Heli Paasio

Heli Tuulikki Paasio (born November 24, 1972, in Turku) is a Finnish politician from Turku. A Social Democrat, she was member of the Parliament of Finland for Finland Proper from 1999 to 2015.^[1]

Heli Paasio
Heli Paasio
Member of the Finland Parliament for Finland Proper
In office 1999–2015
Personal details
Born	Heli Tuulikki Paasio (1972-11-24) November 24, 1972 (age 52) Turku, Finland
Political party	Social Democratic Party
Parent	Pertti Paasio

Paasio is the daughter of Pertti Paasio and the granddaughter of Rafael Paasio^[2] who were both prominent Social Democratic politicians. She graduated as Master of Philosophy (mathematics teacher)^[2] in 1999. She was elected to the Parliament four times. In the 2011 election she received 13,945 votes, the most in the Finland Proper constituency and the eight-most in the entire Finland.^[3] After a parliamentary career of sixteen years, she retired from the Parliament in 2015.^[4]