Minna Arve

Minna Arve (born 1974) is a Finnish politician who serves as the mayor of Turku. Since August 2021 the post of the mayor became an elected office instead of a hired position. She represents the National Coalition Party. Education Arve first studied to become a nurse and graduated in 1996. She worked as a nurse between 1997-2004 and studied economics at the Turku School of Economics and earned her master's degree in Marketing in 2004 after working for a medical company. In addition to her mother tongue, Finnish, Arve also knows English, Swedish, French and German. Political career Arve joined the NCP in 1994. Between 2010 and 2014 Arve was the chair of the city council of Turku. She has worked as the party's general secretary and was elected to the post in 2014.