City council
Kaupunginvaltuusto
Who sits on this body?
Party presence
Members by party up to the meeting on 24 Aug 2026, 46 in total.
- Left Alliance 5 5 people
- Social Democrats 15 15 people
- Greens 2 2 people
- Centre Party 9 9 people
- National Coalition 11 11 people
- Christian Democrats 1 1 people
- Finns Party 3 3 people
Councillors (46)
- Hanna Aronen Left Alliance 11/12 meetings
- Janne Vuorenmaa Left Alliance 12/12 meetings
- Kristiina Halonen Left Alliance 12/12 meetings
- Sirkka-Liisa Ilvonen Left Alliance 12/12 meetings
- Suvi Aaltonen Left Alliance 9/12 meetings
- Emmi Lintonen Social Democrats 12/12 meetings
- Hussien Eid Social Democrats 9/12 meetings
- Ilkka Joenpalo Social Democrats 6/12 meetings
- Jari Marjamäki Social Democrats 12/12 meetings
- Jennica Kainulainen Social Democrats 12/12 meetings
- Jukka Sipponen Social Democrats 12/12 meetings
- Kaisa Lepola Social Democrats 12/12 meetings
- Kati Kaasalainen Social Democrats 10/12 meetings
- Maaret Lahtinen Social Democrats 12/12 meetings
- Matti Uutela Social Democrats 12/12 meetings
- Mikko Suomi Social Democrats 12/12 meetings
- Pasi Heinämaa Social Democrats 12/12 meetings
- Pasi Vikman Social Democrats 11/12 meetings
- Saara Jokinen Social Democrats 11/12 meetings
- Tarja Rajahalme-Tahvanainen Social Democrats 10/12 meetings
- Maija Kranni Greens 12/12 meetings
- Ville Sundell Greens 12/12 meetings
- Eero Hirvikoski Centre Party 12/12 meetings
- Irmeli Vinnikainen Centre Party 11/12 meetings
- Jaak Viitso Centre Party 7/12 meetings
- Johanna Häggman Centre Party 11/12 meetings
- Johanna Wiisak Centre Party 11/12 meetings
- Matti Lehtinen Centre Party 11/12 meetings
- Seppo Kolunen Centre Party 11/12 meetings
- Sirkka-Liisa Anttila Centre Party 8/12 meetings
- Teresa Norri Centre Party 12/12 meetings
- Arkan Güzel National Coalition 11/12 meetings
- Jaana Lähteenkorva National Coalition 9/12 meetings
- Jouko Haonperä National Coalition 12/12 meetings
- Liinu Torkkel National Coalition 9/12 meetings
- Lotta Saarenmaa National Coalition 12/12 meetings
- Mika Penttilä National Coalition 12/12 meetings
- Reima Hakala National Coalition 9/12 meetings
- Sami Kotiniemi National Coalition 6/12 meetings
- Sanna Järvi National Coalition 12/12 meetings
- Sanni Grahn-Laasonen National Coalition 9/12 meetings
- Satu Järvinen National Coalition 11/12 meetings
- Asta Jaakkola Christian Democrats 12/12 meetings
- Kari Suoranta Finns Party 12/12 meetings
- Otto Eriksson Finns Party 11/12 meetings
- Tero Ahtola Finns Party 10/12 meetings
Deputies and former councillors who have attended (12)
- Arja Mäkelä Left Alliance 1/12 meetings
- Juha Kantanen Left Alliance 3/12 meetings
- Tapio Virtanen Left Alliance 1/12 meetings
- Jaakko Henriksson Social Democrats 5/12 meetings
- Päivi Kallionpää Centre Party 3/12 meetings
- Sanna Vähä-Pietilä Centre Party 1/12 meetings
- Antti Lindvall National Coalition 4/12 meetings
- Heikki Jokinen National Coalition 1/12 meetings
- Ilari Kalliola National Coalition 1/12 meetings
- Nina Mäkelä National Coalition 3/12 meetings
- Mika Sarin Finns Party 1/12 meetings
- Tea Jaakkola Finns Party 2/12 meetings
This list is compiled from the attendance lists in the council’s minutes since 1 Jun 2025. Councillors are those who attended at least half of the meetings, and those elected in 2025 who attended one of the last three meetings. Parties come from Statistics Finland’s candidate data for the election.
Meetings by year
2026
- 24 Aug 2026 Meeting 24 Aug 2026 Minutes · 11 items
- 15 Jun 2026 Meeting 15 Jun 2026 Minutes · 14 items
- 18 May 2026 Meeting 18 May 2026 Minutes · 12 items
- 2 Mar 2026 Meeting 2 Mar 2026 Minutes · 9 items
- 26 Jan 2026 Meeting 26 Jan 2026 Minutes · 18 items
2025
- 8 Dec 2025 Meeting 8 Dec 2025 Minutes · 13 items
- 10 Nov 2025 Meeting 10 Nov 2025 Minutes · 7 items
- 20 Oct 2025 Meeting 20 Oct 2025 Minutes · 4 items
- 6 Oct 2025 Meeting 6 Oct 2025 Minutes · 10 items
- 8 Sep 2025 Meeting 8 Sep 2025 Minutes · 10 items
- 18 Aug 2025 Meeting 18 Aug 2025 Minutes · 7 items
- 9 Jun 2025 Meeting 9 Jun 2025 Minutes · 24 items
- 12 May 2025 Meeting 12 May 2025 Minutes · 11 items
- 7 Apr 2025 Meeting 7 Apr 2025 Minutes · 11 items
- 10 Feb 2025 Meeting 10 Feb 2025 Minutes · 17 items
- 27 Jan 2025 Meeting 27 Jan 2025 Minutes · 24 items