Oras Tynkkynen
Encyclopedia
Oras Tynkkynen is a Member of the Parliament of Finland
, representing the Green League
. He served as the Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen
's Advisor on Climate Policy. Also Tynkkynen is a Member of the City Council of Tampere
and environmental activist. He has also held positions in numerous other organisations, such as Friends of the Earth
Finland. Oras Tynkkynen became a member of Parliament in 2004 as a replacement when Satu Hassi
left her seat upon her election to the European Parliament
. He was directly elected to the Parliament in 2007.
Tynkkynen was born in Jyväskylä
, Finland
. He is a student at the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Tampere
. From the age of 14 he has been active in environmental and developmental organizations. He is a founding member of Friends of the Earth Finland and has been its vice president in 1996-1997 and in the spring of 2004. Tynkkynen has written articles in many newspapers and has been a reporter in YLE's radio news. His writings often concentrate on equity and environment, especially climate change.
, but has since been joined by the likes of Jani Toivola
and Silvia Modig. In his free time he enjoys sport
s, reading, electronic music and travel.
Parliament of Finland
The Eduskunta , is the parliament of Finland. The unicameral parliament has 200 members and meets in the Parliament House in Helsinki. The latest election to the parliament took place on April 17, 2011.- Constitution :...
, representing the Green League
Green League
The Green League is a centrist green liberal political party in Finland. It has ten seats in the Finnish Parliament and two in the European Parliament. The current chairperson is Ville Niinistö....
. He served as the Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen
Matti Vanhanen
Matti Taneli Vanhanen is a Finnish politician. He is a former Prime Minister of Finland and a former Chairman of the Centre Party. In the second half of 2006 he was President of the European Council. In his earlier career he was a journalist...
's Advisor on Climate Policy. Also Tynkkynen is a Member of the City Council of Tampere
Tampere
Tampere is a city in southern Finland. It is the most populous inland city in any of the Nordic countries. The city has a population of , growing to approximately 300,000 people in the conurbation and over 340,000 in the metropolitan area. Tampere is the third most-populous municipality in...
and environmental activist. He has also held positions in numerous other organisations, such as Friends of the Earth
Friends of the Earth
Friends of the Earth International is an international network of environmental organizations in 76 countries.FOEI is assisted by a small secretariat which provides support for the network and its agreed major campaigns...
Finland. Oras Tynkkynen became a member of Parliament in 2004 as a replacement when Satu Hassi
Satu Hassi
Satu Maijastiina Hassi is a Finnish politician, and Member of the European Parliament for the Green League. She served as the Minister of Environment and Development Co-Operation in Paavo Lipponen's second cabinet between 15 April 1999 and 31 May 2002; in accordance with her party's position on...
left her seat upon her election to the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
. He was directly elected to the Parliament in 2007.
Tynkkynen was born in Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä is the capital of Central Finland and the largest city on the Finnish Lakeland, north-east of Tampere and north of Helsinki, on northern coast of lake Päijänne. The city has been continuously one of the most rapidly growing cities in Finland since World War II. The city is surrounded...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. He is a student at the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Tampere
University of Tampere
The University of Tampere is a university in Tampere, Finland. It has 15,400 degree students and 2,100 employees. It was originally founded in 1925 in Helsinki as a Civic College , and from 1930 onwards it was known as a School of Social Sciences...
. From the age of 14 he has been active in environmental and developmental organizations. He is a founding member of Friends of the Earth Finland and has been its vice president in 1996-1997 and in the spring of 2004. Tynkkynen has written articles in many newspapers and has been a reporter in YLE's radio news. His writings often concentrate on equity and environment, especially climate change.
Personal Life
He was the first openly gay Member of the Parliament of FinlandParliament of Finland
The Eduskunta , is the parliament of Finland. The unicameral parliament has 200 members and meets in the Parliament House in Helsinki. The latest election to the parliament took place on April 17, 2011.- Constitution :...
, but has since been joined by the likes of Jani Toivola
Jani Toivola
Jani Petteri Toivola is a Finnish actor and dancer. He studied in HB Acting Studio, New York in 1999–2002. He has performed in several dance works, television series and plays. Toivola is also openly gay. His father is Kenyan and mother Finnish.Toivola has been a veejay for the chart programme of...
and Silvia Modig. In his free time he enjoys sport
Sport
A Sport is all forms of physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical fitness and provide entertainment to participants. Sport may be competitive, where a winner or winners can be identified by objective means, and may require a degree...
s, reading, electronic music and travel.