Hi, I’m Jenni Alasuutari!

Hello, my name is Jenni Alasuutari!

I’m glad you found your way to my website. I live in Vantaa, I’m a mother of two boys, an outdoor enthusiast and an active advocate for protecting our local forests.

I am a candidate in the 2027 parliamentary elections in the Uusimaa constituency.

I am a member of the Vantaa City Council and the Vantaa and Kerava Wellbeing Services County Council for the 2025–2029 term.

I spent my childhood in Rekola, Vantaa. I attended Rekola primary school for first and second grade, after which I transferred to a music class at Mikkola primary school.

As a child, I was a Scout with Rekolan metsäsiskot, played the violin at Vantaa Music Institute and practised synchronized skating with Tikkurilan Taitoluisteluklubi and Helsingin Taitoluisteluklubi. I also took part in athletics training with Korson Kunto.

I attended Koivukylä lower secondary school and then continued my studies at Kallio Upper Secondary School of Performing Arts in Helsinki. During my upper secondary school years, I spent a year as an exchange student in Australia.

After graduating from upper secondary school, I moved to Helsinki, where I studied at Hanken School of Economics and earned a Master of Science degree in Economics and Business Administration. During my studies, I spent a year as an exchange student in Italy.

In 2020, my family and I moved back to Vantaa, to Metsola. I now live in Päiväkumpu with my husband and our children. We enjoy swimming, spending time in nature, skiing and cycling, among other things. My own hobbies include pottery and, occasionally, knitting. I also love films.

In recent years, I worked actively to protect the riverside forest in Päiväkumpu from development – and we succeeded in keeping it free from construction! I believe that the best gift we can give future generations is to preserve our diverse local natural environment and improve its condition. In Vantaa, forests should not be cut down to make way for new construction. Instead, new development should primarily be planned on unused land, old industrial sites that are no longer in active use, and similar areas.

Right now, I am working on many other local issues in Vantaa. I am discussing these matters with City of Vantaa officials and looking into whether we can improve the following issues that you, the residents of Vantaa, have brought to my attention:

Renovating the facade of an untidy property (the so called "Kiinatori" building" in central Rekola (completed)
Improving traffic safety at the intersection of Merjantie and Joukontie
Removing the plastic artificial turf from the sports field at Päiväkumpu School
Repairing the playground in Rekola
Following the progress of the planning of Pihkalantie
Preserving the Pihkala house in Rekola, which is significant to local history, as a community space instead of converting it into housing
Cleaning and painting the bridges over the Keravanjoki River (At my request, the city arranged for the Matarinkoski bridge to be cleaned this summer, 2026. Unfortunately the city did not have the bridge repainted.)
Clearing bicycles, scooters and other debris from the bottom of Lake Kuusijärvi
Removing large logs from the riverbank in Päiväkumpu
Repairing the broken climbing frame at the Ojalehto playground in Koivukylä (done)
Clearing fallen trees from Rekolanoja stream
and more.

You may be wondering why the issues on my list are concentrated around the area where I live. It is because this is the area I know best, and it is easiest for me to hear directly from local residents about what needs to be improved.

However, I want to encourage everyone in Vantaa to contact me directly if there is anything at all concerning Vantaa or the Vantaa and Kerava Wellbeing Services County that you think should be addressed, whether big or small. I will do my best to get the issue resolved. You can find my email address at the bottom of this page.