Karin Margareta Ahrland, née Andersson (20 July 1931 – 30 August 2019) was a Swedish politician, diplomat, lawyer, and activist.

From 1989 she served at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, first as a Consul General in Montreal, Canada from 1990 to 1993, and then as an Ambassador to Wellington, New Zealand from 1993 to 1995.

Ahrland was born on 20 July 1931 in Torshälla, Södermanland County, Sweden, the daughter of Valfrid Andersson, and his wife Greta (née Myhlén).

From 1970 to 1976, she was a co-editor of the women's magazine Hertha and the chairman of the Fredrika Bremer Association.

[2] Karin Ahrland died on 30 August 2019 in Brösarp, Sweden.