About Me
I am Li Andersson, a Member of the European Parliament and a city councillor in Turku, Finland, and a former Member of Parliament and Chair of the Left Alliance. I am currently the Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. I have a little daughter named Ava. I was born in Turku in 1987 and have lived here all my life.
I have been involved in politics for more than 10 years and I am still driven by three big goals: increasing equality, reducing poverty and solving the climate crisis.
In politics I want to promote the role and services of children, young people and the elderly.
It is at the beginning and end of life that we are all most dependent on social services that both work and provide humane and high-quality care. It is equally important for Finland to step up its efforts to combat climate change and prevent the loss of biodiversity. Time is running out and we cannot afford to fail in tackling these crises that are central to all of humanity.
Before my political and organizational life, I worked as a cashier at Moomin World, a hotel receptionist, a waiter and dishwasher, a Greenpeace fundraiser, a sorter in a fruit factory in France and a translator. In the organizational world, I have worked as the secretary general of the student organization of Finland’s Svenska Skolungdomsförbund, as the deputy district secretary of the Left Youth of Southwest Finland, and as an intern for Civil Rights Defenders.
I have a Master’s degree in Social Sciences. I studied international law at the University of Åbo Akademi, specializing in international human rights and refugee law. I also studied Russian language and culture as a minor.
In my free time I try to read as much as possible, it is the best way to relax and develop my own thinking. I also enjoy slow mornings, open water swimming, going to concerts and spending time with friends. I am an incurable coffee addict.