Mai Kivelä
Mai Kivelä is a Finnish human rights activist, feminist, and member of Parliament. She served as the general secretary of the Finnish Left Youth in the years 2013 – 2015.
Kivelä has operated in numerous non-governmental organisations, amongst others Greenpeace, Teollisuusalojen ammattiliitto, and Kepa ry. Within the Left Alliance, she has placements in the task force for environment, as vice chairman in Kallion Vasemmisto, and as board member in the Finnish UN Association.
Having previously completed studies in sociology and civic participation, in 2013 she graduated an MSc in Environment and Development from King's College in London.
In the 2019 parliamentary election, Kivelä was voted into parliament as a representative from the Helsinki constituency. She received the largest number of votes of the Left Alliance's chosen representatives in Helsinki, garnering 6 790 votes.
