Tiina Wilén-Jäppinen

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Tiina Wilén-Jäppinen (26 February 1963 4 December 2016) was a Finnish politician for the Social Democratic Party. An Imatra native, she served as a member of the city council for the municipality from 2001, and later as chairwoman of the city council from 2009 until her death. She was married with two children.

Wilén-Jäppinen was shot and killed along with two journalists on 4 December 2016 at the Imatra shopping centre. She was 53. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Vuoksenvahdin edustalla ammuttiin Imatran kaupungivaltuuston puheenjohtaja Tiina Wilén-Jäppinen ja kaksi toimittajaa". Kouvolan Sanomat (in Finnish). 4 December 2016. Archived from the original on 5 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  2. Summers, Hannah (4 December 2016). "Finland shooting: three women killed outside Imatra restaurant". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 July 2017.