Jaana Laitinen-Pesola  Jaana Laitinen-Pesola (born September 6, 1958) is a Finnish politician and a member of the Finnish Parliament, representing the National Coalition Party. Laitinen-Pesola was born in Pori, and was elected to the parliament in 2015, gaining 3,483 votes in the elections. She was the chairman of Tehy 1997–2013.