Carina Aaltonen (born 19 January 1964) is an

Åland Åland ( fi, Ahvenanmaa: ; ; ) is an Federacy, autonomous and Demilitarized zone, demilitarised region of Finland since 1920 by a decision of the League of Nations. It is the smallest region of Finland by area and population, with a size of 1 ...

politician, representing the Social Democrats. She has served for two terms on the municipal council of

Jomala Jomala is a municipality of Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland. In terms of population, it is the next largest after Mariehamn, the capital of Åland. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The ...

(2002–03 and 2004–11), becoming deputy chair in 2008. From 2011 to 2015, she was Minister of Social Affairs and Environment in Åland's Regional Government. Aaltonen has also served on the

Nordic Council The Nordic Council is the official body for formal inter-parliamentary Nordic cooperation among the Nordic countries. Formed in 1952, it has 87 representatives from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden as well as from the autonomou ...

, for the Council of Ministers for Fisheries, Aquaculture, Agriculture, Food and Forestry in 2012, and as the Åland representative for Social Affairs and Environment, from November 2011 to November 2015. Outside her political life, she has also been involved in the Emmaus Movement for which she was elected chair of Emmaus Finland in January 2015. In February 2016, she was elected President of Emmaus Finland.

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