Highest decision-making organ in the Finnish city of Tampere
City Council of Tampere
Tampereen kaupunginvaltuusto
Leadership
Chairperson
Ilmari Nurminen, SDP
Structure
Seats
67
Political groups
Social democrats (17)
National Coalition (17)
Green League (11)
Finns Party (10)
Left Alliance (7)
Centre Party (3)
Christian Democrats (2)
Length of term
4 years
Elections
Last election
2021
Next election
2025
City Council of Tampere (Finnish: Tampereen kaupunginvaltuusto) is the highest decision-making organ of Tampere. It consists on 67 members who're elected every four years in the municipal election.[1]
The sitting hall of the city council.
The council meets at the Tampere City Central Office Building (sometimes called "The White House") in the city centre. The meetings take place almost always on Mondays.[2] The meetings are sent on radio by Radio Moreeni.[3]
The National Coalition Party and the Swedish People's Party have been in a local alliance since the municipal election of 2008.[4]
Peter Löfberg, Swedish People's Party, died while in office in May 2021.[5]
^"Decision making". City of Tampere. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
^"Kaupunginvaltuusto". City of Tampere (in Finnish). 15 September 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
^"Radio Moreeni palailee pikkuhiljaa koronatauolta: Kuuntele kaupunginvaltuuston kokous radiosta tänään klo 17". Radio Moreeni. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
^"Kunnallisvaalit Tampereella 2008" (PDF) (in Finnish). 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 June 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
^"Tamperelainen kaupunginvaltuutettu Peter Löfberg on kuollut". Aamulehti (in Finnish). 17 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
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