Joakim Vigelius

In the 2021 municipal elections, Vigelius was elected to the Tampere City Council with 1,240 votes, which was the fourth-highest number of votes on the Finns Party list.^[9] In the 2022 regional elections, Vigelius ranked second on the Finns Party list with 1,272 votes and was elected to the Pirkanmaa regional council.^[10] He also serves as a member of the regional executive committee.^[11] In the 2023 parliamentary elections, Vigelius was elected to the Parliament with 10,113 votes from the Pirkanmaa district.^[12]

In June 2025, he ascended to the position of the second vice chairman of the Finns party after the party convention of 2025.^[13]

In September 2023, Ilta-Sanomat reported that Vigelius had stayed at the Radisson Blu Grand Hotel Tammer in his hometown of Tampere at the taxpayers' expense during a law committee trip. He admitted to making a mistake in the matter but clarified that he did not know in advance that the committee would be staying in Tampere. Ilta-Sanomat wrote that, according to their information, Vigelius was asked at the hotel check-in if he really intended to stay in a hotel in his own hometown. He reportedly responded by complaining about the level of his own apartment. Vigelius later denied this. The Parliament's administrative director, Pertti Rauhio, said he would ask Vigelius for further clarification on the matter. According to Rauhio, there must be a particularly compelling reason for Vigelius's actions.^[14] Vigelius reimbursed the Parliament for the costs incurred from the overnight stay after Ilta-Sanomat reported on the matter.^[15] Vigelius has previously been characterized as a critic of MPs' benefits, such as the taxi card.^[14]

• Vigelius's website
• Joakim Vigelius Nykyinen kansanedustaja at Eduskunta Riksdagen