Carl Haglund

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Carl Haglund
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Member of the Finnish Parliament
for Uusimaa
In office
22 April 2015 –30 July 2016
OccupationPolitician

Carl Christoffer "Calle" Haglund (born 29 March 1979 in Espoo) is the CEO of KH Group, after the role in Veritas, [2] former MP, former chairman of the Swedish People's Party and the former Minister of Defence. He was a member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2009 to 2012. Haglund was elected chairman of his party in June 2012. [3] Haglund serves as the chairman of the board for Finnish Business and Policy Forum 'EVA' and Research Institute of the Finnish Economy 'ETLA'. [4] Haglund served on the board of Enersense International PLC. He resigned in July 2025 after being nominated as the CEO of Aktia Bank PLC. [5] However, he was fired in September 2025 before taking office. [6]

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In the 2015 Finnish parliamentary election, Haglund received over 21,000 votes, the fourth largest number of votes in the country. [7] In March 2016, Haglund announced that he would not run for another term as the chairman, as he was disappointed in politics and wanted to spend more time with his family. [8] On 12 June 2016, he was followed by the former Minister of Justice of Finland Anna-Maja Henriksson. [9]

On 21 June 2016, Haglund announced that he would leave the Parliament to work for the Chinese bioenergy company Sunshine Kaidi New Energy Group. [10] He left his seat on 30 July and was followed by Veronica Rehn-Kivi. [11] In 2018 he joined Accenture as its Nordic head of banking and insurance business. [12]

Education

Haglund obtained his International Baccalaureate (IB) at Mattlidens Gymnasium in Espoo. He obtained his MBA from the Hanken School of Economics in 2007.

Personal life

Haglund has Fenno-Swedish background. He has two children (Edward Carl Wilhelm Haglund) with his former wife.

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Council of State - Ministers of Defence". Valtioneuvosto.fi. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Carl Haglund appointed as CEO of Veritas Pension Insurance | Veritas". 12 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Carl Haglund valittiin Rkp:n uudeksi puheenjohtajaksi". Yle. 10 June 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Etlan ja EVAn hallituksille uusi puheenjohtaja: Carl Haglund Jorma Ollilan seuraajaksi".
  5. ↑ "Enersensen osakkeenomistajien nimitystoimikunnan ehdotus ylimääräiselle yhtiökokoukselle: muutoksia hallituksen kokoonpanoon". Enersense (in Finnish). 2025-07-28. Retrieved 2025-10-05.
  6. ↑ "HS: Carl Haglund sai potkut Aktiasta, koska mustamaalasi pankin muita johtajia". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 2025-10-03. Retrieved 2025-10-05.
  7. ↑ Haapavaara, Heikki (February 16, 2017). "Carl Haglund urasiirrostaan: "Oli loogista siirtyä elinkeinoelämän palvelukseen"" . Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  8. ↑ "Carl Haglund paljastaa HS:lle: "Jätän Rkp:n puheenjohtajuuden – usko järkevän politiikan tekemiseen katosi"". Helsingin sanomat. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  9. ↑ "Anna-Maja Henriksson valittiin Rkp:n puheenjohtajaksi – "Me teimme sen. Me rikoimme lasikaton!"". Helsingin sanomat. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  10. ↑ "Haglund jättää kansanedustajan tehtävät – Siirtyy biojalostamoa Kemiin suunnittelevaan kiinalaisyhtiöön". Yle. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  11. ↑ "Veronica Rehn-Kivi aloittaa kansanedustajana". Eduskunta. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  12. ↑ "Finland's ex-minister Haglund joins Accenture's Nordic unit". YLE. 2018-08-06.
  13. ↑ "Försvarsminister Carl Haglund har tilldelats stora korset av Nordstjärneorden". Puolustusministeriö (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-09-07.
  14. ↑ "Itsenäisyyspäivän korkein kunniamerkki Mäkiselle, Herlinille ja Rehnille". Turun Sanomat (in Finnish). 2014-12-03. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Defence
2012–2015		Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by Leader of the Swedish People's Party of Finland
2012–2016		Succeeded by
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