Lauri Vihtori Kaijalainen (21 March 1900, Laukaa - 5 September 1965) was a Finnish journalist and politician. He served as Minister of Transport and Public Works from 26 March 1946 to 29 July 1948. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1930 to 1948, representing the Agrarian League. [1]
Finnicization is the changing of one's personal names from other languages into Finnish. During the era of National Romanticism in Finland, many people, especially Fennomans, finnicized their previously Swedish family names.
Kustaa Rafael Paasio, born Hellström was a prominent Finnish politician and editor from Social Democratic Party. He served as Prime Minister of Finland twice.
Kelpo Olavi Gröndahl was a light-heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Finland. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Olympics and won a silver and a gold medal, respectively. He won another silver medal at the 1953 World Championships and finished fifth at the 1947 European Championships. Domestically he won 15 national titles, 11 in Greco-Roman and 4 in freestyle wrestling.
Onni Alfred Hiltunen was a Finnish politician, minister in several cabinets and chairman of the Social Democratic Party.
Kuuno Ola Honkonen was a Finnish politician in the left-wing Finnish People's Democratic League. He was a member of the Finnish parliament, Eduskunta, from 1958 until 1979. In 1979, he became the Finnish ambassador to East Germany.
Kaarlo Yrjö Räisänen was a Finnish journalist and politician, born in Kuopio. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1930 to 1941 and again from 1944 until his death in 1948, representing first the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP) and later the Finnish People's Democratic League (SKDL).
Aarre Edvard Simonen was a Finnish lawyer and politician.
Heikki Juhani Alaranta is a Finnish Lutheran clergyman and politician. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1983 to 1999, representing the Centre Party.
Johan Eino Kilpi was a Finnish journalist and politician. He was the minister of social affairs from 17 April 1945 to 26 March 1946, minister of education from 26 March 1946 to 26 May 1946 and minister of the interior from 26 May to 29 July 1948. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland, representing the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP) from 1930 to 1933 and the Finnish People's Democratic League (SKDL) from 1948 to 1962. He was the candidate of the SKDL in the presidential elections of 1956, receiving 18.7% of the vote. He was married to Sylvi-Kyllikki Kilpi.
Yrjö Efraim Kivenoja was a Finnish Lutheran clergyman and politician. At first a member of the National Coalition Party, he later joined the Patriotic People's Movement (IKL), which he represented in the Parliament of Finland from 1933 to 1936.
Anders (Antti) Tossavainen was a Finnish salesperson and politician. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1947 to 1948, representing the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP).
Osmo Heikki Puhakka is a Finnish Lutheran clergyman and politician. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1999 to 2003, representing the Centre Party.
Karl Gustaf Söderholm was a Finnish legal scholar and politician. He served as Minister of Justice from 27 November 1918 to 15 August 1919, from 15 March to 28 June 1920 and from 4 July 1930 to 21 March 1931. He was a member of the Diet of Finland from 1904 to 1906 and of the Parliament of Finland from 1907 to 1913 and again from 1916 to 1917, representing the Swedish People's Party of Finland (SFP). He served as the President of the Supreme Administrative Court of Finland from 1923 to 1929 and as the Chancellor of Åbo Akademi University from 1933 to 1941.
Kustaa Walter Kuusela was a Finnish farmworker, farmer and politician, born in Honkilahti. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1942 to 1948, representing the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP).
Erkki Paavolainen was a Finnish journalist, educationist and politician. He was Minister of Social Affairs from 3 March to 20 October 1932. Paavolainen served as a Member of the Parliament of Finland from 1924 to 1927, from 1929 to 1933, from 1936 to 1947 and again from 1948 to 1951, representing the National Coalition Party. He was the younger brother of Pekka Paavolainen and the father of Jaakko Paavolainen.
Unto Uuno Mikael Varjonen was a Finnish politician who belonged to the right wing of the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP). He served as Minister without portfolio from 29 July to 19 August 1949 and as Deputy Minister of Finance from 19 August 1949 to 17 March 1950. He was a Member of the Parliament of Finland from 1948 to 1951.
Hannes Tauriainen was a Finnish smallholder and politician, born in Suomussalmi. He was imprisoned from 1939 to 1944 for political reasons. Tauriainen was a Member of the Parliament of Finland from 1948 to 1966, representing the Finnish People's Democratic League (SKDL).
Onni Evert Peltonen was a Finnish engine driver and politician, born in Jyväskylän maalaiskunta. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1933 to 1962, representing the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP). He served as Minister of Transport and Public Works from 17 November 1944 to 26 March 1946, from 29 July 1948 to 17 March 1950 and from 17 January 1951 to 29 November 1952, as Deputy Minister of Social Affairs from 26 May to 29 July 1948 and as Minister of Social Affairs from 20 October 1954 to 3 March 1956. He was a presidential elector in the 1931, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1950 and 1956 presidential elections.
Aleksius (Aleksi) Aaltonen was a Finnish journalist and politician, born in Somero. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1929 to 1936, representing the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP). He served as Minister of Social Affairs twice from 17 December 1943 to 21 September 1944 and from 18 March 1949 to 17 March 1950, as Deputy Minister of Finance from 30 July 1948 to 18 March 1949, and as Minister at Council of State from 29 July 1948 to 18 March 1949. Aaltonen was the Director General of Kela from 1945 to 1954. He was a presidential elector in the 1931 Finnish presidential election.
Emil Julius Jatkola was a Finnish jurist and politician, born in Pyhäjärvi. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1930 to 1933, representing the National Progressive Party. He served as Minister of Justice from 6 March to 7 October 1936. He was the governor of Mikkeli Province from 1933 until his death in 1948. He was a presidential elector in the 1925 Finnish presidential election.