Rosa Meriläinen
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Rosa Anneli Meriläinen is a Finnish
politician from Tampere
.
Meriläinen has a master's degree
in political science from the University of Tampere
. She was elected to the parliament of Finland
in 2003. She represents the Green League
. Before that she was the co-president of the green league and an assistant to Satu Hassi
.
In an interview by the Image-magazine Meriläinen confessed to have used cannabis
during her career as a representative, and she confirmed the matter to MTV3
news. She was prosecuted for a drug offense, but was relieved of charges.
She reports of the political work in her blog
. She is engaged to comedian Simo Frangén
, with whom she has a son, Frans, born 2006.
The Finnish version of the pornographic magazine
Hustler
once printed a comic strip
featuring a parody character of Meriläinen. Meriläinen sued the magazine, and the character's name was changed to be less recognisable.
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 from Tampere
Tampere
Tampere is a city in southern Finland. It is the most populous inland city in any of the Nordic countries. The city has a population of , growing to approximately 300,000 people in the conurbation and over 340,000 in the metropolitan area. Tampere is the third most-populous municipality in...
.
Meriläinen has a master's degree
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
in political science from the University of Tampere
University of Tampere
The University of Tampere is a university in Tampere, Finland. It has 15,400 degree students and 2,100 employees. It was originally founded in 1925 in Helsinki as a Civic College , and from 1930 onwards it was known as a School of Social Sciences...
. She was elected to the parliament of Finland
Parliament of Finland
The Eduskunta , is the parliament of Finland. The unicameral parliament has 200 members and meets in the Parliament House in Helsinki. The latest election to the parliament took place on April 17, 2011.- Constitution :...
in 2003. She represents the Green League
Green League
The Green League is a centrist green liberal political party in Finland. It has ten seats in the Finnish Parliament and two in the European Parliament. The current chairperson is Ville Niinistö....
. Before that she was the co-president of the green league and an assistant to Satu Hassi
Satu Hassi
Satu Maijastiina Hassi is a Finnish politician, and Member of the European Parliament for the Green League. She served as the Minister of Environment and Development Co-Operation in Paavo Lipponen's second cabinet between 15 April 1999 and 31 May 2002; in accordance with her party's position on...
.
In an interview by the Image-magazine Meriläinen confessed to have used cannabis
Cannabis
Cannabis is a genus of flowering plants that includes three putative species, Cannabis sativa, Cannabis indica, and Cannabis ruderalis. These three taxa are indigenous to Central Asia, and South Asia. Cannabis has long been used for fibre , for seed and seed oils, for medicinal purposes, and as a...
during her career as a representative, and she confirmed the matter to MTV3
MTV3
MTV3 is a Finnish commercial television station owned by Bonnier. It had the biggest audience share of all Finnish TV channels until Finnish Broadcasting Company’s YLE1 took the lead. The letters MTV stand for Mainos-TV , due to the channel getting its revenue from running commercials...
news. She was prosecuted for a drug offense, but was relieved of charges.
She reports of the political work in her blog
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
. She is engaged to comedian Simo Frangén
Simo Frangén
Simo Juhani Frangén is a Finnish TV presenter and humourist, living in Tampere.- History :Frangén matriculated in 1982 and graduated as a Master of Social Sciences at the University of Tampere in 1990...
, with whom she has a son, Frans, born 2006.
The Finnish version of the pornographic magazine
Pornographic magazine
Pornographic magazines, sometimes known as adult magazines, sex magazines or top-shelf magazines are pornographic magazines that contain content of a sexual nature. Adult magazines are mainly aimed towards men, and in some parts of the world, many men's first sight of a naked woman has been in an...
Hustler
Hustler
Hustler is a monthly pornographic magazine aimed at men and published in the United States. It was first published in 1974 by Larry Flynt. It was a step forward from the Hustler Newsletter which was cheap advertising for his strip club businesses at the time. The magazine grew from a shaky start to...
once printed a comic strip
Comic strip
A comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions....
featuring a parody character of Meriläinen. Meriläinen sued the magazine, and the character's name was changed to be less recognisable.