Published in Kaleva news paper on 3.4.2025 Physical inactivity costs our society billions of euros each year. We move far too little from a public health perspective. For a long time, cities have been designed in a way that makes driving a personal car the easiest and...

An opinion piece published in Forum24 newspaper on March 26, 2025 It seems that the Children’s Theatre Festival will be organised for the last time in Oulu in April. The European Capital of Culture year 2026 will mark the first year in Oulu for a long time without...

I am a Tuira-based city counsellor, a member of the Urban Environmental Committee for the City of Oulu and a Green Candidate in Oulu in the municipal elections 2025 with number 283! I am running for re-election in the municipal elections, because I want to make Oulu a...

Published on Kaleva Magazine 24th May 2021 (in Finnish) Passenger numbers were increasing in Oulu until the drop last year due to COVID-19 pandemic. As soon as we have tackled the pandemic, it's time to invest in public transport and continue the good trajectory of...

Earth Overshoot Day of Finland is today on the 10th of April. This means that if everyone lives like Finnish people, the Earth’s natural resources generated for this year are already consumed. Overconsumption is a root cause of climate crisis and biodiversity...

Postions of trust has been negotiated by the parties. I will start as a vice char of the public transportation section. Section preperes decision making related to public transportation in Oulu City area. They have meetings once in a month. I have to waite official...

I had the chance to be a panelist in an event organized by the Oulu youth council (Oulun Nuorten Valtuusto). Here in brief some of the issues that came up during the discussion and my thoughts on how Oulu can become a better city for children and the young. A more...

I stand as a candidate in the municipal elections so that I could take part in making Oulu a climate neutral city. Municipalities can fight climate change by improving energy efficiency, investing in emission-free energy sources, and taking climate issues into account in city planning, traffic planning and public acquisitions

Oulu needs to lead the way in promoting equality as a city. The policy-makers of Oulu have to set an example in openness and equality of actions. They need to strongly and publicly object to racism and hate speech.