Anna Silvia Modig (born 8 July 1976[2]) is a Finnish politician; and a former journalist, and radio and TV host. She was a member of the Parliament of Finland 2011–2019, representing the Left Alliance, and was elected to the European Parliament in 2019. Modig is also a member of the Helsinki City Council.
Silvia Modig | |
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| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 2019 – 15 July 2024 | |
| Constituency | Finland |
| Member of the Finnish Parliament | |
| In office 20 April 2011 – 16 April 2019 | |
| Constituency | Helsinki |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 July 1976 Helsinki, Finland |
| Political party |  Finnish: Left Alliance EU: GUE-NGL |
| Spouse | Meri Valkama (2019–2023)[1] |
| Website | www |
Career
editModig belongs to the Swedish-speaking minority of Finland. She was raised in the eastern suburbs of Helsinki. Modig started her television career at the age of 18 working for the Yle Children and Youth. Her latest TV show was YLE Teema's talk show Popkult.
Modig was elected to the Helsinki City Council by 895 votes in the 2008 municipal elections as an independent candidate on the Left Alliance list.[3] Modig was elected to the parliament in the 2011 elections, and re-elected in the 2015 elections.[4][5] She was left out of the parliament in the 2019 elections,[6] but was elected to the European Parliament in the 2019 European Parliament election with 51,608 votes nationwide as the only representative of the Left Alliance.[7]
Personal life
editModig is openly lesbian and is a vegetarian.[8][9] She was in a registered partnership with a Finnish artist and writer Rakel Liekki, but they broke up in October 2011.[10] In June 2019, she married her partner Meri Valkama, who is the Communications Manager and Group Secretary of the Left Alliance Helsinki District.[11][12] In 2023, Modig competed on Amazing Race Suomi with Aino-Kaisa Pekonen. The two were eliminated in the second episode in Phuket.[13]
References
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- ^ "Silvia Modig ja Meri Valkama: Ero!". 31 July 2023.
- ^ "Silvia Modig" (in Finnish). Parliament of Finland. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ Karjalainen, Marketta (14 January 2009). "Silvia Modig pääsee nyt toteuttamaan intohimoaan" [Silvia Modig Can Now Take the Passion] (in Finnish). Helsingin Uutiset. Archived from the original on 13 February 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
- ^ "Results of the 2011 parliamentary elections and new parlamentarians". Parliament of Finland. 20 April 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ "New Parliament 2015". Yle. 19 April 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ "Silvia Modig lähdössä eurovaaleihin" [Silvia Modig Heading for the European Elections] (in Finnish). 15 April 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ "Tässä on eurovaalien tulos Suomessa: Vihreille historiallinen voitto, kokoomus suurin – nämä 13 ehdokasta pääsivät läpi" (in Finnish). 26 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ "Silvia Modig". City (in Finnish). 3 August 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ "Demokratiaa olohuoneeseen". Kirjastolehti. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ Rytkönen, Annika (20 April 2011). "Silvia Modigin rakas on ex-pornotähti" [Silvia Modig's Love Is an Ex-Porn Star] (in Finnish). Retrieved 19 December 2012.
- ^ STT, MTV UUTISET- (16 June 2019). "Europarlamentaarikko Silvia Modig meni naimisiin – myös vaimo vasemmistoliiton riveistä". mtvuutiset.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ "Europarlamentaarikko Silvia Modig, 42, yllätti ystävänsä: "Naimisiin!"". www.iltalehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ "He putosivat Amazing Race Suomesta – kovia kokeneen parin kasvoilta paistoi helpotus". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). 7 October 2023.
