Country: | Finland |
Party: | Swedish People's Party of Finland |
Office: | Member of the Parliament of Finland |
Term Start: | 2023 |
Alma Mater: | Åbo Akademi University University of Helsinki |
Otto Andersson (born 1983) is a Finnish politician and attorney. A member of the Swedish People's Party of Finland, he has served as a Member of Parliament since 2023. He is currently chairman of the party's parliamentary group.
Anderson studied at Åbo Akademi University and the University of Helsinki. During his time at university, he was part of Åbo Akademi's student union.[1]
Andersson has served as chair of the Loviisa city council, and as a member of the board of the wellbeing service county (hyvinvointialue) of . He has also served as an assistant to Anna-Maja Henriksson.
Andersson was elected to parliament in the 2023 parliamentary election.[2] In June 2023, he became chairman of the party's parliamentary group.[3] Following Anna-Maja Henriksson's resignation as party chair in 2024, Andersson stood in the election to succeed her.[4] He was defeated by Anders Adlercreutz, the vice-chair of the party, in a 183–84 vote.[5]