Member of Parliament
Centre Party
Eduskunta
FI - 00102 - Helsinki
Finland
Working language: English
26/04/2023 | 17:26:53 Mister President, Dear colleagues, I want to express my solidarity with Türkiye and its people, who are currently struggling to secure people's basic needs after a massive earthquake. More than 57 000 victims and thousands injured – it's a tragedy. Last year France and Spain suffered from devastating forest fires that deprived thousands of people of their homes. In Germany, severe floods destroyed entire villages. The list is long. I thank the rapporteur for this timely and important report... 25/01/2023 | 19:25:41 Mister President, The Istanbul Convention is the most far-reaching international convention for preventing and combating violence against women. Yet, some governments have withdrawn their signatures. The many false narratives surrounding the Convention cost lives and cause a lot of human suffering. States should strengthen and renew their commitment to ending violence against women. Finland was among the first to sign the Istanbul Convention in 2015. The ratification made it clear that... 25/01/2023 | 12:37:00 Madam President, Mr Duncan BAKER's report is a timely example of the various modern challenges to human rights and democracy. During the last few years, the use of contact tracing applications and other health monitoring applications has exploded. While people eagerly feed personal data, such as information on diet, illnesses, and menstrual cycles into these apps, the legislation is lagging. When the pandemic hit, contact-tracing applications were developed in a haste often at the detriment... 11/10/2022 | 20:13:41 Madam President and Dear Colleagues, As an MP of a country defending the EU's 1 300-km external border, I support the description given by the notion of free to public policy or public security or to national security in this legal framework. However, I agree with the rapporteur that the aim of this notion is not to prevent political dissidents from entering the European Union. According to the European Convention on Human Rights, anyone entering a member State has the same human rights and... 11/10/2022 | 19:20:20 Madam President, Dear Colleagues, Thank you to our Swedish colleague, who raises a very serious and sometimes silenced issue as well. Thank you. It's a lot. It's a really interesting report. The report underlines the role of political actors in preventing stigmatisation. This is a meaningful aspect. We can learn to meet differences only by facing difference. Some people have no experience of meeting Muslims. People also often still often wrongfully link Islam to extremism, such as fears of...
28/04/2023 | Doc. 15755 | Motion for a resolution Ending the abuse of politically motivated prosecutions by the State prosecution service in Poland 27/04/2023 | Doc. 15753 | Written declaration Repression in Poland by the State prosecution must stop 12/10/2022 | Doc. 15633 | Motion for a resolution Europe should stand in solidarity with the Russian and Belarusian anti-war movement 04/07/2019 | Doc. 14946 | Motion for a resolution Best interests of the child and policies to ensure a work-life balance
26/04/2023 | Doc. 15738, vote on the draft text for resolution Political strategies to prevent, prepare for, and face the consequences of natural disasters 26/04/2023 | Doc. 15738, vote on the draft text for recommendation Political strategies to prevent, prepare for, and face the consequences of natural disasters 26/04/2023 | Doc. 15742, vote on the draft text for resolution Implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights 26/04/2023 | Doc. 15742, vote on the draft text for recommendation Implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights 25/04/2023 | Doc. 15740, vote on the draft text for resolution Assessing the functioning of the partnership for democracy