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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 Åland Government ministers of Åland {{Finland-politician-stub
Runar Karlsson (born 3 June 1953) is a politician in the Åland Islands
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 populati ...
, an autonomous and unilingually Swedish territory of Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bot ...
.
On Åland he is well known for his proposals for more roundabouts
A roundabout is a type of circular intersection or junction in which road traffic is permitted to flow in one direction around a central island, and priority is typically given to traffic already in the junction.''The New Shorter Oxford Eng ...
, hence his nickname "Roundabout-Runar".
Government posts
*Minister of Communications 2005-2009 *Member of the Lagting (Åland parliament) 2003- *Minister of Transportation and Energy 1999-2003References
External links
Official site
1953 births Living people Members of the Parliament of Åland Government ministers of Åland {{Finland-politician-stub