Timo Koivisto - (Mayor)

Timo Koivisto (born 1970) has held the position of mayor of Jyväskylä since 2015 and is now in his second eight-year term. He has a master’s degree in laws from the University of Turku and a military rank of lieutenant. He has previously worked as the deputy mayor of Urban Planning and City Infrastructure at the City of Jyväskylä as well as special aide to several ministers. He has also been awarded the honorary doctorate of the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences of the University of Jyväskylä.   Timo enjoys sports – watching and doing them a lot, and he’s a regular sight at the local Padel hall. He also enjoys reading.