (1907–1976), Finnish skier * Esko Jussila (born 1934), Finnish skier * Esko Kaonpää (1942–2002), Finnish ice hockey player * Esko Karhunen (1928–2016), Finnish basketball player * Esko Karu (1946–2003), Canadian skier * Esko Kiviranta (born 1950), Finnish politician * Esko Kovero (born 1958), Finnish actor * Esko Kunnamo (1929–2014), Finnish diplomat * Esko Laine (born 1961), Finnish double-bassist and educator * Esko Lähtevänoja (born 1953), Finnish skier * Esko Luostarinen (born 1935), Finnish ice hockey player * Esko Lyytikkä (1929–1997), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Social Democratic Party Of Finland
The Social Democratic Party of Finland ( , SDP, nicknamed: ''demarit'' in Finnish; , SD) is a social democratic political party in Finland. It is the third-largest party in the Parliament of Finland with a total of 43 seats. Founded in 1899 as the Workers' Party of Finland (; ), the SDP is Finland's oldest active political party and has a close relationship with the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions. It is also a member of the Party of European Socialists, Progressive Alliance and Socialist International. Following the resignation of Antti Rinne in December 2019, Sanna Marin became the country's 46th prime minister. The SDP formed a new coalition government on the basis of its predecessor, the Rinne Cabinet, in effect continuing its cooperation with the Centre Party, Green League, Left Alliance and Swedish People's Party. Of the nineteen ministerial spots that were decided upon in conjunction, seven of them were designated to the SDP in the Marin Cabinet. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
