Janne Antero Seurujärvi (born 15 May 1975 in
Inari,
Finland
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) is a
Finnish Sami politician. He was the first Sami ever to be elected to the Finnish Parliament.
Seurujärvi represents the
Finnish Centre Party (''Keskusta''). Seurujärvi was a member of the Finnish Parliament from 2007 to 2011. Seurujärvi is the CEO of
Saariselkä
Saariselkä (; ; ) is a fell area in Lapland, northern Finland. It is located in the Inari, Savukoski and Sodankylä municipalities. The highest point is high Mt Sokosti. The range is mostly two-billion-year-old granulite. The last ice age end ...
ltd., one of the biggest holiday resorts in
Finnish Lapland
Lapland is the largest and northernmost Regions of Finland, region of Finland. The 21 municipalities in the region cooperate in a Regional Council. Lapland borders the Finnish region of North Ostrobothnia in the south. It also borders the Gul ...
.
References
1975 births
Living people
People from Inari, Finland
Finnish Sámi politicians
Centre Party (Finland) politicians
Members of the Parliament of Finland (2007–2011)
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