City council

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Who sits on this body?

Party presence

Members by party up to the meeting on 8 Jun 2026, 37 in total.

Left Alliance 1 1 people
Social Democrats 15 15 people
Greens 1 1 people
Centre Party 3 3 people
National Coalition 10 10 people
Christian Democrats 2 2 people
Finns Party 5 5 people

Councillors (37)

Sallamaari Simpanen Left Alliance 9/9 meetings
Erika Tiainen Social Democrats 9/9 meetings
Heidi Häll Social Democrats 9/9 meetings
Jari Vastamäki Social Democrats 8/9 meetings
Jari Virtanen Social Democrats 9/9 meetings
Jouko Rajajärvi Social Democrats 7/9 meetings
Kimmo Huvinen Social Democrats 9/9 meetings
Kirsi Lehtimäki Social Democrats 9/9 meetings
Matti Nieminen Social Democrats 9/9 meetings
Mikko Järvinen Social Democrats 9/9 meetings
Pirjo Riikonen Social Democrats 9/9 meetings
Sami Salminen Social Democrats 8/9 meetings
Sari Niemelä Social Democrats 9/9 meetings
Seija Kasurinen Social Democrats 9/9 meetings
Taisto Lehmusvuori Social Democrats 9/9 meetings
Teppo Arifullen Social Democrats 9/9 meetings
Krista Vadelmakoski Greens 9/9 meetings
Mika Mäentalo Centre Party 9/9 meetings
Paula Ijäs Centre Party 8/9 meetings
Tarja Anttonen Centre Party 9/9 meetings
Aimo Bonden National Coalition 9/9 meetings
Heikki Mäkilä National Coalition 8/9 meetings
Henri Saari National Coalition 9/9 meetings
Ilkka Jaakkola National Coalition 8/9 meetings
Kuisma Seppälä National Coalition 9/9 meetings
Mika Leppälä National Coalition 9/9 meetings
Mikko Tukonen National Coalition 9/9 meetings
Niina Varjo National Coalition 8/9 meetings
Timo Erkkilä National Coalition 9/9 meetings
Venla Kalmi National Coalition 9/9 meetings
Hanna-Liisa Endén Christian Democrats 9/9 meetings
Risto Auvinen Christian Democrats 9/9 meetings
Jarkko Lindfelt Finns Party 7/9 meetings
Jarmo Ruuth Finns Party 9/9 meetings
Kai Pynnönen Finns Party 9/9 meetings
Kaija Järvinen Finns Party 9/9 meetings
Mikko Rautkoski Finns Party 9/9 meetings

Deputies and former councillors who have attended (6)

Jenna Niinikoski Social Democrats 1/9 meetings
Juho Salonen Social Democrats 3/9 meetings
Pekka Kantanen Centre Party 1/9 meetings
Irja Mällönen-Valkeinen National Coalition 1/9 meetings
Tapio Väli-Torala National Coalition 2/9 meetings
Tuula Ekman Finns Party 2/9 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.