Helsinki is the capital and most populous city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About 682,000 people live in the municipality,with 1.26 million in the capital region and 1.6 million in the metropolitan area. As the most populous urban area in Finland,it is the country's most significant centre for politics,education,finance,culture,and research. Helsinki is 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Tallinn,Estonia,360 kilometres (220 mi) north of Riga,Latvia,400 kilometres (250 mi) east of Stockholm,Sweden,and 300 kilometres (190 mi) west of Saint Petersburg,Russia. Helsinki has significant historical connections with these four cities.
Tampere is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Pirkanmaa. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Tampere is approximately 259,000,while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately 421,000. It is the 3rd most populous municipality in Finland,and the second most populous urban area in the country after the Helsinki metropolitan area.
Lempäälä is a municipality in Finland,located in the Pirkanmaa region. It lies south of the regional capital,Tampere. The population of Lempääläis approximately 25,000,while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately 421,000. It is the 41st most populous municipality in Finland.
The Left Alliance is a socialist political party in Finland.
The Finns Party,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.
Hämeenlinna is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Kanta-Häme. It is located in the southern interior of the country and on the shores of Lake Vanajavesi. The population of Hämeenlinna is approximately 68,000,while the sub-region has a population of approximately 94,000. It is the 15th most populous municipality in Finland,and the 14th most populous urban area in the country.
Karkkila is a town and a municipality of Finland.
Leif Selim Segerstam was a Finnish conductor,composer,violinist,violist,and pianist,especially known for writing over 300 symphonies,along with other works.
Satakunta is one of the 13 electoral districts of the Parliament of Finland,the national legislature of Finland. The district was established as Turku Province North in 1907 when the Diet of Finland was replaced by the Parliament of Finland. It was renamed Satakunta in 1997. It is conterminous with the region of Satakunta. The district currently elects eight of the 200 members of the Parliament of Finland using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2023 parliamentary election it had 176,653 registered electors.
Koskela is a district in the city of Helsinki,Finland. There are about 3 300 inhabitants. The borough is surrounded by Käpylä,Kumpula,Vanhakaupunki,and Oulunkylä. Koskela is located in the subdivision of Vanhankaupungin peruspiiri,near the rapids close to the mouth of the Vantaa River. The earliest mention of the human settlement in Koskela dates back to 1417,which makes it the oldest part of Helsinki.
Nokia Arena,also known by its non-sponsored name Tampere Deck Arena,is an indoor arena in Tampere,Finland,which hosts ice hockey games and large cultural events. It is the home arena of Ilves and Tappara of the SM-liiga. Its construction was approved by the City Council of Tampere on 19 May 2010,and it was officially opened on 3 December 2021.
Wille-Werner Rydman is a Finnish politician serving as Minister of Economic Affairs,representing the Finns Party and formerly the National Coalition Party. Rydman was elected to the parliament in 2015,gaining 4,524 votes in the elections. He has also been a member of the City Council of Helsinki since 2012. He received a Masters of Social Sciences from the University of Helsinki in 2008,after which he worked as a parliamentary assistant. On 6 July 2023,Rydman was appointed Minister of Economic Affairs in the Orpo Cabinet.
Li Sigrid Andersson is a Finnish politician who served as Minister of Education from 2019 to 2023. A former leader of the Left Alliance,she was a Member of Parliament from 2015 to 2024. She is also a city councillor of Turku and was chair of the party's youth wing,Left Youth.
Sanna Mirella Marin is a Finnish former politician who served as prime minister of Finland from 2019 to 2023 and as the leader of the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP) from 2020 to 2023. She was a Member of Parliament from 2015 to 2023. She was re-elected as member of parliament in April 2023 but resigned to become a strategic adviser on political leaders' reform programmes in the Tony Blair Institute in September 2023.
Parliamentary elections were held in Finland on 2 April 2023 to elect members of the Parliament of Finland.
Maria Karoliina Ohisalo is a Finnish politician and researcher who served as Minister of the Interior between 2019 and 2021. The former chairman of the Green League,she has been a Member of Parliament since 2019.
Iiris Suomela was a one term Finnish politician formerly serving in the Parliament of Finland for the Green League at the Pirkanmaa constituency. She was a member of the Grand Committee and the Finance Committee. She has also formerly been vice chairperson for Tampere city council,and a Member of the Board of Directors of University of Tampere.
Erika Vikman is a Finnish singer and songwriter. Beginning her career as a Finnish tango singer,Vikman first received recognition after winning Tangomarkkinat in 2016. She later received further nationwide attention following the release of the single "Cicciolina" in 2020,which became her first top five hit in Finland. Her debut self-titled studio album was released the following year,and topped the charts in Finland.
Presidential elections were held in Finland on 28 January 2024,with a second round held on 11 February. Voters elected a president of the Republic for a six-year term. Incumbent president Sauli Niinistöwas term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election,having served the maximum two terms,ensuring that the president elected would be the country's thirteenth.
Ellen Aleksandra Stenberg was a Finnish politician and member of the Parliament of Finland,the national legislature of Finland. A member of the Communist Party of Finland (SKP) and the Finnish People's Democratic League (SKDL),she represented Häme Province North between April 1945 and April 1966. Prior to being elected,she was imprisoned for twelve years for political reasons.
