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Candidate for executive board of JEF-Finland: Ronja Tilli
Hi! I’m Ronja Tilli, a 24-year-old political science and communications student with ten years…
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Candidate for executive board of JEF-Finland: Emma Leino
Hi! I’m Emma Leino, a 26-year-old political science and contemporary history student from Turku.…
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Candidate for executive board of JEF-Finland: Elle Okker
Hi! I’m Elle Okker, and I’m running for the JEF Finland executive board for…
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Candidate for executive board of JEF-Finland: Veera Kosunen
Hi! My name is Veera Kosunen, and I’m running for a seat on the…
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Candidate for executive board of JEF-Finland: Jenni Peltomaa
Hi, I’m Jenni, and I’m running for a second term on the executive board.…
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Candidate for executive board of JEF-Finland: Santeri Anttila
Hi there! I’m Santeri Anttila, a 24-year-old political scientist from Tampere. I’m running for…
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Candidate for vice-president of JEF-Finland: Lilli Louhikoski
Hi, dear Jeffers! I’m Lilli, the current Vice President of JEF Finland —a Turku…
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Candidate for vice-president of JEF-Finland: Emmi-Julia Lehtonen
I’m Emmi-Julia Lehtonen and I’m running to be a Vice-President of JEF Finland for…
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Candidate for President of JEF-Finland: Pieta Päivänen
I ask for your trust for another term as President of JEF Finland. I…
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The winners of the Europe Essay Contest organized by Eurooppanuoret and The Ulkopolitisti have been announced
Europe is undergoing a period of upheaval. War has returned to the continent, economic…
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Nominate the Star person of 2026!
Who is JEF-Finland’s Star Person of the Year 2026? Who, through their actions, always…
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JEF Finland Awarded Its 2026 Merit Badges
JEF Finland celebrated its 29th anniversary on Friday, 14 August 2026, at the traditional…
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Elisa Olkoniemi Appointed as JEF Finland’s Communications Assistant
JEF Finland’s Executive Board appointed Elisa Olkoniemi, Master of Social Sciences, as JEF Finland’s…
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Iiris Aliska Appointed as JEF Finland’s Research Assistant
JEF Finland’s Executive Board appointed Iiris Aliska, Master of Peace and Conflict Research, as…
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Natalia Kallio Named Young European of the Year 2026
Author, human rights activist and Helsinki City Councillor Natalia Kallio has been named Young…
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Alma Jokinen Appointed as JEF Finland’s Event Coordinator
JEF Finland’s Executive Board appointed Alma Jokinen, a student of political science, as JEF…
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JEF Finland awarded Next Generation funding
JEF Finland has received support from JEF Europe under the Next Generation JEF programme…
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JEF Finland’s EU Youth Summit Named National Winner of the Charlemagne Youth Prize
JEF Finland’s EU Youth Summit, held last autumn, has been named the national winner…
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JEF Finland Awarded General Grant for Youth Organisation Activities by the Ministry of Education and Culture
JEF Finland received today’s decision on the government grant awarded by the Ministry of…
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The 2026 Board has been organized
The JEF Finland Board for 2026 held its organizational meeting on 14.12.2025 and began…
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JEF Finland’s 2026 Executive Board has been elected!
At its General Assembly on 29-30 November, JEF Finland elected members of the Executive…
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JEF Finland’s 2025 Regional Branch and Star People of the Year
At JEF Finland’s General Assembly held in Turku at the end of November, the…
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JEF Finland’s 2025 General Assembly
Welcome to JEF Finland’s statutory General Assembly to help decide on the organisation’s activities…
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“I’m running for the Bureau of the JEF Europe Council” – A letter from the Chairperson of Finland’s European Youth
This autumn marks nine years since I joined European Youth Finland. Of these, I…