Stefan Wallin
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| Stefan Wallin | |
 Stefan Wallin in 2006
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| Born | June 1, 1967 Vaasa |
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| Education | Master of Social Sciences |
| Title | Minister for Culture and Sports |
| Predecessor | Jan-Erik Enestam |
| Political party | Swedish People's Party |
Stefan Erik Wallin (b. June 1, 1967) in Vaasa is a Finland-Swedish politician. He is currently Finland's Minister for Culture and Sports in Matti Vanhanen's second cabinet.
Wallin studied at the Åbo Akademi University in Turku, where he graduated with a Master's Degree in Social Sciences. He worked as a reporter for the newspaper Vasabladet 1989-1993, before acting as a research assistant for the Swedish People's Party. He served as a Special Adviser successively to the Ministers of Transport, European Affairs and Foreign Trade, Interior, and Defence from 1994 to 2000.
He was Deputy Editor-in-Chief and a leader writer for the newspaper Åbo Underrättelser from 2000 to 2005, before serving as State Secretary to the Minister of the Environment 2005-2007.
Wallin was appointed Minister of the Environment and Minister at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs responsible for Nordic Cooperation by President Tarja Halonen on December 29, 2006. He succeeded Jan-Erik Enestam, who was also Wallin's predecessor as chairman of the Swedish People's Party.
| Preceded by Jan-Erik Enestam |
Minister for Environment (Finland) 2007 |
Succeeded by Paula Lehtomäki |
| Preceded by Tanja Saarela |
Minister for Culture and Sports (Finland) 2007- |
Succeeded by incumbent |
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