City Council
The Keuruu Town Council has 27 councillors. Councillors do not have personal deputies; instead, the order of succession for deputy councillors is determined in the local elections. If a councillor from a political party is unable to attend a meeting, the chairperson calls upon the first substitute councillor in the order of precedence to take their place. Council meetings are open to the public.
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Executive Committee 2025–2029
- Chair of the Council: Saara Kässi-Jokinen (KESK), +358 40 705 1985, saara.kassi-jokinen(at)keuruu.fi
- 1st Vice-Chair: Emilia Koikkalainen (KOK), +358 50 318 0553 emilia(at)emiliakoikkalainen.fi
- 2nd Vice-Chair: Arto Tulonen (SDP), arto.tulonen(at)keuruu.fi
Councillors 2025–2029
- Marko Halttunen, KD, +358 40 722 1821 marko.halttunen(at)isokirja.fi
- Iiro Kaartinen, KOK, +358 40 910 5880 iiro.kaartine(at)keuruu.fi
- Maija Kajosmäki, SDP, maija.kajosmaki(at)keuruu.fi
- Ari Kakkuri, SDP, +358 400 479 361 ari.kakkuri(at)keuruu.fi
- Eveliina Kangasniemi, KD, +358 440 952 079 eveliina.kangasniemi(at)kd.fi
- Emilia Koikkalainen, KOK, +358 50 318 0553 emilia(at)emiliakoikkalainen.fi
- Mauri Koskela, Centre Party, +358 400 560 238, maurim.koskela(at)gmail.com
- Pasi Kovanen, SDP, +358 40 757 6092 pasimakovanen(at)gmail.com
- Saara Kässi-Jokinen, KESK, +358 40 705 1985 saara.kassi-jokinen(at)keuruu.fi
- Laurila Leena, SDP, +358 50 917 4808 leena.laurila(at)keuruu.fi
- Lewis Andrew KD
- Tero Mäkelä, SDP, tero.makela(at)keuruu.fi
- Risto Nieminen, SDP, ristokalle.nieminen(at)gmail.com
- Lauri Oinonen, KESK, +358 50 511 3083 lauri.oinonen(at)hotmail.fi
- Harri Oksanen PS, +358 451 750 875 harri.oksanen11(at)outlook.com
- Tapani Paasu, KOK, +358 40 300 0702 tapani.paasu(at)printek.fi
- Ari Rajala, KESK, +358 45 156 3222 ari.rajala(at)keuruu.fi
- Hannu Rantanen, KOK, +358 400 604 265 rantasenhanski(at)gmail.com
- Tuomo Riikonen, KESK, +358 50 309 0080 tuomo.riikonen13(at)gmail.com
- Johannes Routila, SDP, +358 50 347 6207 johannes.routila(at)utu.fi
- Taija Santamäki VIHR, taijasantamaki(at)gmail.com
- Träff Henry SDP, +358 400 640 318 henry.traff(at)gmail.com
- Arto Tulonen, SDP, arto.tulonen(at)keuruu.fi
- Petri Tuominen, KESK, +358 40 821 0080 petri.tuominen(at)js-puhdistamo.fi
- Juho Vaissi, KOK, +358 40 837 21740 juho.vaissi(at)vaissi.fi
- Nina Voutilainen, KESK, +358 50 463 0436 nina.m.voutilainen(at)gmail.com
- Seppo Väliaho, Centre Party, +358 400 541 648 seppo.valiaho(at)keuruu.fi
Council meetings
The Council meets in the Council Chamber at Keuruu Town Hall. You can find the schedule for Council meetings in the meeting calendar. The meetings are open to the public, and you can attend in person or watch them online via the town’s YouTube channel.
Live streams of council meetings on the YouTube channel
Records of the meeting are available to view for 12 days following the meeting.
Seat allocation on the council for 2025–2029
- SDP: 9 councillors
- KESK: 8 councillors
- 5 councillors
- KD 3 councillors
- PS 1 councillor
- VIHR 1 councillor
Council groups
The SDP and Greens Council Group
Chairman Johannes Routila
Vice-Chair Taija Santamäki
- Laurila Leena
- Meet Henry
- Ari Kakkuri
- Tero Mäkelä
- Pasi Kovanen
- Maija Kajosmäki
- Arto Tulonen
- Risto Nieminen
- Sanna Turunen
- Minna Pessinen
- Jan Niemi
- Maija Rinne
- Marko Ruokola
- Maria Toivola
- Aila Uusoksa
- Anna Lokka
- Safi Delagha
The Christian Democrats of Keuruu
Chair Eveliina Kangasniemi
- Marko Halttunen
- Lewis Andrew
The Centre Party’s council group
Chair Nina Voutilainen
Vice-Chair Petri Tuominen
- Seppo Väliaho
- Saara Kässi-Jokinen
- Tuomo Riikonen
- Ari Rajala
- Lauri Oinonen
- Coast Auli
- Jorma Kälvinmäki
- Juho Lintula
- Mauri Koskela
- Katja Kukkamo
- Esko Murtomäki
The National Coalition Party’s council group
Chair Emilia Koikkalainen
Vice-Chair Iiro Kaartinen
- Tapani Paasu
- Hannu Rantanen
- Juho Vaissi
- Mikko Hämäläinen
- Katja Wahlstedt
- Teppo Jani
- Janne Mörsky
Further information
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