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Nils Torvalds

Politician

Nils Torvalds 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	Nils Torvalds · Νιλς Τόρβαλντς · Нильс Турвальдс · Нільс Торвальдс · نيلز تورفالدس · 2 more...				[sources]
Alias	Nicke Torvalds · Nils Ole Hilmer Torvalds				[sources]
Weak alias	尼爾斯·托瓦茲				[sources]
Birth date	1945-08-07				[sources]
Place of birth	Ekenäs				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	European Union				[sources]
Citizenship	Finland				[sources]
Classification	International organization (past)				[sources]
First name	Nils				[sources]
Last name	Torvalds				[sources]
Website	nilstorvalds.fi				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q949046				[sources]
Position	Member of the European Parliament				[sources]
Education	University of Helsinki				[sources]
Ethnicity	Swedish-speaking population of Finland				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-01	Last processed	2025-12-01	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Finnish broadcast journalist, writer and politician, former Member of European Parliament

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-12-05

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Linus Torvalds Close Associate	child	-	-
Alexander Torvalds Close Associate	child	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the European Parliament	2012-07-05	2014-06-30

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,823

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories198,578

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions516,411

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata386,636

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: eu-meps-114268

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