Nina Fellman (born 16 December 1964) is an Ålandic journalist, politician and member of the

Parliament of Åland The Lagting, or ''Lagtinget'', is the parliament of Åland, an autonomous, demilitarised and unilingually Swedish-speaking territory of Finland. The Lagting has 30 seats, which makes for approximately one seat per 700 voters in 2022. Legislativ ...

, the regional

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of Åland, an autonomous region of

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. A social democrat, she has been a member of the legislature since December 2019. She was briefly a member in November 2015 prior to serving as Minister of Administration and Local Government in the

Government of Åland The ''Landskapsregering'' is the government of Åland, an autonomous region of Finland. The government is led by a Lantråd, the premier of Åland, who is elected by the '' Lagting'', the parliament of Åland. List of Premiers of Åland (since 1 ...

from November 2015 to December 2019. Fellman was born on 16 December 1964. She has a

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in philosophy from the Royal Academy of Turku and is a journalist. She was

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of ''

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'' for many years. She is member of the

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Mariehamn Mariehamn ( , ; fi, Maarianhamina ; la, Portus Mariae) is the capital city, capital of Åland, an autonomous territory under Finland, Finnish sovereignty. Mariehamn is the seat of the Government of Åland, Government and Parliament of Åland, ...

and a board member of the

Åland Islands Peace Institute The Åland Islands Peace Institute in Mariehamn, Finland, conducts projects and research into peace and conflict issues in a broadly defined sense from the vantage-point of Åland and the special status that Åland enjoys under international law. ...

. Fellman is married to Robert Jansson and has four children - Frans, Hugo, Signe and Ivar. She lives in Mariehamn.

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1964 births 21st-century Finnish women politicians Åland Social Democrats politicians European newspaper editors Finnish city councillors Finnish women journalists Living people Members of the Parliament of Åland People from Mariehamn Women government ministers of Åland Women legislators in Finland {{Finland-politician-stub