Anni Sinnemäki is the Deputy Mayor for the City of Helsinki, responsible for Urban environment. Her special focus areas in city politics are sustainable growth and low carbon transport. The most important project for her has been the ambitious Carbon Neutral Helsinki 2030 Action Plan.

Sinnemäki was Member of the Finnish Parliament for 15 years (1999–2015), representing The Greens of Finland. She was Minister of Labour and chair of the Green party from 2009 to 2011.

 Sinnemäki is born in Helsinki, is married and has two children. She has published two collections of poems and she also wrote lyrics for albums by Ultra Bra group.