A salary increase of 500 euros is presented to Timonen, the mayor of Lahti

According to the management contract, the salary must remain competitive. The wage level in Lahti has been compared with other cities of the same size.

A middle-aged, bespectacled man sits casually on a blue sofa in an open office.  He wears a dark blue suit with a sky blue tie and a white collared shirt.  The man smiles a little.
Pekka Timonen has been the mayor of Lahti since 2018. Archive photo from May 2022.

Timonen is offered a 500 euro increase to his current salary. After that, the mayor earns 14,086 euros per month.

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