The Åland Centre ( sv, Åländska Centern) is an
agrarian-centrist political party
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on the
Åland
Åland ( 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 populat ...
Islands. The party was founded by Karl-Anders Bergman in 1976. At the 2003 election, the party won 24.1% of the popular vote and 7 out of 30 seats and became on a par with the
Liberals of Åland. On 21 October 2007,
parliamentary
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election
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, the party won 24.2% of the popular vote and 8 out of 30 seats. At the
election in 2011 it became the strongest party with 23.6% and 7 out of 30 seats, but lost this position to the Liberals at the
election in 2015 with 21.7% and 7 out of 30 seats.
The party is affiliated with the
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe.
Mats Löfström
Mats Löfström (born 27 October 1983 in Eckerö) is a Finnish politician representing Åland Centre. Löfström is the single member of parliament for the autonomous region of Åland in the Parliament of Finland. He was an Åland Centre party c ...
, the current MP of the Åland Island in the
parliament
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, represents Åland Centre.
References
External links
Official web site
Political parties in Åland
Nordic agrarian parties
Liberal parties in Finland
Centrist parties in Finland
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