Jussi Ilmari Pajunen (b. May 9, 1954 in Helsinki) is a Finnish politician of the National Coalition Party. He is the current mayor of Helsinki, Finland since 2005. Pajunen was a member of the city council for 8 years, and was the chairman of the city board in 2003-2005. He has a degree from the Helsinki School of Economics. He speaks Finnish, Swedish, English, and French fluently. On 14 September 2007, he handed over the "Eurovision keys" to the Deputy of Belgrade.
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