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Runar Karlsson (born 3 June 1953) is a politician in the
Official site
1953 births Living people Members of the Parliament of Ă…land Government ministers of Ă…land {{Finland-politician-stub
Runar Karlsson (born 3 June 1953) is a politician in the Ă…land Islands
Ă…land ( fi, Ahvenanmaa: ; ; ) is an autonomous and 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 1,580 km2, and a populati ...
, an autonomous and unilingually Swedish
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territory of Finland
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.
On Ă…land he is well known for his proposals for more roundabouts, hence his nickname "Roundabout-Runar".
Government posts
*Minister of Communications 2005-2009 *Member of the Lagting (Ă…land parliament) 2003- *Minister of Transportation and Energy 1999-2003References
External links
Official site
1953 births Living people Members of the Parliament of Ă…land Government ministers of Ă…land {{Finland-politician-stub