Ville Kaunisto

Current Member of Parliament

Parliamentary Group of the National Coalition Party

Member of Parliament   17.04.2019–

Telephone:

09 432 3068

E-mail:

ville.kaunisto(at)eduskunta.fi

Profession / Title:

professional athlete

Electoral district:

Electoral District of Southeast Finland 17.04.2019–

Present memberships in committees:

Grand Committee (member) 19.04.2023–
Foreign Affairs Committee (alternate member) 11.02.2025–
Commerce Committee (vice chair) 28.06.2023–, (member) 28.06.2023–
Committee for the Future (member) 28.06.2023–
The Finnish Delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (member) 06.09.2023–, (Chair) 08.09.2023–
Board of The Finnish Institute of International Affairs (member) 01.01.2022–31.12.2026

Position in the parliamentary group:

  • Parliamentary Group of the National Coalition Party (3rd vice chair) 04.02.2025–

  • Earlier memberships in committees:
    • Grand Committee (member) 18.06.2019–04.04.2023
    • Finance Committee (member) 02.05.2019–17.06.2019
    • Administration Committee (alternate member) 19.04.2023–27.06.2023
    • Legal Affairs Committee (member) 19.04.2023–27.06.2023
    • Education and Culture Committee (alternate member) 02.05.2019–13.09.2021, (member) 14.09.2021–29.04.2022
    • Committee for the Future (member) 02.05.2019–04.04.2023
    • Finnish Delegation to the Nordic Council (member) 14.09.2021–04.04.2023
    • The Finnish Delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (alternate member) 03.05.2022–04.04.2023, (alternate member) 19.04.2023–05.09.2023
    • Board of The Finnish Institute of International Affairs (member) 01.01.2022–31.12.2026
    • Council to the Itsenäisyyden juhlavuoden lastensäätiö (member) 18.06.2019–04.04.2023

  • Full name:
    • Kaunisto, Ville
  • Date and place of birth:
    • 1982 Turku
  • Present place of residence:
    • Kouvola
  • Education:
    • BA Leadership and management 2022 Northumbria University
    • CBM (Certified Board Member) 2018
    • International Basketball Federation management degree 2018 FIBA Management Programme 2018
    • Young athlete's support person qualification 2018 TALS Certificate Great Britain 2018
    • Non-commissioned officer and leadership training 2003 Lahden urheilujoukot
    • secondary school graduate 2002 Aurajoen urheilulukio, general upper secondary school