Curriculum Vitae
Säde Tahvanainen
Helsinki Metropol Area, Finland
Education
Master of Arts (Education)
Work Experience
Workers' Educational Association, Expert, Competence Development 2023- https://www.tsl.fi/en/tsl.html
Workers' Educational Association, Education Planner, Project Manager for Basic Skills Education Funded by the Ministry of Education and Culture 2020-2022
Espoo City Education Department, Special Support Planner 1.10.2020-31.12.2020 (Substitute) https://espoo.fi/en
Kerava City Education Department, Special Education Teacher 2016-2020 https://www.kerava.fi/en/
Helsinki City Education Department, Special Education Teacher 2015-2016 https://www.hel.fi/en
Social Democratic Party of Finland, Political Program Manager, initially Organization Secretary 2010-2016 (partly on study leave) https://www.sdp.fi/en/
Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP), Organisational Secretary (political planning), Socialdemocratic Party of Finland 2009 -2011
Workers' Educational Association, Part-time Instructor 2017
Music copyright association (Teosto ry), Expert Appointed by the Board in Teosto's Public Relations Working Group 2010-2012 (part-time) https://www.teosto.fi/en/
Political experience
Parliamentary level
Member of Parliament 1995-2007; https://www.eduskunta.fi/EN/pages/default.aspx
- Member of the Committee of Education 1995- 2007
- Vice President of the Committee of Education 2003 -2007
- Member of the Committee of Environment 1999-2007
- Member of the Committee of Law 1995 -1999
Municipal level
Chairman of the Vantaa City Council 2023- https://www.vantaa.fi/en
1st Vice Chairman of the Vantaa City Board 2017-2023 https://www.vantaa.fi/en/persons/sade-tahvanainen
Vantaa City Councilor 2008-2012 and 2017-
Chairman of the Vantaa General Committee 2017-2019
Chairman of the Vantaa Corporate Committee 2020-2023
Vice Chairman of the Vantaa Master Plan Committee 2018-2021
Member of the Vantaa Audit Committee 2008-2012
Member of the State Opera Supervisory Board 2019- https://oopperabaletti.fi/en/
Member of the Helsinki University Hospital Board 2009-2017 https://www.hus.fi/en
Chairman of the Vantaa Aviapolis Committee 2008-2012
Member of the North Karelia Regional Council 1996-2000 https://pohjois-karjala.fi/home/
Joensuu City Councilor 1996-2004 (previously Deputy Councilor 1992-1996) https://www.joensuu.fi/en/web/english
Member of the Committee of Culture in Joensuu 1992 -1996
State level
Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP) 2nd Vice Chairman of the SDP 1999-2005 http://www.sdp.fi/en/
Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP), Member of the SDP Party Board 1996-2005
Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP), Member of the SDP Party Council 1992-1996
Chairman of the SDP Education Policy Working Group 2002-2005, Member 1996-2005
Chairman of the SDP Regional Policy Working Group 1999-2002
Labour Organisations
Chairman of the Tikkurila Workers' Association 2016-2019, Vice Chairman 2015-2016
Chairman of the Joensuu Workers' Association 2005-2008
Vice President of Finnish Worker's Sports Federation 1996 -2003 (national level) https://tul.fi/tietoa-meista/tul-pahkinankuoressa/en/
President of Finnfalcons 1999 -2002 (child organisation) https://ifm-sei.org/
Member of the Government of Socialdemocratic Youth 1990 -1993
Public National Organisations
Member of the Administrative Council for Finnish Public Broadcasting Company YLE 2004 -2007 https://yle.fi/
Member of the Board of Finnish National Theatre 2003 -2005 https://www.kansallisteatteri.fi/en
Member of the Board of the National Board of Education (late 1990s)
Member of the Ministry of Education and Culture's State Sports Policy Committee 2007-2011
Funds and business organisations
President of Charity Organisation, Kotien Puolesta 2017 - 2020
Vice Chairman of the Tikkurila Foundation Supervisory Board 2017-2024
Member of the Honkalampi Foundation Board 1999-2009 (Disability Services Foundation)
Chairman of the Board of North Karelia University of Applied Sciences 2001-2004 https://www.karelia.fi/en/frontpage/
Member of the Administrative Council for Finnish Post and Telecommunication Company 1996-1999
Member of the Administrative Council for Finnish Post Company 1999 -2002 https://www.posti.fi/en
Member of Administrative Board of Cooperative Bank, Joensuun Osuuspankki OP, 2004 -2007