Prime Minister of Finland Jyrki Katainen Date of Birth: 14 October 1971 Birth Place: Siilinjarvi, Finland Political Party: National Coalition Party Arrival in Power: 22 June 2011 Religion: NA Profession: NA Biography: Jyrki Katainen was born in Siilinjarvi, Finland, in 1971. He is the current Prime Minister of Finland. He studied at the University of Tampere. He was first elected to Finland's parliament in 1999. In 2004 he became the leader of the National Coalition Party. In 2007 he became the Finance Minister of Finland and the Deputy Prime Minister In the April 2011 parliamentary elections his party, the National Coalition Party won the largest amount of seats. He was finally able to form a coalition government in June 2011 and subsequently became the new Prime Minister of Finland Text format Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jyrki_Katainen Updated on: February 18, 2012