Outi Ojala

Outi Marjatta Ojala (28 June 1946, Lappee^[1] – 16 May 2017^[2]) was a Finnish politician of the Left Alliance. She served as a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1991 to 1996 and from 1999 to 2007, and as a Member of the European Parliament from 1996 to 1999.^[3] She was President of the Nordic Council in 2002.^[4]

Outi Ojala MEP
Outi Ojala in 2006 in Copenhagen, at the Nordic Council.
Member of the European Parliament
In office 1996–1999
Constituency	Finland
Personal details
Born	(1946-06-28)28 June 1946 Lappeenranta, Finland
Died	16 May 2017(2017-05-16) (aged 70) Lassila, Helsinki, Finland

Ojala trained as a nurse and was involved in trade unions and local politics in Helsinki, where she was a city councillor 1989–1996 and 2001–2012.^[5]

Positions

• Chairperson of the National Advisory Board on Romani Affairs 1996–2001