Contact details
Secretary to the Minister
Ms Anu Hares
Tel. +358 295 162 166
State Secretary
Ms Ann-Mari Kemell
Tel. +358 50 308 3188
Ms Satu Mäki-Lassila, State Secretary of the ministerial group of the Centre Party
tel. +358 295 140 005
Advisers
Mr Pertti Hakanen, special adviser
Tel. +358 50 050 5997
Mr Lasse Kontiola, special adviser
Tel. +358 400 694 233
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Hallituskatu 3 A, Helsinki
PO Box 30
FI-00023 Government, Finland
[email protected]
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Current issues
Speech by minister Kurvinen at New European Bauhaus goes into the Woods 24 Nov 2022
Government proposal to ban salmon fishing in River Tenojoki to Parliament
Into the Woods: High-level decision-makers to discuss role of forests in building good living environments
Finland’s finalised CAP plan submitted to European Commission
Finland to significantly ramp up offshore wind power production
Personal details
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry 29 April 2022 to present
Lawyer, Master of Laws, Member of Parliament
Centre Party of Finland
Date and place of birth: 14 July 1986 Ylihärmä
Place of residence: Kauhava
Political career
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry 29 April 2022 to present
Minister of Science and Culture 27 May 2021–29 April 2022
Centre Party Parliamentary Group, Chair 2019–2021
Centre Party, Deputy Party Leader 2016–2018
Centre Party, Party Council Member 2012–2014 and Board of Directors Member 2009–2013
Centre Party of South Ostrobothnia, Vice Chair 2014–2015
Finnish Centre Youth, Chair 2009–2013
Member of Parliament 2015 to present
Work in Parliament
Regional Council of South Ostrobothnia, Board Member 2013–2021
Kauhava Local Council, Member 2008 to present, 1st Vice Chair, 2013–2021
Ylihärmä Local Council, Member 2006–2008
Youth Council of the municipality of Ylihärmä, Chair 2002–2005
Other work experience and societal responsibilities
Licensed Legal Counsel 2014–2015
Lawyer, Law Office Asianajotoimisto Ristikangas, Kinnunen & Koskinen Oy 2013–2015
Foundation for Municipal Development, Chair 2020–2021
Yle – the Finnish Broadcasting Company, Administrative Council Member 2019–2021
Advisory Board of Veteran’s Affairs, Member 2018–2021
Advisory Board for Ethnic Relations, Member 2016–2020
Youth Organisation Subsidy and Evaluation Committee, Vice Chair 2015–2019
The Amateur Theatre Association of Finland, Board Member 2011–2013
Union of Rural Education, Board Member 2009–2011
Conscripts’ Union, Board Member 2011
Student Union of the Centre Party, Chair 2009
Project Coordinator, Centre Party 2009
Association of Finnish Lawyers, Student Committee Member 2008–2009
Law Students' Association Artikla, Chair 2008
Student Union of the Centre Party, Board Member 2008
Lapland University, University Board Member 2007–2008
Publications
et al.: Uusi alku (New Beginning) 2010
Lastuja verstaastani (Essays from My Office) 2018
Other information
Language skills: Finnish, Swedish and English
Interests: theatre, Finnish baseball
Further information
Twitter
Instagram
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