Suna Kymäläinen

Current Member of Parliament

Social Democratic Parliamentary Group

Member of Parliament   20.04.2011–

Telephone:

09 432 3085

E-mail:

suna.kymalainen(at)eduskunta.fi

Profession / Title:

children's instructor

Electoral district:

Electoral District of Southeast Finland 22.04.2015–

Present memberships in committees:

Finance Committee (member) 28.06.2023–
Subcommittee for Administration and Security (member) 08.09.2023–
Communications Subcommittee (member) 08.09.2023–
Housing and Environment Subcommittee (member) 08.09.2023–
Transport and Communications Committee (alternate member) 28.06.2023–
Defence Committee (alternate member) 19.04.2023–
Administrative Council of the Finnish Broadcasting Company (member) 09.06.2015–

  • Earlier electoral districts:
    • Kymi constituency 20.04.2011 - 21.04.2015
  • Earlier memberships in committees:
    • Speaker's Council (member) 18.06.2019–04.04.2023, (member) 19.04.2023–27.06.2023
    • Grand Committee (member) 18.06.2019–04.04.2023, (member) 19.04.2023–27.06.2023
    • Finance Committee
    • Subcommittee for Administration and Security
    • Communications Subcommittee
    • Housing and Environment Subcommittee
    • Audit Committee (alternate member) 03.05.2011–29.06.2011
    • Legal Affairs Committee (member) 30.06.2011–21.04.2015, (member) 05.05.2015–17.06.2019
    • Transport and Communications Committee (member) 03.05.2011–04.04.2023, (Chair) 18.06.2019–04.04.2023
    • Defence Committee
    • Education and Culture Committee (alternate member) 03.05.2011–08.06.2015
    • Social Affairs and Health Committee (Chair) 19.04.2023–27.06.2023, (member) 19.04.2023–27.06.2023
    • Finnish Delegation to the Nordic Council (member) 30.06.2011–21.04.2015, (alternate member) 09.06.2015–16.04.2019
    • Administrative Council of the Finnish Broadcasting Company
    • Council to the Itsenäisyyden juhlavuoden lastensäätiö (alternate member) 23.02.2018–24.01.2019, (member) 25.01.2019–17.06.2019
    • Forum for International Affairs (member) 18.06.2019–04.04.2023, (member) 19.04.2023–27.06.2023
  • Earlier positions in parliamentary groups
    • Social Democratic Parliamentary Group (2nd vice chair) 01.02.2017–18.06.2019
    • Social Democratic Parliamentary Group, Working Committee (member) 01.02.2017–18.06.2019

  • Full name:
    • Kymäläinen, Suna Ellen
  • Date and place of birth:
    • 1976 Imatra
  • Present place of residence:
    • Lappeenranta
  • Education:
    • children's instructor 1995 (Jaakkiman kristillinen opisto, folk school), Bachelor of Social Services studies in progress  (Laurea University of Applied Sciences)
  • Career:
    • Childminder at the Municipality of Ruokolahti 1998-2001
    • Children's Instructor at Joutseno Parish 2003-2004
    • Work With Children Instructor at Joutseno Parish 2007-2007
    • Early Childhood Education Teacher at the Municipality of Ruokolahti 2010-2011