Education
University of Helsinki, 1962, Candidate Jurisprudence, 1967, Lie Jurisprudence. Spoken languages: Swedish, Finnish, English.
politician member of parliament of Finland
University of Helsinki, 1962, Candidate Jurisprudence, 1967, Lie Jurisprudence. Spoken languages: Swedish, Finnish, English.
Söderman returned to the Parliament in Autumn 2007 when Member of Parliament Tuula Haatainen resigned in order to become a deputy city manager of Helsinki. Grand Cross of Bernardo O"Higgins Decoration conferred by Chile 1993.
Söderman is a member of Social Democratic Party of Finland and served as Minister of Justice (1971), Minister of Social Affairs and Health (1982), governor of Uusimaa Province (1982-1989), Parliamentary Ombudsman of Finland (1989-1995) and the first European Ombudsman (1995–2003). Söderman was the President of the Council for Mass Media in Finland in 2003–2005, a Member of the Board of the University of Helsinki 2004–2006 and Member of the Group of Wise Persons 2005–2006.