Usman Rasheed is an alternate board member of Green Sisu and was one of our delegates to the just-finished Party Congress.
Due to a scheduling issue, he was unable to speak at the Party Congress, so we are sharing his planned speech here (with permission).
Green Sisu held its annual members meeting this past Saturday (April 11th).
Our new board for the 2026-2027 term is:
Kelvin 'Kei' Jackson (chair)
Sakari Kouti
Teemu Ropponen
Aki Saariaho (new)
Bhawna Sharma
Tijana Stolic (new)
Antti 'Jogi' Poikola
Alternates:
1. Sjoerd Handgraaf
2. Marjaana Mäkinen
3. Usman Rasheed
Congratulations to the new board, and warmest thanks to the old!
We had a great time at the @greensisu and the Kuopio Greens' event on local politics in English: https://puujalkavihrea.fi/2026/02/21-local-politics-in-english-kuopio.html.
We encourage everyone to make their voice heard and get involved!
Sat 21.2.2026, from 2pm to 4pm - Kuopio
Local politics in English V.2 - No one should be left unheard
Come and have a coffee with Green Sisu!
When: Sat 21.2.2026 - 2pm to 4pm
Where: Lukema (accessible) in the Studentia/Student Union building - Yliopistonranta 15, Kuopio
#greensisu #greens #vihreat #immigration
Language: English
Event tomorrow: Sit down with an MP!
Discuss Green Politics with MP Inka Hopsu at a relaxed afterwork in Helsinki/Kallio.
*When:* Fri 13.2., 5pm to 7pm
*Place:* Ravintola Oiva, Porthaninkatu 5, Helsinki (Kallio)
*Language:* Finnish and English translated both ways
https://greensisu.fi/2026/02/06/sit-down-with-an-mp-after-work-suomeksi-and-in-english/
Green Sisu is holding an Extraordinary General Members Meeting this Saturday, 15.11. Details can be found here: https://greensisu.fi/2025/11/12/extraordinary-general-meeting-2025/, as well as in the invitation sent to members several weeks ago.
We hope to see as many members there (and online) as possible!
Welcome to Turku to meet Member of European Parliament Ville Niinistö @VilleNiinisto and talk about current events in the EU regarding Finland and immigration!
Hello new followers!
In case anyone didn't know, Green Sisu holds open Town Hall meetings on the first Monday of every month. The next one will be on February 3rd, at 18:00.
If you're interested, please send us a private response to this message (or otherwise tag us privately), and we will send you the link!
Owain Hopeaketo, a very active Green Sisu member, also spoke in English at the Greens' Party Congress. He discussed the crucial role that international graduates play in Finnish society, and the importance of including them in political life.
#politics #politiikka #GreenSisu #FinnishPoliticsInEnglish #vihreat #Greens
Green Sisu
Kelvin Jackson (Kei)