Name Olavi Maenpaa | Role Politician | |
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Similar People Vaino Kuisma, Seppo Lehto, Pekka Siitoin, Marja‑Sisko Aalto | ||
Finnish politician Olavi Mäenpää Died at 67
Olavi Juhani Mäenpää (born 29 November 1950, in Tyrvää) is a Finnish politician and former chairman of Finnish People's Blue-whites (Suomen Kansan Sinivalkoiset, SKS), a political party aligned with the far right. He has been a member of the city council of Turku, his home city, since 1992.
In the municipal election of 2004, Mäenpää received a total of 2,208 votes, more than any other candidate in Turku. Mäenpää has also appeared as a candidate in elections to the Finnish parliament (Eduskunta) and the European Parliament, but has not been successful.
In the European parliamentary election of 2009, Mäenpää publicly supported Ville Itälä of the National Coalition Party (Kokoomus).
In 2010, Mäenpää joined the Finnish Freedom Party, and the SKS was dissolved.
