Tuija Telén was elected Regional Mayor of the Helsinki-Uusimaa Region in 2023, where she started her new position in November. Following her predecessor, Ossi Savolainen, she inherited the position as vice chair of the Scandria®Alliance.
Having both hands on the ground, Tuija Telén is dedicated to collaboration – within the region and beyond.
In her statement, she emphasises the importance of collaboration to strengthen the resilience and decarbonisation of the transport system in Helsinki-Uusimaa. Due to recent geostrategic developments, European transport corridors gained importance for security of supply.