City council

Kaupunginvaltuusto

Who sits on this body?

Party presence

Members by party up to the meeting on 21 Sep 2026, 60 in total.

Left Alliance 4 4 people
Social Democrats 15 15 people
Greens 7 7 people
Centre Party 17 17 people
National Coalition 12 12 people
Christian Democrats 2 2 people
Finns Party 3 3 people

Councillors (60)

Jenny Keilonen Left Alliance 13/13 meetings
Karoliina Kurkinen Left Alliance 7/13 meetings
Suvi-Tuulia Kovalainen Left Alliance 12/13 meetings
Tessa Ollila Left Alliance 13/13 meetings
Eveliina Pitkänen Social Democrats 13/13 meetings
Hannu Kokki Social Democrats 13/13 meetings
Hilkka Kontiainen Social Democrats 13/13 meetings
Irja Sokka Social Democrats 13/13 meetings
Kalle Hagert Social Democrats 13/13 meetings
Laura Kukkonen Social Democrats 11/13 meetings
Merja Jalkala Social Democrats 12/13 meetings
Neeta Röppänen Social Democrats 11/13 meetings
Nina Hakokivi Social Democrats 13/13 meetings
Pekka Pollari Social Democrats 7/13 meetings
Tanja Airaksinen Social Democrats 13/13 meetings
Teemu Backnäs Social Democrats 12/13 meetings
Tiina Kaartinen Social Democrats 12/13 meetings
Tuula Väätäinen Social Democrats 10/13 meetings
Tytti Luoma Social Democrats 12/13 meetings
Harri Auvinen Greens 12/13 meetings
Jenni Vaattovaara Greens 11/13 meetings
Kari Sutinen Greens 12/13 meetings
Laura Kuusela Greens 10/13 meetings
Marja Berg Greens 13/13 meetings
Petra Kairinen Greens 10/13 meetings
Sami Kumpulainen Greens 13/13 meetings
Aleksi Eskelinen Centre Party 13/13 meetings
Elsi Katainen Centre Party 8/13 meetings
Hannu Kananen Centre Party 11/13 meetings
Heidi Eskelinen Centre Party 13/13 meetings
Heikki Kähkönen Centre Party 12/13 meetings
Jarmo Nykänen Centre Party 13/13 meetings
Leila Savolainen Centre Party 12/13 meetings
Markku Rossi Centre Party 13/13 meetings
Mauno Kumpulainen Centre Party 13/13 meetings
Minna Pehkonen Centre Party 13/13 meetings
Saara Karkulahti Centre Party 13/13 meetings
Satu Pylkkönen Centre Party 13/13 meetings
Tapio Tolppanen Centre Party 12/13 meetings
Tarja Jalkala Centre Party 13/13 meetings
Teija Savolainen-Lipponen Centre Party 13/13 meetings
Tuula Savolainen Centre Party 12/13 meetings
Vesa Linnanmäki Centre Party 11/13 meetings
Jenna Ahonen National Coalition 12/13 meetings
Johanna Huhta National Coalition 9/13 meetings
Jukka Savolainen National Coalition 13/13 meetings
Kaija Sääski National Coalition 13/13 meetings
Karoliina Partanen National Coalition 8/13 meetings
Keijo Ollikainen National Coalition 12/13 meetings
Marko Kilpi National Coalition 11/13 meetings
Olli-Pekka Ryynänen National Coalition 13/13 meetings
Pekka Niiranen National Coalition 13/13 meetings
Sakari Pääkkö National Coalition 10/13 meetings
Teemu Soini National Coalition 9/13 meetings
Vesa Lötjönen National Coalition 13/13 meetings
Annukka Ojala Christian Democrats 13/13 meetings
Björn Cederberg Christian Democrats 11/13 meetings
Kari Korhonen Finns Party 12/13 meetings
Nanna Väätäinen Finns Party 12/13 meetings
Risto Pirinen Finns Party 13/13 meetings

Deputies and former councillors who have attended (18)

Adam Al-Sawad Left Alliance 2/13 meetings
Kalle Keinänen Left Alliance 6/13 meetings
Juuso Niiranen Social Democrats 2/13 meetings
Kimmo Kolari Social Democrats 1/13 meetings
Saana Rantonen Social Democrats 2/13 meetings
Suvi Riikonen Social Democrats 1/13 meetings
Laura Pulkka Greens 1/13 meetings
Petri Nieminen Greens 5/13 meetings
Saara Hoffren Greens 1/13 meetings
Taru Lindholm Greens 3/13 meetings
Anssi Laine Centre Party 6/13 meetings
Maigi Kuutsa Centre Party 2/13 meetings
Sami Koponen Centre Party 5/13 meetings
Arttu Leppäkynnäs National Coalition 2/13 meetings
Elena Chiksoeva National Coalition 6/13 meetings
Jere Ronkainen National Coalition 1/13 meetings
Riitta Anttila Christian Democrats 1/13 meetings
Markus Jukarainen Finns Party 2/13 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.