Addiction doctor and regional councilor Antti Holopainen has died

Antti Holopainen looks at the camera in a black and white picture.

Holopainen was also known as Lahti city councilor.

Long-time councilor and addiction doctor Antti Holopainen has died. Holopainen had been ill for a long time.

He was a councilor of the Left Alliance in Lahti from 2005 to 2021. He was elected to the Päijät-Häme regional council at the beginning of this year.

During his career, he has, among other things, promoted the development of treatment for alcohol and drug problems.

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