Minja Koskela

Minja Koskela (born 1987) is a Finnish musician, author, politician, member of the Parliament of Finland, the national legislature, and chair of the Left Alliance. She has represented Helsinki since April 2023 as member of the Left Alliance.

Early life Koskela was born in 1987 in Heinävesi. Her father was a policeman and her mother a dental hygienist. She has three younger sisters.

Writings and education career Koskela was a music teacher for five years before taking a leave of absence to write her dissertation, Democracy Through Pop? Thinking with Intersectionality in Popular Music Education in Finnish Schools (2022). Koskela started writing her social feminist blog Bluestocking in 2015 and is the author of Ennen kaikkea feministi (2019) and Äidiksi tuleminen (2021).

Political career Koskela was asked by several parties to contest parliamentary elections but declined in order to finish her book. She was elected to the City Council of Helsinki at the 2021 Finnish municipal elections. She was elected to Parliament in 2023.

Personal life Koskela married film director Oskari Sipola in December 2019. She gave birth to a daughter, Else, in 2020 after earlier suffering from a miscarriage. Koskela and Sipola jointly filed for divorce in July 2024. Since 2024 Koskela has been in relationship with the Left Alliance politician and former footballer Timo Furuholm.

Electoral history + Electoral history of Minja KoskelaElectionConstituencyPartyVotesResult 2021 municipal Helsinki Left Alliance Elected 2023 parliamentary Helsinki Left Alliance Elected