Born in Finland in 1976, Anna-Lena Laurén is Swedish speaking writer and journalist. Since 2010, she has been a regular contributor to the editorials page of the Swedish language Finnish daily Hufvudstadsbladet. She has also worked as the Russian correspondent for this newspaper and the Finnish public radio service YLE, and as the Finnish correspondent for the Swedish daily Svenska Dagbladet. She is the author of three books on Russia and the Caucasus.