Mika Aaltola | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of the European Parliament for Finland | |
| Assumed office 16 July 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mika Petteri Aaltola 2 May 1969 Jämsänkoski, Finland |
| Political party | National Coalition Party (2024–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Independent (until 2024) |
| Spouse |
Kirsi Aaltola (m. 2019) |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Elisa Aaltola (sister) |
| Alma mater | Columbia University Tampere University |
| Occupation | Political scientist • Politician |
Mika Petteri Aaltola (born 2 May 1969)[1][2] is a Finnish political scientist and a member of the European Parliament. He was the previous director of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs. He has gained media attention since 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).
- ^ Mika Aaltola analysoi Ukrainan sodan käänteitä esikoisen syntymän kynnyksellä - Seura (in Finnish)
- ^ Ulkopoliittinen - Yle (in Finnish)
- ^ 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.
- ^ Pukka, Linda (27 February 2022). "Kun maailmalla rähistään, tv:ssä on Mika Aaltola – johtaja herää viideltä analysoimaan maailmaa ja ehtii vastaamaan kansalaispuheluihin". Yle.