Heli Tuulikki Paasio (born November 24, 1972, in
Turku
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) is a
Finnish politician from
Turku
Turku ( ; ; , ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Southwest Finland. It is located on the southwestern coast of the country at the mouth of the Aura River (Finland), River Aura. The population of Turku is approximately , while t ...
. A
Social Democrat
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, she was member of the
Parliament of Finland
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for
Finland Proper
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from 1999 to 2015.
Paasio is the daughter of
Pertti Paasio and the granddaughter of
Rafael Paasio[Paasiot: SDP kaipaa uudistuksia](_blank)
Yle News. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2017. who were both prominent Social Democratic politicians. She graduated as Master of Philosophy (mathematics teacher)
in 1999. She was elected to the Parliament four times. In the
2011 election she received 13,945 votes, the most in the Finland Proper constituency and the eight-most in the entire Finland.
[Top 10: Soini, Stubb... ja Kike Elomaa?](_blank)
''Uusi Suomi''. 18 April 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2017. After a parliamentary career of sixteen years, she retired from the Parliament in 2015.
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1972 births
Living people
Politicians from Turku
Social Democratic Party of Finland politicians
Members of the Parliament of Finland (1999–2003)
Members of the Parliament of Finland (2003–2007)
Members of the Parliament of Finland (2007–2011)
Members of the Parliament of Finland (2011–2015)
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