City management

Tyylillisesti uusrenessanssia edustava Kuopion kaupungintalo, jonka katolla liehuu Suomen lippu.

The Mayor and deputy mayors form the management of the City of Kuopio. Chief client officers and service managers are responsible for the service area operations. 

Mayor

Soile Lahti

Kaupunginjohtaja

1.8.2023 alkaen

Deputy Mayors

Jari Kyllönen 

Deputy mayor 

Service Area for Urban Environment 

Pekka Vähäkangas 

Deputy mayor 

Service Areas for Wellbeing Promotion and Education and Learning 

Executive secretaries

Kaisa Lumilampi 

Executive secretary 

+358 17 182 012, +358 44 718 2012 

kaisa.lumilampi@kuopio.fi 

Tuija Korhonen 

Executive secretary 

+358 17 182 012, +358 44 718 2804 

tuija.katri.korhonen@kuopio.fi 

The Mayor’s Management Group 

Working under the leadership of the Mayor, the main task of the City’s Management Group is to develop, steer, and supervise the operations of the City Group. 

Management Group members 2024 

Lahti Soile, Mayor, chair 
Oinonen Tero, acting director of administration 
Kyllönen Jari, deputy mayor 
Vähäkangas Pekka, deputy mayor 
Lätti-Hyvönen Sirpa, strategy director 
Tiikasalo Anu, HR director 
Martikainen Marja-Leena, finance director 
Soininen Kirsi, marketing director 
Väänänen Hannu, facility director
Pitkänen Jukka, business development director
Laine Ilkka, director of urban planning
Heikkinen Ismo, city engineer
Silvennoinen Silja, director of general education
Savukoski Marika, director of education
Hentunen Janne, manager for the advancement of wellbeing
Marin-Hakkarainen Tarja, personnel representative 
Lumilampi Kaisa, executive secretary, secretary