I am Mitja Tapio, a 28-year-old Left Alliance representative in the Tampere City Council. I am also a member of the City Board and the chair of the Left Alliance council group. This spring, I am running for re-election.
All my politics are directed by the goal of a socially just and ecologically sustainable world. For two terms now, I have worked as a councillor in the Tampere City Council, advocating for this goal. In this re-election campaign, I envision Tampere as a…
city of its people, committed to reducing poverty and increasing equality. Tampere must be a good home for all its residents and oppose policy that is discriminatory and deepens structural inequality.
city of nature, committed to protecting our old forests and other invaluable habitat types and creating more greenery in the built environment. When acting in opposition to biodiversity loss and the climate crisis, Tampere may yet prove more impactful and influential than we knew to expect.
city of culture, committed to strengthening everyone’s access to work, leisure and experiences with various forms of culture. Tampere must stand in opposition to culture-deteriorating policies and strengthen the means of the entire diverse field of culture to function in our city.
All of these themes are constantly being threatened by the policy that the country’s sitting government enacts. I want Tampere to take a powerful stand against such policy.
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I am currently a second-year student cabinetmaker. I also have some background in the Tampere University social studies programme from which I switched fields in 2023. In addition to municipal politics, I have taken part in the Finnish student movement and have years of experience working as an activist in non-governmental organisations and grassroots collectives.
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Municipal election day is 13 April 2025. Preliminary voting is open 2–8 April 2025. You have the right to vote in the municipal election if you live in Finland, are 18 years old and
– a citizen of Finland, another EU country, Iceland or Norway
– a citizen of another country and have lived in Finland continuously for at least two years
More about municipal and county elections: https://vaalit.fi/en/county-and-municipal-elections
More about the Left Alliance: https://vasemmisto.fi/frontpage/
Contact information
Email: mitja.tapio[at]tampere.fi
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You can donate money through the Left Alliance candidate gallery (https://vasemmisto.fi/alue-ja-kuntavaalit/loyda-kuntavaaliehdokkaasi/ and click ”in English”). My campaign team is responsible for using the money for the good of the campaign. Donations from private donors are a central part of my campaign funds, and even a small donation makes a big difference! I will post my campaign funding notice on this page before election day.