Petra Theman

Petra Theman serves as the Mayor of Raseborgs stad since July 2022, bringing extensive experience from various roles within the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, where responsibilities included contributions to UN Women, ministerial duties, and leadership in press and cultural affairs. Theman played a key role in the export association for Finnish audiovisual producers as CEO of Audiovisual Producers Finland from 2008 to 2013. Previous positions include PR and Communications Manager at Tellabs, Deputy Head of Mission for Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay, and multimedia journalist at Yle, focusing on internet-based news. The academic background includes a Master's degree in Political Science and Government from Åbo Akademi University.