Anders Georg Backlund (9 December 1905 - 28 July 2002) was a Finnish journalist and politician, born in Närpes. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1953 to 1954 and from 1958 to 1970, representing the Finnish People's Democratic League (SKDL). He was a presidential elector in the 1968 Finnish presidential election. During World War II, Backlund was imprisoned for political reasons from 1939 to 1944. He recovered his liberty as a result of the Moscow Armistice of 19 September 1944.[1]