A few people have approached me and asked for any election material in English. My website is unfortunately a bit dated and doesn’t allow additional sections, so here’s a brief recap on who I am and stand for.
Tuuli Kousa
- 34 year old City Councillor and member of Helsinki City Board
- Special Adviser to Pekka Haavisto, Minister for Ownership steering
- On a leave of absence from Miltton, Finland’s leading communications agency, where I work as Director
- Former work experience from Sanoma Group, Neste Oil and Gummerus Publishers
- Graduate of the London School of Economics (LSE) and University of Helsinki, LL.B. and LL.M.
- Full time president of the LSE Students’ Union 2002–2003
- Lives in Töölö, Helsinki, with husband and two sons
- Former homes in Kotka, Kouvola, London, Karlsruhe, Stuttgart and Burlington, IA.
- Hobbies and interests: swimming, pilates, books, food, travelling, fine arts and trekking in the Alps
Goals and themes
- Creative, competitive and fair Europe
- Yes-we-can attitude as well as support for entrepreneurship and innovation
- Open to international workforce, appreciative of heterogeneous expertise and know-how
- Stop further climate change by taking environmental effects into consideration in all decision making and setting ambitious emission reduction targets
- Turn this into a competitive advantage as creates new markets and business opportunities in energy efficiency, renewable energy etc.
- Nearly half of the EU budget goes to agriculture and rural development: environmental and ethical criteria should apply. We deserve better and animals too. More organic food, less additives and preservatives.
- Support of the Scandinavian welfare model
More in Finnish on my website: www.tuulikousa.fi
And on LinkedIn here .