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Jan Vapaavuori

Politician

Jan Vapaavuori is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Jan Vapaavuori · Ян Вапаавуори · Ян Вапаавуорі · جان فابافورى · 扬·瓦帕沃里 · 1 more...				[sources]
Alias	Jan Pellervo Vapaavuori · Jan Vapaavouri · Vapaavuori Jan · Ян Вапаавуори · 扬·瓦帕沃里 · 2 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	扬·佩勒沃·瓦帕沃里				[sources]
Birth date	1965-04-03				[sources]
Place of birth	Helsinki				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Finland				[sources]
Country	Finland				[sources]
Citizenship	Finland				[sources]
Classification	Local government (past) · National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Jan · Jan Pellervo · Pellervo				[sources]
Last name	Vapaavuori				[sources]
Website	vapaavuori.net · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q32219				[sources]
Position	Eduskunta (member, 2003-2007) · Eduskunta (member, 2007-2011) · Eduskunta (member, 2011-2015) · Mayor of Helsinki · Minister of Economic Affairs · 3 more...				[sources]
Education	Hanken School of Economics · North Helsinki Upper Secondary School · University of Helsinki				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-01	Last processed	2025-12-01	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Finnish politician, Mayor of Helsinki

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Outi Vapaavuori Close Associate	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Eduskunta	2007-03-21	2011-04-19
member of the Parliament of Finland

Data sources

Every Politician57,742

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,105

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories381,009

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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Wikidata357,123

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,628

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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