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Sari Multala (born 5 July 1978) is a Finnish Olympic sailor, politician, member of Parliament of Finland and cabinet minister.
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Sari Multala (born 5 July 1978) is a Finnish Olympic sailor, politician, member of Parliament of Finland and cabinet minister.
Multala started sailing at the age 8 in a 24 ft keelboat however she soon switched to racing the Optimist (dinghy) class and soon started on the youth program of the Marjaniemen Purjehtijat Sailing Club. She went on to compete in the 2000 Olympic Sailing Competition and 2004 Olympic Sailing Competition finishing fifth in the Women's Singlehanded Class the Europe (dinghy). At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the women's laser radial dinghy class where she finished 7th. [1]
She is also a two time world champion in the laser radial class, and has also won a silver and bronze in the same event. [2] [3] [4] [5]
She was shortlisted in 2002 by the International Sailing Federation for the ISAF World Sailor of the Year Awards.
Multala was elected to Vantaa City Council in 2012 representing National Coalition Party. She was elected to the Parliament of Finland for the first time in the 2015 parliamentary elections and was re-elected in 2019. Since 2017 she has served as Chair of City Board in Vantaa. [6]
In June 2023, she was appointed Minister of Science and Culture in the Orpo Cabinet. [7]
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