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| Rosa Meriläinen | |
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| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 2003–2007 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1975-12-31) 31 December 1975 (age 48) Tampere, Finland |
| Political party | Green League |
Rosa Anneli Meriläinen (born 31 December 1975) is a Finnish politician from Tampere. Meriläinen has a master's degree in political science from the University of Tampere. She was elected to the parliament of Finland in 2003. She represents the Green League. Before that, she was the co-president of the green league and an assistant to Satu Hassi. Meriläinen is a candidate in the 2024 European Parliament elections.
In an interview by the Image-magazine Meriläinen confessed to have used cannabis as a representative during her career, and she confirmed the matter to MTV3 news. She was prosecuted for a drug offense, but was relieved of charges.
She reports of the political work on her blog. She is engaged to comedian Simo Frangén, with whom she has a son, Frans, born 2006.
The Finnish version of the pornographic magazine Hustler once printed a comic strip featuring a parody character of Meriläinen. Meriläinen sued the magazine, and the character's name was changed to be less recognisable.
References
- "Rosa Meriläinen asteli Big Brother -taloon: "Voitto kotiin vaikka verta pierren!"". www.seiska.fi. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
- "Candidate Rosa Meriläinen - Yle election compass". yle.fi. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- (in Finnish) Personal homepages