Disability Council

A person in a wheelchair is waiting on the platform to board the tram.

The Tampere Disability Council follows the development of the city's services, especially from the perspective of people with disabilities. The Council takes initiatives to promote the interests of disabled people in Tampere. 

The Disability Council consists of 11 members, 7 of whom represent disability organisations and 4 of whom are representatives of the city. They all have experience and expertise in matters relating to disability and the everyday lives of people with disabilities.

The Disability Council appoints a Working Group of Accessibility, which consists of 8 members. The Working Group of Accessibility gives accessibility statements on major planning and construction projects, organises joint meetings with urban planners and carries out accessibility reviews.

Members of the Disability Council

The members and deputies of the Disability Council for the period 2025–2027 are:

Chair of the Disability Council

  • Katja Metsävainio, personal deputy Ossi Särkinen

Members and their deputies

  • Aladdin Delli, deputy Katja-Mari Ottelin
  • Ville Heiskanen, deputy Päivi Pirilä
  • Eero Herranen, deputy Anna Kiiski
  • Milla Ilonen, deputy Milla Lindh
  • Heli Järvinen, deputy Pinja Eskola
  • Tarja Mesiä, deputy Paula Saari
  • Salla Numminen, deputy Arto Grönroos
  • Tino Taam-Katajisto, deputy Osku Timonen
  • Ari Vasarainen, deputy Suvi Kivinen
  • Sirpa Virtanen, deputy Rita Järvinen

Meetings

As a rule, the Disability Council meets once a month. 

Browse the minutes of the Disability Council meetings in Finnish: Vammaisneuvosto. 

Members of the Tampere Disability Council in a group photo. Many of those in the foreground are in wheelchairs. Everyone looks in good spirits.
Tampere Disability Council in August 2025. Front row, from left to right: Sirpa Virtanen, Ari Vasarainen, Ville Heiskanen, Chair Katja Metsävainio, Eero Herranen, Milla Ilonen and Tino Taam-Katajisto. Back row, from left to right: Disability Council’s presenting secretary Mikko Ala-Kapee, Heli Järvinen, Salla Numminen and Aladdin Delli. Not pictured: Tarja Mesiä. Photo: Kristian Hatakka.

Follow us on social media

The Disability Council also shares information about its activities on social media. You are warmly welcome to follow the council on Facebook! Posts are in Finnish.

Further information

You can contact the Disability Council by sending an email to [email protected].

Mikko Ala-Kapee
Non-discrimination coordinator
Phone:
040 515 6166
Updated 3.11.2025