Members of the new Employment Subcommittee have been selected – Mervi Katainen serves as chairperson

Responsibility for the provision of public employment services was transferred to municipalities at the beginning of 2025. Espoo and Kauniainen form a joint employment area, with the Employment Subcommittee acting as its decision-making body. 

The members of the Employment Subcommittee have now been selected, and their term will run from 20 January to 31 May 2025. Espoo has five members and Kauniainen has two members, and they all have a personal deputy member. The chairperson is Mervi Katainen (National Coalition Party), and the vice-chairperson is Tiina Elo (Greens).

The subcommittee meets four times a year, and it will have its first meeting on 24 February 2025.

• Chairperson: Mervi Katainen (National Coalition Party), deputy member Heikki Pernu (Christian Democrats) 
• Vice-chairperson: Tiina Elo (Greens), deputy member Heidi Mannelin (Centre Party)
• Members: 
  • Henrik Vuornos (National Coalition Party), deputy member Markku Markkula (National Coalition Party)
  • Teemu Lahtinen (Finns Party), deputy member Jaana Valle (Finns Party)
  • Maria Guzenina (Social Democratic Party), deputy member Päivi Puntila (Swedish People’s Party)
  • Fredrik Waselius (Kauniainen), deputy member Helka Hosia (Kauniainen)
  • Tiina Rintamäki-Ovaska (Kauniainen), deputy member Petri Lehtinen (Kauniainen)

• Meeting schedule and members of the Employment Subcommittee (in Finnish)
• Duties of the Employment Subcommittee. (in Finnish)