Aleksandr Hudilainen

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Petrovich and the family name is Hudilainen.

Aleksandr Petrovich Hudilainen (Russian: Александр Петрович Худилайнен, finnicized as Aleksanteri Petrovitš Hutilainen, born May 2, 1956) is a Russian politician. He was the third Head of the Republic of Karelia, a federal subject of Russia. He came into power after Andrey Nelidov left office in 2012. He resigned on February 15, 2017 and was succeeded by Artur Parfenchikov.

Aleksandr Hudilainen
Александр Худилайнен
Official portrait, 2012
Head of the Republic of Karelia
In office 22 May 2012 – 15 February 2017
President	Dmitry Medvedev Vladimir Putin
Preceded by	Andrey Nelidov
Succeeded by	Artur Parfenchikov
Chairman of the Legislative Assembly of Leningrad Oblast
In office 15 December 2011 – 20 May 2012
Preceded by	Ivan Khabarov
Succeeded by	Sergey Bebenin
Personal details
Born	(1956-05-02) 2 May 1956 (age 69) Zlobino, Kashinsky District, Kalinin Oblast, Russian Soviet Republic, Soviet Union (now Tver Oblast, Russia)
Nationality	Ingrian Finn
Political party	United Russia

He is president of the sport federation of skiing and snowboarding of the Leningrad oblast.^[1]

Hudilainen is of Ingrian Finnish heritage. He is fluent in Finnish.