Name: Patrik Karlsson
Year of birth: 1966
County: Vantaa and Kerava
Town: City of Vantaa
Title: Viceprincipal
Email: patrik.karlsson@vantaa.fi
Phone: 040-7286447

Member in:

Svenska Seniorer
Svenska Kvinnoförbundet

Patrik
Karlsson

Vantaa and Kerava

"A safe choice - diverse experience with a large political network, among civil servants and the third sector. I work for the whole district."

I am a 59-year-old man, living with my family in Håkansböle. Works as a teacher, vice-principal and site manager in Västersundom school.
I have been active in municipal politics for 25 years, 20 years as a member of the council. In addition, I have sat on several different committees and the city board.
In addition to that, I have been part of the Swedish Committee in Vantaa for 24 years, of which I served as chairman for 16 years.
I have also been in the politics in the district council and board for healthcare.
Is an active singer in two different choirs.
Works within Public Health both locally and nationally.

Candidates answers in election machine

1 / 13

The wellbeing services county should actively use language supplements as a way to encourage staff to use Swedish in healthcare work.

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2 / 13

The wellbeing services county of Vantaa and Kerava should take a more active role in decision-making in the HUS consortium.

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3 / 13

There should be more mobile services, such as health buses and remote consultations.

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4 / 13

Wellbeing services counties must increase investments in preventive healthcare, even if it means that other types of care receive fewer resources.

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5 / 13

A personal doctor system should be introduced to improve continuity of care, even if it requires extra resources for a while.

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6 / 13

Wellbeing services counties should prohibit the use of temporary agency doctors.

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7 / 13

More shelter spaces should be established to help individuals subjected to violence.

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8 / 13

To shorten waiting times, wellbeing services counties should increase the use of service vouchers.

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9 / 13

Healthcare should be centralized if it saves money or improves quality.

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10 / 13

Funding and resources for rescue services should be prioritized higher, even if it means cuts in other sectors.

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11 / 13

Undocumented migrants should have the right to non-urgent healthcare.

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12 / 13

More emphasis should be placed on training healthcare staff in gender diversity and sexual diversity.

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13 / 13

If you could give a superpower to your future political leader, what would it be?

The ability to instantly purify the environment and stop climate change.
Invisibility to reveal and combat corruption at all levels.
Time travel to correct historical mistakes and improve the future.
Infinite wisdom to make perfect decisions on all political matters.
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