Yrjö Hakanen

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Yrjö Hakanen
Leader of the Finnish Communist Party
In office 1994–2013
Preceded by	Esko-Juhani Tennilä
Succeeded by	Juha-Pekka Väisänen
Personal details
Born	(1952-08-24) 24 August 1952 (age 72) Helsinki, Finland
Political party	Communist Party of Finland
Alma mater	University of Helsinki
Occupation	Politician, Journalist

Yrjö Hakanen (born 24 August 1952) is a Finnish politician who served as chairman of the Finnish Communist Party from 1994 to 2013.^[1]

Hakanen has a master’s degree in Political Science from the University of Helsinki. He worked as a journalist while becoming active in the Communist Party of Finland in the 1970's. He became leader of the party in 1994, and stepped down in 2013.^[2][3]

Hakanen was elected to the Helsinki City Council in 2004 as the party’s sole member. He was re-elected again in the years of 2008 and 2012.^[4]

Hakanen lives in Helsinki and is married with two adult children.^[4] He speaks Finnish, English, and Swedish.