Pekka Juhani Aittakumpu (born 1981 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 Finnish Lutheran priest and politician currently serving in the

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for the

Finns Party The Finns Party ( , PS; , Sannf), formerly known as the True Finns, is a right-wing populist political party in Finland. It was founded in 1995 following the dissolution of the Finnish Rural Party. The party achieved its electoral breakthro ...

at the

constituency. He represented the Centre Party from 2019 until October 2024 when he defected to the

. He cited numerous ideological differences between himself and the Centre Party, such as the stance on

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, the Finnish branch of the

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movement "Elokapina", LGBT issues and Finnish language and culture.

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1981 births Living people People from Oulu 21st-century Finnish Lutheran clergy Finns Party politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (2019–2023) Members of the Parliament of Finland (2023–2027) {{FinnsParty-politician-stub