Bella Forsgrén Explained

Party:Green League
Constituency Mp:Central Finland
Term Start:17 April 2019
Parliament:Finnish
Birth Date:1992 2, df=y
Birth Place:Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Alma Mater:University of Jyväskylä

Bella Asha Maria Belaynesh Forsgrén (born 10 February 1992 in Addis Ababa) is a Finnish politician of the Green League who has been serving as a member of the Parliament of Finland since 2019, representing the Central Finland constituency.[1] She is the country's first Black woman member of parliament.[2]

Early life

Forsgrén was adopted from Ethiopia to Finland when she was three years old.[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.eduskunta.fi/FI/kansanedustajat/Sivut/1445.aspx Eduskunta profile
  2. Leonie Cater (March 17, 2021), Finland’s women-led government targeted by online harassment Politico Europe.
  3. Web site: Tällainen oli Bella Forsgrénin, 27, matka etiopialaisesta orpokodista eduskuntaan: "Tarinani olisi voinut päättyä toisin" . Kerttula . Suvi . 16 June 2019 . . fi . 31 January 2021.