Mika Raatikainen
| Mika Raatikainen | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Finnish Parliament for Helsinki | |
|
Assumed office 4 July 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Jussi Halla-aho |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
7 November 1961 Helsinki, Finland |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Political party | The Finns Party |
Mika Pekka Raatikainen (born November 7, 1961 in Helsinki) is a Finnish politician, policeman and a member of Finnish Parliament, representing the Finns Party. Raatikainen was first elected as a substitute member to the parliament in 2011, and became member of parliament on July 4, 2014, when Jussi Halla-aho left to the European Parliament. In the 2015 parliamentary election, Raatikainen got 3,370 votes and got elected.[1]
Before a career in the politics, Raatikainen had a long career in the Helsinki Police Department, in which he started working in 1983.[2] He has a Lebanese wife, who he first met in Italy in 2006.[3]
References
- ↑ "Valitut ehdokkaat Helsingin vaalipiiri". Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ↑ "Mika Raatikainen". Eduskunta. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ↑ "Halla-ahon eduskuntapaikan perijän mukaan Suomeen saa tulla töihin". Helsingin Sanomat. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
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