Simo Rundgren

Finnish politician

Simo Rundgren

Member of Finnish Parliament
In office
19 March 2003 – 20 March 2007
In office
20 April 2011 – 21 April 2015
Personal details
Born|  (1953-06-28) 28 June 1953 (age 72)
Kolari, Finland
Political party| Centre Party

Simo Arttur Rundgren (born 28 June 1953 in Kolari, Finland) is a Finnish politician. He was elected to the Finnish Parliament from Lapland (electoral district) in 2003 and again in 2011. He has a master's degree in Theology and he has worked as a pastor/vicar from 1982 to 1993 and again from 1997 to 2003. Rundgren worked as an Executive Director of Finnish Centre Youth from 1974 to 1976.[1]

In 2005, he was elected chairman of the Nordic Cultural Fund [sv] for the 2006–2007 term.[2]

In the midst of bankrupty at the Kaunisvaara mine in Sweden, Rundgren advocated for the construction of a railway between the mine and Kolari to increase its financial solvency.[3]

## References

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1. ^ "Simo Rundgren". Parliament of Finland. 23 February 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
2. ^ "Pohjoismaisen kulttuurirahaston johtoon Simo Rundgren - Sveriges Radio Finska". Sveriges Radio (in Finnish). 2005-11-30. Retrieved 2025-07-19.
3. ^ "Tror järnväg till Finland kan rädda kaunisvaaragruvan / Uskoo rautatie Suohmeen pelastaa kruuvan - Meänraatio". Sveriges Radio. 2014-10-30. Retrieved 2025-07-19.

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