Seppo Antero Särkiniemi (born 11 April 1957 in

Lappajärvi Lappajärvi is a municipality in Finland in Southern Ostrobothnia region. It is from Lappajärvi to Seinäjoki, to Kokkola and to Vaasa. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density ...

) is a

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clergyman and politician. He was a member of the

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from 2003 to 2007 and again from 2010 to 2011, representing the Centre Party.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sarkiniemi, Seppo 1957 births Living people People from Lappajärvi 20th-century Finnish Lutheran clergy Centre Party (Finland) politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (2003–07) Members of the Parliament of Finland (2007–11) University of Helsinki alumni 21st-century Finnish Lutheran clergy