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Lantråd
Lantråd is the title of the head of government of the Åland Islands in Finland. The person holding the office leads its regional government. The current Lantråd is Katrin Sjögren. __NOTOC__ List List of premiers of the Åland Islands (1922–Present): * Carl Björkman (1922–1938) * Viktor Strandfält (1938–1955) * Hugo Johansson (1955–1967) * Martin Isaksson (1967–1972) * Alarik Häggblom (1972–1979) * Folke Woivalin (1979–1988) * Sune Eriksson (1988–1991) * Ragnar Erlandsson (1991–1995) *Roger Jansson (1995–1999) * Roger Nordlund (1999–2007) * Viveka Eriksson (2007–2011) * Camilla Gunell (2011–2015) *Katrin Sjögren (2015–2019) * Veronica Thörnroos (2019–2023) *Katrin Sjögren (2023–present) See also * Vice lantråd *Government of Åland *Parliament of Åland The Parliament of Åland (''Ålands lagting'') is the unicameral legislature of Åland, an autonomous, Swedish-speaking region of Finland. The Lagting has 30 members who ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veronica Thörnroos
Veronica Thörnroos (born 16 July 1962) is a Finnish politician from Åland. She served as the Premier of Åland, a position she has held from 25 November 2019 to 11 December 2023. Prior to entering politics, Thörnroos worked as a nurse. Political career Thörnroos' political career began in 1989 when she was elected to the Brändö municipal council. She became a representative of the Provincial Assembly in 2003. In 2009, she also served as Minister of Transport and Minister for Nordic Cooperation until 2011. After that, she served as Minister of Infrastructure, who was responsible for e.g. provincial energy, media and IT affairs. On 25 November 2019, she was appointed as Premier of Åland, having led the Åland Centre in the 2019 Ålandic legislative election. In February 2024 Thörnroos resigned from her position as the speaker of the parliament. This was due to a scandal involving a hybrid ferry order that the local government had first ordered, then recalled the order, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Politics Of Ã…land
Politics of the Åland Islands () take place within a parliamentary system of representative democracy. Åland is an autonomous, demilitarised, and unilingually Swedish-speaking region of Finland. Executive power is exercised by the Lantråd (premier), who leads the Government of Åland () under the supervision of the Parliament of Åland (''Lagting''). The political framework is defined by the Act on Åland Autonomy and international agreements, which guarantee Åland’s autonomy and demilitarised status. The autonomous government handles responsibilities similar to those of Finland’s regional councils. History In 1634, Åland was incorporated into Åbo and Björneborg County as part of administrative reforms initiated by Count Axel Oxenstierna. In 1809, Sweden ceded Finland, including Åland, to the Russian Empire following the Napoleonic Wars. When Finland declared independence in 1917, Åland became part of the new Finnish state. During the Finnish Civil War in 1918, Ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Isaksson
Martin Isaksson (1921–2001), was Governor of Åland from 1972 to 1982. He had previously served as Lantråd of Åland from 1967 to 1972. Later, he served as Finnish Ambassador to Iceland Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi .... References Premiers of Åland Ambassadors of Finland to Iceland 1921 births 2001 deaths 20th-century Finnish politicians 20th-century Finnish diplomats {{Finland-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Jansson
Roger Jansson (born 9 August 1943 in Kimito) is a politician in the Ã…land Islands, at the Parliament of Ã…land an autonomous and unilingually Swedish territory of . He has studied in Ã…bo Akademi. * Member of Ã…lands lagting (Ã…land parliament) 2007- * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Of Ã…land
The Government of Åland () is the executive authority of Åland, an autonomous region of Finland. It is led by the Premier of Åland (), who is elected by the Parliament of Åland (). Åland Premiers * Carl Björkman (politician), Carl Björkman (1922-07-10 – 1938-12-30) * Viktor Strandfält (1938-12-30 – 1955-01-01) * Hugo Johansson (politician), Hugo Johansson (1955-01-01 – 1967-03-28) * Martin Isaksson (1967-03-28 – 1972-07-01) * Alarik Häggblom (1972-07-01 – 1979-01-01) * Folke Woivalin (1979-01-01 – 1988-04-20) * Sune Eriksson (1988-04-20 – 1991-11-28) * Ragnar Erlandsson (1991-11-28 – 1995-11-24) * Roger Jansson (1995-11-24 – 1999-12-03) * Roger Nordlund (1999-12-03 – 2007-11-26) * Viveka Eriksson (2007-11-26 – 2011-11-25) * Camilla Gunell (2011-11-25 – 2015-11-25) * Katrin Sjögren (2015-11-25 – 2019-11-25) * Veronica Thörnroos (2019-11-25 – 2023-12-11) * Katrin Sjögren (2023-12-11 – present) Government (since 2023) Formed by the Libe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vice Lantråd
Vice lantråd is the title of the deputy head of government of the Åland Islands, an autonomous and unilingually Swedish-speaking territory of Finland. The current vice lantråd is Mr. Harry Jansson. List of deputy premiers of the Åland Islands (1988–present): * May Flodin (1988–1991) * Harriet Lindeman (1991–1995) * Roger Nordlund (1995–1999) * Olof Salmén (1999–2001) *Olof Erland (2001–2003) *Jörgen Strand (2003–2007) * Britt Lundberg (2007–2011) * Roger Nordlund (2011–2015) * Camilla Gunell (2015-2019) * Harry Jansson (2019-) See also *Lantråd *Government of Åland *Parliament of Åland The Parliament of Åland (''Ålands lagting'') is the unicameral legislature of Åland, an autonomous, Swedish-speaking region of Finland. The Lagting has 30 members who make laws for Åland and oversee its government. Committees Most parli ... External linksThe Åland Government [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Nordlund
Roger Nordlund (born 19 November 1957) is a politician in Åland, an autonomous and unilingually Swedish territory of Finland. Nordlund is a member of the Åland Centre party and is currently serving as Deputy Premier Government of Åland and Minister of Finance. * Deputy premier (Vice lantråd), Government of Åland 2011- * Speaker, Parliament of Åland 2007- 2011, 2019-2020 *Premier (lantråd), Government of Åland 1999-2007 * Deputy premier (Vice lantråd), Government of Åland 1995-1999 *Minister of education and culture, Government of Åland 1991-1995 *Member of the Lagting (Parliament of Åland) 1983-1987, 1995, and 2007-2019 *Chairman of the Åland Centre Party 1986–1987, and 1997–2007 See also *Government of Åland *Parliament of Åland The Parliament of Åland (''Ålands lagting'') is the unicameral legislature of Åland, an autonomous, Swedish-speaking region of Finland. The Lagting has 30 members who make laws for Åland and oversee its government. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ã…land
Åland ( , ; ) is an Federacy, autonomous and Demilitarized zone, demilitarised region of Finland. Receiving its autonomy by a 1920 decision of the League of Nations, it is the smallest region of Finland by both area () and population (30,541), constituting 0.51% of Finland's land area and 0.54% of its population. Its only official language is Swedish language, Swedish and the capital city is Mariehamn. Åland is situated in an archipelago, called the Åland Islands, at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia in the Baltic Sea. It comprises Fasta Åland, on which 90% of the population resides, and about 6,500 Skerry, skerries and islands to its east, of which about 60–80 are inhabited. Fasta Åland is separated from the coast of Roslagen in Sweden by of open water to the west. In the east, the Åland archipelago is Geographic contiguity, contiguous with the Archipelago Sea, Finnish archipelago. Åland's only land border is located on the uninhabited skerry of Märket, which it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Björkman (politician)
Carl Björkman (15 February 1873 – 5 September 1948) was a politician in Åland, Finland. He was born in Turku and was the first premier of the Government of Åland. Carl Björkman was along with Julius Sundblom the most prominent figure of the Åland movement for reunion with Sweden. Following Finland's declaration of independence in 1917, Björkman became one of the leading proponents of returning Åland to Sweden, which resulted in the Åland Crisis. Before the resolution of the crisis, Björkman, along with Julius Sundblom, was arrested by Finnish police and spent a few days in prison, accused of treason. In 1922, Björkman became the first Premier Premier is a title for the head of government in central governments, state governments and local governments of some countries. A second in command to a premier is designated as a deputy premier. A premier will normally be a head of govern ... (swe: '' Lantråd'') of ''Landskapsstyrelsen'' (later called '' Landskapsre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folke Woivalin
Folke is a parish in the county of Dorset in southern England, situated in the Blackmore Vale, approximately south-east of Sherborne. The parish has an area of and is made of the villages of Folke and Alweston, and the hamlet of Bishops Down. Dorset County Council's 2013 estimate of the population of Folke parish is 270. In the 2011 census figures have been published for the population of Folke parish combined with the small parish of North Wootton to the north; this was 339. The Manor House in the hamlet of Folke dates from about 1500 and adjoins the early 17th-century parish church. The house of Font le Roi, sited by the road towards Sturminster Newton Sturminster Newton is a town and Civil parishes in England, civil parish situated on the River Stour, Dorset, River Stour in the north of Dorset, England. The town is at the centre of the Blackmore Vale, a large dairy agriculture region around w ..., was built as a gatehouse in the 15th century. Folke Wood is nearby. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sune Eriksson
Sune Eriksson (born 19 March 1939) is a politician who served as the Premier of Åland Islands, an autonomous and unilingually Swedish territory of Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, .... , accessed 2010-12-17 *Minister of social affairs and environment 2001–2003 *Speaker, Ålands lagting (Åland parliament) 1999–2000 *1st deputy speaker 1995–1999 *Premier (lantråd) 1988–1991 *Member of Ålands lagting (the Åland parliament) 1979� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, opposite Estonia. Finland has a population of 5.6 million. Its capital and largest city is Helsinki. The majority of the population are Finns, ethnic Finns. The official languages are Finnish language, Finnish and Swedish language, Swedish; 84.1 percent of the population speak the first as their mother tongue and 5.1 percent the latter. Finland's climate varies from humid continental climate, humid continental in the south to boreal climate, boreal in the north. The land cover is predominantly boreal forest biome, with List of lakes of Finland, more than 180,000 recorded lakes. Finland was first settled around 9000 BC after the Last Glacial Period, last Ice Age. During the Stone Age, various cultures emerged, distinguished by differen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
