Tampere Student Seeks to Register 'Tulevaisuuspuolue' to Champion Youth Issues

"There is no longer a clear path to jobs, housing and family for young people," says 29-year-old Ilari Asmala. The Tampere business student is preparing to found a new party, Tulevaisuuspuolue, to press youth issues ahead of next spring's parliamentary elections.

He wants a party that guarantees children and young people that society will look after them. He has built a following on TikTok, about 17,000 followers since February. He outlines policies such as stronger investment in basic schools, mental health services and child protection, alongside tougher immigration rules that he says are not motivated by racism. He also proposes targeted pension savings, saying pensions above €2,000 could be trimmed while protecting basic and guarantee pensions. The details were reported by YLE.

A nine-person group has registered an association and is preparing the formal paperwork. If they gather the required 5,000 supporter notifications, the party could be entered in the party register. The initiative follows the city's youth wellbeing programme and comes amid a rise in under-30 candidates locally ahead of recent parish and upcoming parliamentary ballots. Asmala frames his push as part of broader youth discontent seen across Europe and cites Youth Barometer findings that 70 percent of young people feel pressure about finding work. Conversations with older Tampere residents in the market hall underlined cross-generational concerns, though not agreement on remedies.