Paavo Erkki Arhinmäki ( born 13 December 1976 in Helsinki ) is a Finnish politician , a member of the Finnish Parliament and a former Minister for Culture and Sport , representing the Left Alliance , whose leader he was from 2009 to 2016 . He was first elected to the Finnish Parliament in the 2007 election and reelected in 2011 . Arhinmäki has been a member of the Helsinki city council since 2001 . He led the Left Youth in 2001 – 2005 . He proposed a halt to nuclear power projects in Finland in the wake of the Great Hanshin earthquake
Great Hanshin earthquake
Great Hanshin earthquake
Paavo Arhinmäki