Timo Harakka

Quick Facts

Full Name	Timo Harakka
Occupation	Journalist
Date Of Birth	Dec 31, 1962(1962-12-31)
Age	62
Birthplace	Äänekoski
Country	Finland
Birth City	Central Finland
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Timo Harakka Biography

Timo Harakka is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on December 31, 1962 in Äänekoski, Central Finland, Finland. Timo Olavi Harakka (born 31 December 1962) is an Finnish journalist, politician and writer. From April of 2015 onwards, he’s been a member of the district in Uusimaa within Finland’s Parliament of Finland as a Social Democrat.

On June 6th in 2019, Harakka was appointed Minister of Employment. At the beginning of his tenure during the time that Finland was the rotating president of the Council of the European Union in the year 2019, he presided over the sessions of the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council.

Harakka is well-known for colorful initiatives and declarations. Harakka has described Boris Johnson’s decision to prorogue Parliament as “incredible”, and compared it to “banning saunas in Finland”..

Timo Harakka Net Worth

Timo Harakka is one of the richest Journalist from Finland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Timo Harakka 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Harakka is a native of Helsinki. Both of his parents were deaf, and his primary language is Finnish spoken language. Harakka was journalist for a number of years and was editor-in-chief for the two magazines: Jyvaskylan Ylioppilaslehti, magazine of the student union at Jyvaskyla University. University of Jyvaskyla, and Vihrea Lanka, a magazine affiliated to the Green League. Since 1997, Harakka was a journalist as a journalist for Yle and also hosted TV shows known as Musta laatikko Pressiklubi 10 Kirjaa. In 2005, he graduated from Helsinki Theatre Academy. Helsinki Theatre Academy with a master of arts degree in drama and theatre.

The 2014. European Parliament election Harakka received 22,839 votes, and was elected a substitute member to the European Parliament for the Social Democratic Party. At the time of 2015’s Finnish parliamentary election , he got 5,497 of the votes cast by Uusimaa as well as being elected to Finnish Parliament. Harakka was later appointed as the Finance and Budget spokesperson of the parliamentary committee and part of the Grand Committee of the Parliament. On December 15, 2016, Harakka announced his candidacy to the position of leader of the Social Democratic Party. The Social Democratic Party was defeated current leader of the party Antti Rinne in the elections on February 4, 2017.

In June 2019, Harakka was appointed Minister of Employment in the Rinne Cabinet. He served in the position until the collapse of the cabinet in December 2019, after which he joined the subsequent Marin Cabinet as Minister of Transport and Communications.

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Who is Timo Harakka Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Timo Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Finland. Timo Harakka celebrates birthday on December 31 of every year.

Top Facts about Timo Harakka

1. Timo Harakka is a Finnish politician and member of parliament.
2. He was born on June 28, 1960 in Helsinki, Finland.
3. Harakka has been a member of the Social Democratic Party since 1984.
4. He served as Minister of Employment from June 2019 to December 2019.
5. Harakka has also worked as a journalist and author.
6. He holds a Master’s degree in social sciences from the University of Helsinki.
7. In the Finnish parliamentary elections of April 2019, he received over 10,000 votes.
8. Harakka is known for his advocacy for workers’ rights and social justice issues.
9. He has authored several books on politics and economics in Finland.
10. As of August 2021, he serves as Chairperson of the Committee for Economic Affairs in the Finnish Parliament.