Simo Rundgren

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 73)
Kolari, Finland
PartyCentre 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.

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

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

References

  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.