Mika Kari

Current Member of Parliament

Social Democratic Parliamentary Group

Member of Parliament   20.04.2011–

Telephone:

09 432 3066

E-mail:

mika.kari(at)eduskunta.fi

Profession / Title:

Branch manager, Community educator (bachelor’s degree)

Electoral district:

Electoral District of Häme 20.04.2011–

Present memberships in committees:

Defence Committee (member) 19.04.2023–
Intelligence Oversight Committee (member) 22.09.2023–
Supervisory Board for the Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra (member) 28.06.2023–
High Court of Impeachment (alternate member) 01.01.2020–
NATO Parliamentary Assembly (member) 02.05.2023–

Position in the parliamentary group:

  • Social Democratic Parliamentary Group, Working Committee (member) 22.06.2011–

  • Earlier memberships in committees:
    • Speaker's Council (member) 26.06.2019–04.04.2023, (member) 19.04.2023–27.06.2023
    • Constitutional Law Committee (alternate member) 30.06.2011–08.06.2015
    • Audit Committee (Chair) 19.04.2023–27.06.2023
    • Administration Committee (member) 03.05.2011–17.06.2019, (vice chair) 12.02.2014–21.04.2015, (alternate member) 03.04.2020–29.10.2021, (member) 16.02.2022–04.04.2023
    • Legal Affairs Committee (alternate member) 30.06.2011–08.06.2015
    • Defence Committee (member) 30.06.2011–04.04.2023, (vice chair) 05.05.2015–16.04.2019
    • Intelligence Oversight Committee (Chair) 26.06.2019–04.04.2023
    • Environment Committee (alternate member) 03.05.2011–29.06.2011
    • Auditors of the Bank of Finland (member) 13.03.2012–02.05.2013, (alternate member) 03.05.2013–15.06.2015, (alternate member) 18.06.2019–07.10.2019, (member) 08.10.2019–12.09.2023, (Chair) 05.12.2019–12.09.2023
    • Administrative Council of the Finnish Broadcasting Company (member) 09.06.2015–16.12.2015, (member) 18.06.2019–04.10.2019
    • NATO Parliamentary Assembly (member) 21.05.2019–04.04.2023
    • Forum for International Affairs (member) 26.06.2019–04.04.2023, (member) 19.04.2023–27.06.2023

  • Full name:
    • Kari, Mika Pekka
  • Date and place of birth:
    • 1967 Lahti
  • Present place of residence:
    • Lahti
  • Education:
    • youth leader 1994 (Lahden sosiaalialan oppilaitos, vocational school), Community educator (bachelor’s degree) 2010 (Humak University of Applied Sciences)
  • Career:
    • Courier/Warehouse Worker/Driver at Päijät-Hämeen puhelinyhdistys 1984-1989
    • Youth Worker, Youth Work Trainee at the City of Lahti Youth Services 1990-1999
    • Youth Worker at Päijät-Hämeen koulutuskonserni, Salpaus Further Education 2000-2003
    • Branch Manager at Päijät-Hämeen koulutuskonserni, Tuoterengas 2004-2004