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Vesa-Matti Saarakkala

Politician

Vesa-Matti Saarakkala 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	Vesa-Matti Saarakkala · 베사마티 사라칼라				[sources]
Other name	Saarakkala Vesa-Matti				[sources]
Birth date	1984-03-24				[sources]
Place of birth	Kurikka				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Finland				[sources]
Country	Finland				[sources]
Citizenship	Finland				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
E-Mail	vesa-matti.saarakkala@eduskunta.fi				[sources]
First name	Vesa-Matti				[sources]
Last name	Saarakkala				[sources]
Phone	+35894323150				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q5399496				[sources]
Position	Eduskunta (member, 2011-2015) · Eduskunta (member, 2015-) · member of the Parliament of Finland · municipal councillor in Finland				[sources]
Religion	Lutheranism				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-10-02	First seen	2019-05-21

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Member of the parliament of Finland

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

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