According to Vapaavuori, he has been encouraged to run for office.
Jan Vapaavuori did not apply for another term as mayor of Helsinki in 2021. PASI LEISMA
Former mayor of Helsinki and current chairman of the Olympic Committee, Jan Vapaavuori, commented on the messaging service X about his intentions to run for mayor of Helsinki again.
– I left 2021 without applying for a further term as mayor of Helsinki. There were reasons for this, and they have not gone away, Vapaavuori writes in his publication.
The current mayor of the city, Juhana Vartiainen, announced earlier that he will not apply for another term.
Vartiainen has been the mayor of Helsinki since 2021. The new mayor will be elected in the spring 2025 municipal elections. Vartiainen wrote in his blog that his way of working has not always suited the duties of the mayor in the best possible way.
If the message published by Vapaavuori is not visible, you can read it from this link.
According to Vapaavuori, he has been encouraged to run for office.
– Many people have bet that I would still run for office. Helsinki has many challenges. I’ll think about it and come back on my own schedule. Before that, I will not comment on the matter, Vapaavuori writes.
Finland’s poor success at the Paris Olympics started speculation about Vapaavuori continuing as chairman of the Olympic Committee.
Vapaavuori told the press conference of the Finnish Olympic team earlier that he probably intends to apply for another season as chairman of the Olympic Committee.
– I haven’t decided it definitively yet, but it’s not a habit to give up, Vapaavuori said at the time.
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