Pekka Aittakumpu Explained

Party:Finns Party (2024–)
Centre Party (until 2024)
Constituency Mp:Oulu
Term Start:17 April 2019
Parliament:Finnish
Birth Date:30 June 1981
Birth Place:Oulu, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
Alma Mater:University of Oulu University of Eastern Finland

Pekka Juhani Aittakumpu (born 1981 in Oulu) is a Finnish Lutheran priest and politician currently serving in the Parliament of Finland for the Finns Party at the Oulu constituency. He represented the Centre Party from 2019 until October 2024 when he defected to the Finns Party. He cited numerous ideological differences between himself and the Centre Party, such as the stance on Yle, the Finnish branch of the Extinction Rebellion movement "Elokapina", LGBT issues and Finnish language and culture.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.eduskunta.fi/FI/kansanedustajat/Sivut/1452.aspx Eduskunta profile
  2. Web site: 2024-10-19 . Keskustan kansanedustaja Pekka Aittakumpu loikkaa perussuomalaisiin. 2024-10-19 . Yle Uutiset . fi.