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Ranbir Singh Sodhi elected to Governors Council in Finland
WSN Bureau 

VANTAA, FINLAND: Scandinavia has had very little taste of Punjabi politics and politicians. Things will now change as Ranbir Singh Sodhi has been elected to the Council of Governors in Vantaa province of Finland –perhaps the first ever South Asian to be so elected. 

The ubiquitous Sikhs are making their presence felt not only in Canada, UK and the USA, but are nurturing and developing political ambitions elsewhere too.  Sodhi has been elected for four years as a candidate of the Social Democratic Party, which is the largest party, but has narrowly missed the bus in the present elections. 

A postgraduate in economics and Financial Mangement, Sodhi lives in Heikkarharju city of the Vantaa province and there are less than a hundred Punjabi families where he lives, which makes his victory all the more significant.  

Announcing his priorities, Sodhi has said that he is passionate about increasing commerce and strengthening cultural ties between Punjab and Finland. Of course, he would also take up local issues, including the biggest airport in Finland, which is in his constituency.

5 November 2008
 

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