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Folke Sjölund

PEP · Politician

Folke Sjölund is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Folke Sjölund · Sjölund Folke				[sources]
Alias	Folke Sjolund · Folke Sjölund				[sources]
Birth date	1943-12-16				[sources]
Death date	2013-12-13				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Åland Islands				[sources]
Citizenship	Åland Islands · Finland				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Folke				[sources]
Last name	Sjölund				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q11859772				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	fi.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Lagting (member, 2007-2011)				[sources]
Ethnicity	Finland Swedes				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-19	Last processed	2026-04-26	First seen	2026-01-18

Descriptions

Finnish politician (1943-2013)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2026-01-21

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MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,464

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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Wikidata337,012

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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