Immigrant Council [City of Tampere]

A multicultural group having a conversation.

The Immigrant Council works proactively to promote the interests of the Tampere City's multicultural residents. They follow the services and development of the City and give statements on issues relevant to multicultural residents. The Council is also active in preventing discrimination and racism.

Members of the Immigrant Council

The Council has 12 members. Three of them represent political parties.

The members of the Immigrant Council for the period 1 June 2023 – 31 May 2025 are:

Chair of the Immigrant Council
Mahmoud Machaal (SDP, Social Democratic Party of Finland), e-mail: [email protected]
Personal deputy Silvana Berki (SDP, Social Democratic Party of Finland)

Vice Chair of the Immigrant Council
Reza Abdali (Kok., National Coalition Party), personal deputy Yrjö Schafeitel (PS, Finns Party)

Members
Member Mustafa Kara, deputy Mani Maroufzadeh
Member Lavinia Husa, deputy Céline Kylänpää
Member Majid Imani, deputy Housana Alfashtaki
Member Nadia Hamidi, deputy Kamran Naderi
Member Diana Maisla, deputy Kelen Paz Guevara
Member Valentina Savolainen, deputy Amandeep Singh
Member Hashi Abdulkadir, deputy Enkelejda Koza
Member Lama Kourdi, deputy Rajesh Rajendran
Member Yasser Rahman, deputy Zuzan Rasulzade

Member Mahmoud Machaal (SDP, Social Democratic Party of Finland), deputy Silvana Berki (SDP, Social Democratic Party of Finland)
Member Reza Abdali (Kok., National Coalition Party), deputy Yrjö Schafeitel (PS, Finns Party)
Member Irina Vaara (Vihr., The Greens), deputy Leila Mohammadi (Vas., Left Alliance)

Presenter
Mari Taverne, Director of Talent Attraction and Migration

Secretary
Ville Halonen