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11 meetings, 22 votes – the council’s first year in figures

The council has now completed its first full year in office. In total, the council has met 11 times during its term of office, which began on 1 June 2025. There were very few absences from the council; during the past term, the attendance rate for full councillors was almost 94 per cent.

A total of 28 councillors had no absences from council meetings at all during their term of office. Conversely, 23 councillors were absent from at least one council meeting. The highest number of absences was recorded at the council meeting held on 9 February 2026, from which five councillors were absent. Among individual councillors, Jukka Ahlgren (5) and Monica Avellan (3) had the most absences. Conversely, five councillors had two absences (Antti Heikkilä, Mira Lehtinen, Heikki Leinonen, Ilmari Sjöblom, Lauri Untamo), whilst a total of 16 councillors were absent from one council meeting. 

Since the start of its term of office, the council has voted a total of 22 times. The highest number of votes (14) took place at the council meeting on 10 November 2025, at which decisions were made on, amongst other things, the budget, the creation of posts and roles, and the approval of the Puistokylä local plan.  

The average meeting of the Tuusula Municipal Council during the current term of office has been as follows: 

The council is elected in local elections held every four years. In Tuusula, 51 councillors are elected. The council is responsible for the municipality’s finances and operations, and exercises the municipality’s highest decision-making authority. It decides which bodies the municipality will have and how powers and responsibilities are divided between elected representatives and civil servants. 

Further information:

Administrative Director Antti-Pekka Röntynen, antti-pekka.rontynen@tuusula.fi, 040 314 3003

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