Contact details
Secretary to the Minister
Ms Päivi Heikkinen
Tel. +358 295 330 154
State Secretary
Mr Dan Koivulaakso
tel. +358 295 330 332
Advisers
Mr Henri Purje, Special Adviser (Secretary of the ministerial group of the Left Alliance)
Tel. +358 295 330 017
Ms Selmi Holopainen, Special Adviser (General upper secondary and vocational education and training)
Tel. +358 295 330 172
Ms Anna Lemström, Special Adviser (Communication and media relations)
Tel. +358 50 472 6356, [email protected]
Mr Ralf Sund, Special Adviser (Economic policy)
Tel. +358 295 330 085
Mr Mika Parkkari, Special Adviser (Early childhood education and care, basic education)
Tel. +358 295 330 043
Ministry of Education and Culture
Meritullinkatu 10, Helsinki
PO Box 29
FI-00023 Government, Finland
[email protected]
Ministry of Education and Culture
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Personal details
Minister of Education, 10 December 2019–17 December 2020 and 29 June 2021 to present
Party Leader, Bachelor of Social Sciences, Member of Parliament
Left Alliance
Date and place of birth: 13 May 1987 Turku
Place of residence: Turku
Political career
Minister of Education, 10 December 2019–17 December 2020 and 29 June 2021 to present
Minister of Education (Rinne), 6 June 2019–10 December 2019
Left Alliance, Party Leader, 2016 to present
Left Alliance Parliamentary Group, 1st Vice Chair 23 April 2015–23 August 2016
The Left Youth of Finland, Chair 2011–2005
Member of Parliament, 2015 to present
Parliament work
Turku City Council, Member 2012 to present
Left Alliance, Turku Local Council group, Chair 2012–2015
Regional Council of Southwest Finland, Assembly, Member 2017–
Regional Council of Southwest Finland, Assembly, Member, 3rd Chair 2013–2019
Other work experience and societal responsibilities
Swedish-speaking School-student Union of Finland, FSS, President 2006–2007
Civil rights defenders, intern 2010
Trade Union for the Public and Welfare Services (JHL), Union Council Representative 2017–2019
Tradeka Board of Representatives, Member 2016–2019
Turku City Theatre, Board, Member 2018–2019
Publications
Li Andersson, Dan Koivulaakso, Mikael Brunila: Äärioikeisto Suomessa (The Far Right in Finland)
Li Andersson, Susanna Koski: Punavihreä, sinivalkoinen (Red and Green, Blue and White)
Other information
Spouse: Juha Pursiainen
Language skills: Finnish, Swedish (mother tongue), English, Russian (basic skills)
Interests: literature and physical exercise