| Yrjö Hakanen | |
| Office: | Leader of the Finnish Communist Party |
| Term Start: | 1994 |
| Term End: | 2013 |
| Predecessor: | Esko-Juhani Tennilä |
| Successor: | Juha-Pekka Väisänen |
| Birth Date: | 24 August 1952 |
| Birth Place: | Helsinki, Finland |
| Party: | Communist Party of Finland |
| Alma Mater: | University of Helsinki |
| Occupation: | Politician, Journalist |
Yrjö Hakanen (born 24 August 1952) is a Finnish politician who served as chairman of the Finnish Communist Party from 1994 to 2013.[1]
Hakanen has a master’s degree in Political Science from the University of Helsinki. He worked as a journalist while becoming active in the Communist Party of Finland in the 1970's. He became leader of the party in 1994, and stepped down in 2013.[2] [3]
Hakanen was elected to the Helsinki City Council in 2004 as the party’s sole member. He was re-elected again in the years of 2008 and 2012.[4]
Hakanen lives in Helsinki and is married with two adult children. He speaks Finnish, English, and Swedish.