Heikki Juhani Alaranta (born 20 July 1948 in

Merijärvi Merijärvi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density Populati ...

) is a Finnish

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clergyman and politician. He was a member of the

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from 1983 to 1999, representing the Centre Party.

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