City Council

Kemijärvi City Council

The City Council is elected every four years in municipal elections.
The City Council has 27 members.
The current term of office is 2025-2029.

Meetings of the Council are public unless the meeting is dealing with a matter or document which is by law confidential.
As a rule, the Council meets at the City Hall in the Council Chamber, Hallituskatu 4.

Agendas and minutes are published on the internet

The agenda is published on the same day as it is posted to councillors. The agenda is also published in the local newspaper and on the official notice board of the town in the Sortteer Service Point and on the electronic notice board.

According to the Municipalities Act, the City Council is responsible for the municipality’s operations and finances and exercises the municipality’s decision-making powers.

The council decides:

  • on the municipal strategy
  • from the administrative regulation
  • the budget and the financial plan
  • corporate governance principles and group guidelines
  • the operational and financial objectives to be set for the enterprise;
  • on the principles of asset management and investment
  • the principles of internal control and risk management
  • the general criteria for charges for services and other benefits
  • the provision of a guarantee or other security for the debt of another.
  • the election of members of the institutions, unless otherwise provided below
  • on the basis of which the financial entitlements of members of the public are determined
  • on the election of auditors
  • approving the financial statements and granting discharge
  • other matters laid down and determined by the Council.

Members of the City Council 2021-2025:

Chairman
Iivari Sirpa		1st Vice-Chair
Kerkelä Teija		2nd Vice-Chair
Aalto Pirkka
Ahola VesaAlaräisänen TimoAlatalo Paula
Helisten TuulaNampajärvi SuviJaakkola Kauko
Jyrkkä HennaKaisanlahti TarjaKarppinen Tiina
Kelloniemi JuhanaKorkalo RistoKortelainen Jukka
Kotilaine JarkkoLeinonen SariMeriläinen Eino
Niemelä VeikkoNivala HeikkiPalojärvi Jarmo
Pikkarainen JuhaRaimosvuo SenniRuokamo Anita
Savukoski RiittaSirviö AnttiVirkkula Kari-Antti
Members of Kemijärvi City Council 2025-2029