Touko Aalto

Touko Juhani Aalto (born 1 April 1984) is a Finnish politician. He was chairman of the Green League from 2017 to 2018. He represented the electoral district of Central Finland in the Parliament of Finland 2015–2019.

Life

Aalto was born in Savonlinna and later lived in Joensuu. He currently lives in Jyväskylä, Finland. Aalto graduated as Bachelor of Social Sciences from the University of Jyväskylä in 2008.

Aalto was elected to the City Council of Jyväskylä in 2008 and to the Parliament in 2015. He is the first Green Member of the Parliament from Central Finland. He is currently member of the Finance Committee of the Parliament. On 17 June 2017, Aalto won the Green League leadership election, and became the chairman of the party.

In September 2018, Aalto took a sick leave due to exhaustion and his duties were temporarily handed to the first deputy chair Maria Ohisalo. In October 2018, he announced that he is resigning from his post, citing depression and fatigue. Aalto took part in the 2019 parliamentary election, but was not re-elected.

In June 2023, Aalto was chosen as the municipal manager of Toivakka.

Electoral history

Municipal elections

Year Municipality Votes Result 2008 Jyväskylä 493 Elected 2012 Jyväskylä 863 Elected 2017 Jyväskylä 2,371 Elected

European Parliament elections

Year Electoral district Votes Result 2009 Finland 2,095 Not elected 2014 Finland 2,681 Not elected

Parliamentary elections

Year Electoral district Votes Result 2011 Central Finland 1,721 Not elected 2015 Central Finland 4,326 Elected 2019 Central Finland 3,075 Not elected

Personal life Aalto was married to Johanna Pietiläinen from 2015 to 2017.