Erik Lakomaa

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Erik Martin Lakomaa (born 14 April 1977 in Linköping) is a Swedish political consultant known for his role as strategist for the no-campaign in the 2003 Swedish referendum on the euro. He has also advised a number of centre-right politicians, most notably Lars Wohlin and Nils Lundgren. In 2005 he was awarded the Rising Star Award as the best young political consultant outside the United States.

Lakomaa begun his career as editorial writer for the conservative news paper Svenska Dagbladet and he also edited the libertarian magazine Nyliberalen. In 2004 he founded K-Street, the first political consultancy in Sweden.

Lakomaa is a graduate from Stockholm University and Stockholm School of Economics, where he also is associated as researcher.

He is the grand son of Finnish aircraft designer Aarne Lakomaa.