Hi and welcome to my page! I’m a green activist involved in local politics. Currently I’m a candidate in the municipal elections in Tampere (358) and the county election in Pirkanmaa (2527).
I work in politics, as an assistent to the member of the parliament, Oras Tynkkynen. I’m also a vice-member of the city council in Tampere. My previous employers include therapy company, IT startup, the university of Tampere and the student union (see LinkedIn). I also volunteer for a mental health association and with refugees. In my free time I like to orienteer, cook, take care of our community garden, play board games and enjoy culture. My husband Mikko is a senior software designer and we have two teenagers. Our family has previously been very active in CouchSurfing, we’ve hosted plenty of foreign travellers from all over the world and it’s been a great experience. I was also actively involved in Refugees Welcome movement, helping asylum seekers to find native host families to live with, and hosted a couple of families. I’ve learnt much about our society and this city from a non-native citizen perspective, and want to use this knowledge in the decision-making.
I’m an experienced, versatile and solution-seeking politician. I’ve been involved in the local politics for over ten years. I’ve served as a vice-member of the city council and member of the committee that makes decisions about secondary education and enhancing employment and entrepreneurship in Tampere. Previously I was chair of the board of Tampere water, and member of the board of Tampereen vuokra-asunnot (a company that provides rental apartments). I’ve also been involved in local green associations, election campaigns and volunteering. As a decision-maker I prefer to negotiate, but my most important principles and values are not for sale. It’s typical for me to study all matters carefully before making decisions and to use clear argumentation. I’m also good at listening to people and coming up with ideas of how to solve problems. In general I’m interested in promoting education, human rights, good administration, knowledge society, culture, usability of public services and well-being of people.
If you want to know more about me, my goals or opinions (there’s lots of material available in Finnish, but unfortunately I can’t translate it all), don’t hesitate to ask! I also hope people to propose their ideas of how to make the society a better place. All kinds of feedback is most welcome, too. My email is johanna.roihuvuo@gmail.com, you can also send me a Facebook message. If you wish to know more about the Green party and its agenda, you can check the Green’s program for the municipal elections and program for the County Elections.
More information about the election:
- General information: The government provides official information about the election in several different languages.
- Who can vote? You don’t need to have Finnish citizenship to vote. It’s possible to vote if you are a) from EU, Norway or Iceland and have registered in the municipality 51 days before the election, or b) from some other country and have had your official address in Finland since two years before the election. If you are not sure about your right to vote, you can always go to the voting place and ask!
- What is the election about? There are two elections at the same time: municipal election (city council; the city is responsible for education, employment, traffic, culture etc) and county election (regional council; the region is responsible for healthcare and social services). You can vote either in one of these elections or both of the elections.
- When and where to vote? The election will take place 2.-8.4. (during these days you can cast your vote anywhere in Finland) and 13.4. (voting only at your designated voting place; if you accidentally go to wrong place, they can help you to find the right one). You can check the voting places at aanestyspaikat.fi
- How to vote? For voting you will only need a personal ID to prove your identity, no other papers are needed. You can just show up at the voting place with your ID and show it to the staff and they will guide you on what to do. They usually speak English. The staff will give you a white voting slip for the municipal election and a purple voting slip for the county election. On these slips you should write clearly just the number of the candidate that you wish to vote, nothing else.
- You can vote for me in the city of Tampere (my election number is 358 for the white slip) and in the region of Pirkanmaa (my election my number is 2572 for the purple slip). I am grateful for your help and support!