Left Alliance in Pirkanmaa adds five candidates to 2027 list, including young councilors and union leaders

The Left Alliance in Pirkanmaa has added five candidates ahead of the spring 2027 parliamentary election: Tampere residents Aino Halinen, Milka Hanhela and Dimitri Ollikainen, Orivesi’s Mari Lind and Lempäälä’s Virva-Mari Rask, according to Tamperelainen.

The additions bring the party's Pirkanmaa list to 16 names, leaving room for up to four more before the 20-candidate limit. The new candidates include young local politicians, union leaders and independent media producers.

Aino Halinen, 24, is a Tampere city councilor and regional councilor who serves as vice chair of her city council group. She studies social policy and sits on Tampere's vitality and competence board and the Pirkanmaa wellbeing area's futures and safety committee.

Milka Hanhela, 39, is a Tampere city and regional councilor, a member of the regional board and chair of Tampere's Left. She holds a master's degree in education.

Mari Lind, 56, is an Orivesi councilor and a work coach active on her municipal technical committee. Dimitri Ollikainen, 38, is a Tampere entrepreneur and social anthropologist who produces political video content and hosts a video column for Kansan Uutiset.

Virva-Mari Rask, 47, is a Lempäälä councilor who works as a machine fitter and security guard. She chairs the Teollisuus7 industrial union section and is studying to become a community pedagogue.

Applications must be submitted by 9 March 2027. The Left Alliance's only current MP from Pirkanmaa, Anna Kontula, has said she will not seek re-election.