Mika Aaltola

Mika Aaltola
Member of the European Parliament
for Finland
Assumed office
16 July 2024
Personal details
Born
Mika Petteri Aaltola

(1969-05-02) 2 May 1969 (age 55)
Jämsänkoski, Finland
Political partyNational Coalition Party (2024–present)
Other political
affiliations
Independent (until 2024)
Spouse
Kirsi Aaltola
(m. 2019)
Children1
RelativesElisa Aaltola (sister)
Alma materColumbia University
Tampere University
OccupationPolitical scientistPolitician

Mika Petteri Aaltola (born 2 May 1969)[1][2] is a Finnish political scientist and director of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs. He has gained media attention during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which he follows and regularly comments on.[3] Aaltola holds a doctorate in social sciences. He works as docent at Tampere University, and was a part-time professor at Tallinn University.[4] He ran as an independent candidate for President of Finland in the 2024 presidential election.

He was elected as a member of the European Parliament in the 2024 European Parliament election. He represents the National Coalition Party, which is part of the European People's Party (EPP).

  1. ^ Mika Aaltola analysoi Ukrainan sodan käänteitä esikoisen syntymän kynnyksellä - Seura (in Finnish)
  2. ^ Ulkopoliittinen - Yle (in Finnish)
  3. ^ Kymäläinen, Simo; Kakko, Teemu; Raimoaho, Asmo (6 May 2022). "Mika Aaltolan perheessä on kolme harvinaista karvatonta terrieriä – katso, montako tietyn rotuista koiraa on kotipaikkakunnallasi". Yle.
  4. ^ Pukka, Linda (27 February 2022). "Kun maailmalla rähistään, tv:ssä on Mika Aaltola – johtaja herää viideltä analysoimaan maailmaa ja ehtii vastaamaan kansalaispuheluihin". Yle.

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