Aleksi Randell is a Finnish

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

 politician

Politics

Politics is a process by which groups of people make collective decisions. The term is generally applied to the art or science of running governmental or state affairs, including behavior within civil governments, but also applies to institutions, fields, and special interest groups such as the...

. He has served as the mayor of Turku

Turku

Turku is a city situated on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River. It is located in the region of Finland Proper. It is believed that Turku came into existence during the end of the 13th century which makes it the oldest city in Finland...

 since 2010. From 2003 to 2010 he served as the chairman of the municipal board in Turku. He represents the National Coalition Party

National Coalition Party (Finland)

The National Coalition Party is a liberal conservative political party in Finland founded in 1918.The National Coalition Party is one of the four largest parties in Finland, along with the Social Democratic Party, the Centre Party and the True Finns...

 (Kokoomus), and is the vice chairman of the party's council.

When being general secretary of the Youth League of his party, he planned nudity

Nudity

Nudity is the state of wearing no clothing. The wearing of clothing is exclusively a human characteristic. The amount of clothing worn depends on functional considerations and social considerations...

campaign "Levottomat" to promote youth activity. Randell was the first person to be chosen as the chair of the board after Turku began paying the chair 4 500 euros a month for a full time job.

External links

• Aleksi Randell - Official website.
• Aleksi Randell at the City of Turku's website.