Olof Salmén
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Olof Salmén is a politician in the Åland Islands
, an autonomous and Swedish
-speaking territory of Finland
.
Salmén was president of the Nordic Council
1996-1997.
Åland Islands
The Åland Islands form an archipelago in the Baltic Sea. They are situated at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia and form an autonomous, demilitarised, monolingually Swedish-speaking region of Finland...
, an autonomous and Swedish
Swedish language
Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...
-speaking territory of Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
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- Member of the LagtingLagtingLagting, literally "Law Ting", can refer to:*Lagting, the Parliament of Åland*Lagting, the former quasi-upper house of the parliament of Norway *Løgting, the parliament of the Faroe Islands...
(Åland parliament) 2001-2003 - Vice Lantråd (deputy premier) and Minister for finance 1999-2001
- Member of the Lagting (Åland parliament)1988-1999
- President of the Nordic Council 1996-1997
- Member of government 1980-1987
- Member of the Lagting (Åland parliament) 1979, 1971–1975
Salmén was president of the Nordic Council
Nordic Council
The Nordic Council is a geo-political, inter-parliamentary forum for co-operation between the Nordic countries. It was established following World War II and its first concrete result was the introduction in 1952 of a common labour market and free movement across borders without passports for the...
1996-1997.