Tytti Seppänen

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Tytti Määttä
Regional Mayor of North Savo
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 January 2023
Preceded byMarko Korhonen
Personal details
Born
Tytti Seppänen

(1980-01-01) January 1, 1980 (age 45)
Vaala, Finland
Political partyCentre Party
EducationMaster of Social Sciences, University of Turku

Tytti Määttä (née Seppänen; born 1 January 1980) is a Finnish civil servant and politician who has served as the regional mayor (maakuntajohtaja) of the Council of North Savo since 1 January 2023.[1]

She previously headed two municipalities, serving as city manager of Kuhmo from 2018 to 2022[2] and as municipal manager of her home municipality, Vaala (2009–2017).[3] Määttä holds a Master of Social Sciences degree from the University of Turku.[1]

Career

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In October 2009 Määttä moved from her position as a senior specialist at the Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities to become municipal manager of Vaala, where she served for eight years.[4] She was appointed city manager of Kuhmo in December 2017 and took office in 2018, remaining until her election as regional mayor of North Savo in late 2022.[2]

In August 2019 the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment commissioned Määttä to examine ways of increasing location-independent and multi-local work within organisations under the ministry’s purview.[5]

Political activity

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Määttä was a member of the Turku City Council from 2004 to 2008. She has served as vice-chair of the Finnish Centre Youth and chair of the Nordic Centre Youth, and in 2006 was elected president of the Nordic Youth Council.[6]

Awards and recognition

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  • Rural Personality of the Year 2019 (Vuoden maaseutukasvo), Finnish Village Association.[7]
  • 'Energetic Civil Servant of Kainuu 2019 (Kainuun Vireä Virkamies), Kajaani Junior Chamber International.[8]
  • Honourable mention as “Municipal Manager of the Decade” 2021, Foundation for Municipal Development (Kunnallisalan kehittämissäätiö).[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Tytti Määttä elected as the new Regional Mayor of North Savo" (in Finnish). Council of North Savo. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Tytti Määttä on Kuhmon uusi kaupunginjohtaja". Kainuun Sanomat (in Finnish). 15 December 2017. Archived from the original on 15 December 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Vaalan kunnanjohtajaksi Tytti Seppänen" (in Finnish). Municipality of Vaala. 11 August 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Pienten kuntien neuvottelukunta" (in Finnish). Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Tytti Määttä selvittämään alueellista läsnäoloa ja monipaikkaisuutta" (in Finnish). Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  6. ^ "Tytti Seppänen nousi UNR:n presidentiksi" (in Finnish). Nordic Council. 2006. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Vuoden Maaseutukasvo on kuhmolainen Tytti Määttä" (in Finnish). Suomen Kylät. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  8. ^ "Kuhmon kaupunginjohtaja Tytti Määttä valittiin Kainuun Vireäksi Virkamieheksi". Kainuun Sanomat (in Finnish). 12 November 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  9. ^ "Johtaja paikallaan" (in Finnish). Foundation for Municipal Development. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
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