Pekka Toveri

Pekka Toveri (born 6 April 1961)[1] is a Finnish politician and retired general.

Toveri served in the Finnish Army for over 35 years,[2] among other posts as the commander of the Armoured Brigade (2011–2013), the Western Finland military district (2014), and the Guard Jaeger Regiment (2015–2016); as military attaché at the Finnish Embassy in Washington, DC (2016–2019); and finally as the director of the Intelligence Division of the Defence Command (2019–2020), from which post he retired from active service at the rank of major general.

[1] After leaving the military, he worked as a researcher affiliated to the Finnish Institute of International Affairs.

[3][5] In July 2024, Toveri was elected to the 10th European Parliament, representing Finland for the National Coalition Party, as part of the EPP group.

[6] Toveri is married to retired lieutenant colonel Siobhán Toveri of the US Air Force Reserve Command, who is attached to the US Embassy in Helsinki.