Minna Arve

Minna Arve (born 1974) is a Finnish ex-politician who served as the mayor of Turku from August 2021 until June 2025. In August 2021 the post of the mayor became a local election based office instead of a hired position. She represented the National Coalition Party.

Education Arve first studied to become a nurse and graduated in 1996. She worked as a nurse before working for a medical company and writing her thesis economics at the Turku School of Economics and earned her master's degree in Marketing in 2004.

In addition to her mother tongue, Finnish, Arve also knows English, Swedish, French and German.

Political career Arve joined the NCP in 1994. Between 2010 and 2014 Arve was the chair of the city council of Turku.

Arve was first elected into the city council of Turku in 2004. In the 2021 municipal election, where she ran as her party's mayoral candidate, Arve got 1510 votes, third most in her party after MPs Petteri Orpo and Ilkka Kanerva.

Political position According to VAA published by Yle in 2021, Arve said that she is for needle exchange for the drug users in Turku, offering free protection to people under 25, and having a pride flag in public buildings.