Editing Espoo (section)

=== City and municipal managers ===
[[File:Jukka Mäkelä at Espoo Day 2019 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|[[Jukka Mäkelä]], the city manager of Espoo, at Espoo Day 2019]]
The office of a municipal manager was introduced to the rural municipalities in Finland through the 1948 municipal law, but in Espoo this office was only first fulfilled in 1962, one year before Espoo became a market town. Before this, the duties of the municipal manager were handled by the speaker of the municipal council.<ref>Kemppi-Virtanen, Pirjo: [http://www.espoonkokoomus.fi/blogit/2013/10/28/framilla-espoo-tarina-kolme-kaupunginjohtajaa-15-10-2013/ Framilla: Espoo tarina – kolme kaupunginjohtajaa 15.10.2013] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922073818/https://www.espoonkokoomus.fi/blogit/2013/10/28/framilla-espoo-tarina-kolme-kaupunginjohtajaa-15-10-2013/ |date=22 September 2022 }}, National Coalition Party of Espoo 28 October 2013. Accessed on 18 April 2016.</ref>

Municipal managers of Espoo include:
* [[Arvi E. Heiskanen]] 1962–1963
* [[Teppo Tiihonen]] 1963–1985
* [[Pekka Löyttyniemi]] 1985–1995
* [[Marketta Kokkonen]] 1995–2010
* [[Jukka Mäkelä]] 2011–2025
* [[Kai Mykkänen]] 2025–present<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2025-03-28 |date=2025-01-31 |title=Kai Mykkänen takes office as Mayor of Espoo 1 February 2025 |url=https://www.espoo.fi/en/news/2025/01/kai-mykkanen-takes-office-mayor-espoo-1-february-2025 |website=espoo.fi}}</ref>