List of members of the Parliament of Finland, 1924–1927

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This is the list of the members of the Parliament of Finland between May 1, 1924 September 1, 1927 following the parliamentary election held April 12, 1924. The elections were originally scheduled be held in August 1925; but after the Socialist Workers Party had been outlawed and its members arrested, the Parliament only had 173 members instead of 200. Disagreement between President Ståhlberg and Prime Minister Kallio on the question of early elections caused the latter to resign. The new caretaker cabinet led by Aimo Cajander then ordered disbandment of the Parliament and early elections. [1]

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The elections did not cause major changes to the Finnish political landscape. The communistsin the form of Socialist Workers' and Small Farmers' Election Alliance lost 9 seats, majority of which were gained by Social Democratic Party of Finland. Together the parties on the left had only 78 seats, less than ever before. Social Democrats remained the largest group in Parliament with 60 seats, followed by Agrarian Party and National Coalition Party. [1] Among the 200 members of the Parliament were 17 women (8.5%). [2]

Kyösti Kallio acted as Speaker of the Parliament of Finland until he became Minister in March 1925. Wäinö Wuolijoki was then the Speaker 192526 and Paavo Virkkunen 192627. [1]

Miina Sillanpaa become Finland's first female minister in 1926. Miina sillanpaa.jpg
Miina Sillanpää become Finland's first female minister in 1926.

Only the first of the four cabinets formed during this parliament had a majority, [3] and it too lost its majority when the Agrarian Party withdraw from cabinet following a disagreement on pensions of government officials. The Ingman cabinet finally resigned four months after that due to defeat of the election bill. [1]

As neither National Progressive Party nor Swedish People's Party were willing to enter the new cabinet due to their disappointment with the election bill, Antti Tulenheimo formed a minority cabinet between National Coalition and Agrarian Parties. After this cabinet had resigned due to question of national defense funding, Kyösti Kallio headed another cabinet formed on the same basis. [1]

The fourth and last cabinet formed during this Parliament and led by Väinö Tanner is important in the Finnish political history for several reasons. It was the first time the largest party in Finland, the Social Democrats, had participated in a cabinet during the time Finland had been independent, and also only the second time in the history of the Parliament of Finland after the Tokoi senate in 1917. [1] It also had Finland's first female minister, Miina Sillanpää. [4]

Cabinets formed during the parliament [3]
CabinetStartEndDaysParties
Lauri Ingman's second cabinet May 13, 1924March 31, 1925305National Coalition Party
National Progressive Party
Agrarian Party [N 1]
Swedish People's Party
Antti Tulenheimo's cabinet March 31, 1925December 31, 1925276National Coalition Party
Agrarian Party
Kyösti Kallio's second cabinet December 31, 1925December 13, 1926348National Coalition Party
Agrarian Party
Väinö Tanner's cabinet December 13, 1926December 17, 1927370Social Democratic Party

Members of the Parliament 1924–1927

In the table, the names written with italics were appointed to the Parliament later than May 1, 1924the first day of the new Parliamentto replace those who had died or resigned. The names are given here as in the membership roll of the Parliament; for example the name Svento is used instead of Sventorzetski even though the latter version was used until 1938.

English nameFinnish & Swedish nameSeats [1]
Social Democratic Party of Finland Suomen Sosialidemokraattinen Puolue, Finlands socialdemokratiska parti60 [N 2]
Agrarian Party Maalaisliitto, Agrarförbundet44
National Coalition Party Kansallinen Kokoomus, Samlingspartiet38
Socialist Workers' and Small Farmers' Election Alliance Sosialistinen työväen ja pienviljelijäin vaaliliitto, Finlands socialistiska arbetarparti18 [N 2]
Swedish People's Party Ruotsalainen kansanpuolue, Svenska folkpartiet23 [N 3]
National Progressive Party Kansallinen Edistyspuolue. Framstegspartiet 17
NameBornSexParliamentary groupConstituencyNotesSource
Aalto, Artturi 1876MSocial Democratic PartyUusimaa
Aalto, Johan 1886MSocial Democratic PartyViipuri West
Ahlfors, Fanny 1884FSocial Democratic PartyTurku North
Ailio, Julius 1872MSocial Democratic PartyHäme South
Ainali, Sakari 1874MNational Coalition PartyOulu South
Alestalo, Anshelm 1880MAgrarian PartyTurku North
Allila, Aleksander 1890MWorkers' and Small Farmers' Election AllianceUusimaa
Ampuja, Mikko 1882MSocial Democratic PartyUusimaa
Anderson, Amos 1878MSwedish People's PartyTurku South
Annala, Valentin 1859MSocial Democratic PartyTurku South [N 4]
Arhama, Kusti 1885MAgrarian PartyOulu South
Aromaa, Emanuel 1873MSocial Democratic PartyTurku North
Asikainen, Aatami 1891MWorkers' and Small Farmers' Election AllianceKuopio West
Auer, Ilmari 1879MNational Progressive PartyUusimaa
Bergroth, Waldemar 1852MNational Coalition PartyTurku South
Björk, Matts 1867MSwedish People's PartyVaasa North
von Born, Ernst 1885MSwedish People's PartyUusimaa
Brander, Uuno 1870MNational Progressive PartyOulu South
Bryggari, Tuomas 1881MSocial Democratic PartyVaasa East
Eerola, Albert 1874MNational Coalition PartyHäme South
Elfving, Otto 1874MSocial Democratic PartyVaasa North [N 5]
Estlander, Ernst 1870MSwedish People's PartyVaasa South
Forsberg, Anders 1864MSwedish People's PartyTurku South
Furuhjelm, Ragnar 1879MSwedish People's PartyUusimaa
Gebhard, Hedvig 1867FNational Coalition PartyUusimaa
Hakala, Kalle 1880MSocial Democratic PartyMikkeli
Hakkila, Väinö 1882MSocial Democratic PartyHäme North
Halonen, Toivo 1893MSocial Democratic PartyMikkeli
Hannula, Mandi 1880FNational Progressive PartyMikkeli
Harvala, Kaarlo 1885MSocial Democratic PartyHäme North
Hatva, Eero 1872MAgrarian PartyKuopio West
Haverinen, Anna 1884FSocial Democratic PartyViipuri West
Heikinheimo, Eva 1887FNational Progressive PartyVaasa East [N 6]
Heikinheimo, Oskari 1873MNational Coalition PartyVaasa East
Heikkilä, Bernhard 1882MNational Coalition PartyTurku South
Heikkinen, Pekka 1883MAgrarian PartyKuopio West
Heikura, Eino 1893MAgrarian PartyTurku North
Helo, Johan 1889MSocial Democratic PartyTurku South
Hiidenheimo, Artturi 1877MNational Coalition PartyUusimaa
Hiidenheimo, Elli 1883FNational Coalition PartyHäme North
Hirvensalo, Vilho 1881MNational Progressive PartyKuopio West
Hornborg, Eirik 1879MSwedish People's PartyUusimaa
Huotari, Anni 1874FSocial Democratic PartyUusimaa
Hurme, Kaarlo 1883MAgrarian PartyVaasa East
Huttunen, Edvard 1889MWorkers' and Small Farmers' Election Alliance
Social Democratic Party [N 2]
Viipuri West
Hänninen, Kaarlo 1876MAgrarian PartyOulu North
Härmä, Frans 1881MNational Coalition PartyTurku North
Hästbacka, Emil 1872MSwedish People's PartyVaasa North
Ihamuotila, Janne 1868MAgrarian PartyHäme North
Inborr, Johannes 1867MSwedish People's PartyVaasa North
Ingman, Lauri 1868MNational Coalition PartyTurku North
Isaksson, August 1886MWorkers' and Small Farmers' Election AllianceVaasa South
Itkonen, Rieti 1889MSocial Democratic PartyKuopio East
Jacobsson, Otto 1886MSwedish People's PartyVaasa South
Janhonen, Toivo 1886MAgrarian PartyOulu South
Jaskari, Aaro 1880MNational Progressive PartyVaasa East [N 7]
Jaskari, Mikko 1866MNational Coalition PartyVaasa North
Jern, Levi 1893MSwedish People's PartyVaasa South
Jokela, Edvard 1889MWorkers' and Small Farmers' Election AllianceUusimaa
Junes, Antti 1874MAgrarian PartyOulu North
Junnila, Taave 1869MNational Coalition PartyTurku North
Jussila, Oskari 1888MNational Coalition PartyOulu North
Juutilainen, Antti 1882MAgrarian PartyViipuri East
Jyske, Jalmari 1884MNational Progressive PartyKuopio East
Järvinen, Kyösti 1869MNational Coalition PartyUusimaa
Kaila, Erkki 1867MNational Coalition PartyUusimaa
Kallio, Kyösti 1873MAgrarian PartyOulu South
Kalliokoski, Viljami 1894MAgrarian PartyVaasa North
Kares, Kaarlo 1873MNational Coalition PartyHäme South
Kauranen, Jooseppi 1880MAgrarian PartyViipuri East
Keto, Jaakko 1884MSocial Democratic PartyHäme South
Kilpeläinen, Edvard 1879MNational Coalition PartyViipuri West
Kinnunen, Juho 1865MNational Coalition PartyMikkeli
Kirra, Kalle 1893MAgrarian PartyTurku North
Kivimäki, Toivo 1886MNational Progressive PartyTurku South
Klockars, Johannes 1867MSwedish People's PartyVaasa South
Koivulahti-Lehto, Hilma 1881FSocial Democratic PartyVaasa East
Koivuranta, Janne 1885MAgrarian PartyOulu North
Komu, Yrjö 1890MSocial Democratic PartyMikkeli
Komulainen, Juho 1875MWorkers' and Small Farmers' Election AllianceKuopio West [N 8]
Kontio, Oskari 1884MAgrarian PartyMikkeli
Kontula, Manu 1873MSocial Democratic PartyUusimaa
Koponen, Albin 1881MSocial Democratic PartyKuopio East
Kopsa, Pekka 1887MAgrarian PartyViipuri East
Kovanen, Jalmari 1877MSocial Democratic PartyVaasa East
Kuisma, Antti 1892MAgrarian PartyViipuri East
Kukkonen, Antti 1889MAgrarian PartyViipuri East
Kulenius, Evert 1879MSwedish People's PartyVaasa North
Kulmala, Kalle 1891MWorkers' and Small Farmers' Election AllianceTurku South
Kylänpää, Kustaa 1881MNational Coalition PartyTurku North [N 9]
Kärki, Frans 1884MAgrarian PartyVaasa South
Lahdensuo, Jalo 1882MAgrarian PartyVaasa North
Laurén, Karl 1879MSwedish People's PartyTurku South
Lautala, Emil 1882MAgrarian PartyViipuri West
Lehto, Toivo 1891MSocial Democratic PartyVaasa East
Lehtokoski, Aino 1886FSocial Democratic PartyTurku South
Leino, Jussi 1894MSocial Democratic PartyTurku South
Leinonen, Olga 1877FSocial Democratic PartyHäme South
Liedes, Jaakko 1886MWorkers' and Small Farmers' Election AllianceOulu North [N 10]
Lindberg, Gustaf 1882MSwedish People's PartyUusimaa
Linna, Eemil 1876MNational Progressive PartyHäme North
Lohi, Kalle 1872MAgrarian PartyOulu North
Lonkainen, Jussi 1890MSocial Democratic PartyViipuri East
Louhelainen, Arvi 1896MSocial Democratic PartyKuopio East
Luostarinen, Alpo 1886MNational Progressive PartyMikkeli
Makkonen, Matti 1879MAgrarian PartyKuopio West
Malkamäki, Aino 1895FSocial Democratic PartyMikkeli
Mangs, Josef 1883MSwedish People's PartyVaasa South
Manner, Albin 1888MAgrarian PartyViipuri East
Mannermaa, Juho 1871MNational Coalition PartyOulu South
Mantere, Oskari 1874MNational Progressive PartyHäme South
Meriläinen, Pekka 1886MSocial Democratic PartyVaasa North [N 11]
Molin, Knut 1876MSwedish People's PartyTurku South
Muhonen, Atte 1888MSocial Democratic PartyVaasa East
Mustasilta, Frans 1879MSocial Democratic PartyTurku North
Myllymäki, Kalle 1883MSocial Democratic PartyHäme South
Neitiniemi, Aukusti 1875MNational Coalition PartyLapinmaa
Nikkanen, Ville 1885MNational Coalition PartyViipuri West
Niukkanen, Juho 1888MAgrarian PartyViipuri East
Nukari, Evert 1874MNational Coalition PartyHäme South
Nurminen, Uno 1895MWorkers' and Small Farmers' Election AllianceUusimaa
Paasivuori, Matti 1866MSocial Democratic PartyViipuri West
Paasonen, Armas 1885MSocial Democratic PartyKuopio West
Paavolainen, Erkki 1890MNational Coalition PartyViipuri East
Palmgren, Axel 1867MSwedish People's PartyUusimaa
Peltonen, Johannes 1868MNational Coalition PartyHäme North
Pelttari, Niilo 1886MAgrarian PartyOulu South
Pennanen, Pekka 1872MNational Coalition PartyKuopio East
Pensas, Otto 1885MSocial Democratic PartyKuopio East
Penttala, Isak 1883MSocial Democratic PartyVaasa South [N 12]
Piippo, Vilho 1888MSocial Democratic PartyOulu South
Piitulainen, Mikko 1878MAgrarian PartyViipuri East
Pitkänen, Matti 1885MAgrarian PartyViipuri East
Pitkänen, Taavi 1892MWorkers' and Small Farmers' Election AllianceKuopio West [N 13]
Pohjala, Lauri 1870MNational Coalition PartyViipuri West
Pojanluoma, Hermanni 1869MNational Coalition PartyVaasa
Procopé, Hjalmar 1889MSwedish People's PartyUusimaa [N 14]
Puittinen, Matti 1883MSocial Democratic PartyKuopio East
Pulkkinen, Yrjö 1875MNational Coalition PartyHäme North
Pullinen, Erkki 1871MNational Progressive PartyViipuri East
Raatikainen, August 1874MAgrarian PartyKuopio West
Ramstedt, Emanuel 1881MWorkers' and Small Farmers' Election AllianceTurku South
Rannikko, Juho 1873MNational Coalition PartyTurku South
Rantala, Viljo 1892MSocial Democratic PartyTurku North
Rapo, Jussi 1878MSocial Democratic PartyViipuri East
Reinikainen, Oskari 1885MSocial Democratic PartyViipuri West
Reinikka, Tyko 1887MAgrarian PartyKuopio East
Rosenberg, Mauritz 1879MWorkers' and Small Farmers' Election AllianceOulu South
Ruotzi, Siviä 1880FNational Coalition PartyViipuri West
Ryynänen, Juho 1873MAgrarian PartyKuopio East
Ryömä, Hannes 1878MSocial Democratic PartyUusimaa
Räsänen, Janne 1879MWorkers' and Small Farmers' Election AllianceOulu South
Saarelainen, Pekka 1868MAgrarian PartyKuopio East
Saari, Kaarlo 1855MSocial Democratic PartyVaasa South [N 15]
Saarinen, Emil 1879MSocial Democratic PartyHäme North
Saarinen, Paavo 1886MAgrarian PartyTurku South
Saastamoinen, Armas 1886MNational Coalition PartyKuopio West [N 16]
Salo, Sulo 1887MAgrarian PartyOulu South
Savenius, Filemon 1883MWorkers' and Small Farmers' Election AllianceOulu South
Savolainen-Tapaninen, Anni 1875FSocial Democratic PartyMikkeli
Schauman, Georg 1870MSwedish Left [N 3] Uusimaa
Seppälä, Hilda 1879MSocial Democratic PartyUusimaa
Seppänen, Jaakko 1881MAgrarian PartyOulu South
Sergelius, Max 1879MSwedish LeftUusimaa [N 17]
Setälä, E. N. 1864MNational Coalition PartyViipuri East
Setälä, Edvard 1874MSocial Democratic PartyVaasa East
Sillanpää, Miina 1866FSocial Democratic PartyTurku North
Sirola, Leander 1871MSocial Democratic PartyUusimaa
Sjöstedt-Jussila, Anshelm 1869MNational Coalition PartyTurku North [N 18]
Soikkeli, Antti 1883MWorkers' and Small Farmers' Election AllianceKuopio West
Somersalo, Eva 1883FNational Coalition PartyMikkeli
Strengell, Pekka 1882MWorkers' and Small Farmers' Election AllianceKuopio West [N 19]
Sunila, Juho 1875MAgrarian PartyHäme South
Svento, Reinhold 1881MSocial Democratic PartyMikkeli
Särkkä, Wille 1877MNational Progressive PartyViipuri West
Tabell, Emil 1899MWorkers' and Small Farmers' Election AllianceOulu North
Tainio, Taavi 1874MSocial Democratic PartyKuopio West
Tanner, Väinö 1881MSocial Democratic PartyTurku North
Tarkkanen, Mikko 1886MAgrarian PartyVaasa South
Tenhunen, Bruno 1898MWorkers' and Small Farmers' Election AllianceKuopio West [N 20]
Toivonen, Otto 1884MSocial Democratic PartyHäme South
Tukia, Elias 1877MAgrarian PartyViipuri West
Tulenheimo, Eino 1885MNational Coalition PartyTurku South
Tuomioja, Walto 1888MNational Progressive PartyTurku North
Tuomivaara, Eino 1887MAgrarian PartyViipuri West
Turja, Ernsti 1882MNational Coalition PartyVaasa North
Typpö, Taneli 1878MSocial Democratic PartyViipuri West
Valjakka, Hilma 1881FSocial Democratic PartyMikkeli
Valkama, Hannes 1876MNational Progressive PartyViipuri West
Vanhala, Tuomas 1872MNational Coalition PartyViipuri West
Varho, Kaarlo 1877MWorkers' and Small Farmers' Election AllianceTurku North [N 21]
Vehkaoja, Heikki 1889MAgrarian PartyVaasa North
Vennola, Juho 1872MNational Progressive PartyUusimaa
Vertanen, Anttoni 1884MAgrarian PartyViipuri East
Vesterinen, Vihtori 1885MAgrarian PartyVaasa East
Vihuri, Iida 1882FSocial Democratic PartyHäme North
Viljanen, V.M.J. 1874MNational Progressive PartyViipuri West
Virkkunen, Paavo 1874MNational Coalition PartyVaasa South
Virta, Jalmari 1884MWorkers' and Small Farmers' Election AllianceHäme South
Voionmaa, Väinö 1869MSocial Democratic PartyHäme North
Vuokila, Konsta 1877MWorkers' and Small Farmers' Election AllianceOulu North [N 22]
Vuokoski, Kaarlo 1880MNational Progressive PartyMikkeli
Vuorio, Svantte 1890MWorkers' and Small Farmers' Election AllianceTurku North [N 23]
Wahlstén, Edvin 1872MSocial Democratic PartyTurku South [N 24]
Welling, Yrjö 1885MSocial Democratic PartyViipuri East
Wiik, K.H. 1883MSocial Democratic PartyUusimaa
Witting, Rolf 1879MSwedish People's PartyUusimaa
Wuolijoki, Wäinö 1872MSocial Democratic PartyTurku South
Zitting, Olli 1872MNational Coalition PartyKuopio West [N 25]
Åkerblom, Kristian 1877MSwedish People's PartyVaasa South
Österholm, John 1882MSwedish People's PartyUusimaa

Notes

  1. Agrarian Party withdrew its ministers from the cabinet of Ingman on November 22, 1924
  2. 1 2 3 Edvard Huttunen joined the parliamentary group of Social Democratic Party on February 5, 1926
  3. 1 2 Georg Schauman was nominated by Swedish People's Party, but did not join party's parliamentary group after the election and instead formed Swedish Left parliamentary group (Swedish : Svensk Vänster, Finnish : Ruotsalainen vasemmisto).
  4. Valentin Annala died on October 19, 1926
  5. Otto Elfving replaced Pekka Meriläinen on October 20, 1926
  6. Eva Heikinheimo replaced Aaro Jaskari on September 1, 1925
  7. Aaro Jaskari died on August 28, 1925
  8. Juho Komulainen died on April 10, 1927
  9. Kustaa Kylänpää replaced Anshelm Sjöstedt-Jussila on October 20, 1925
  10. Jaakko Liedes replaced Konsta Vuokila on October 17, 1924
  11. Pekka Meriläinen died on April 9, 1926
  12. Isak Penttala replaced Kaarlo Saari on March 4, 1927
  13. Taavi Pitkänen replaced Juho Komulainen on April 25, 1927
  14. Hjalmar Procopé's resignation was accepted on March 9, 1926
  15. Kaarlo Saari died on February 25, 1927
  16. Armas Saastamoinen on resigned February 5, 1926
  17. Max Sergelius replaced Hjalmar Procopé on March 12, 1926 and joined the Swedish Left parliamentary group
  18. Anshelm Sjöstedt-Jussila resigned on September 5, 1925
  19. Pekka Strengell replaced Bruno Tenhunen on October 10, 1924
  20. Bruno Tenhunen was judged to be ineligible for parliament membership on October 1, 1924
  21. Kaarlo Varho replaced Svantte Vuorio on February 1, 1926
  22. Konsta Vuokila was judged to be ineligible for parliament membership on October 1, 1924
  23. Svantte Vuorio resigned on December 2, 1925 due illness
  24. Edvin Wahlstén replaced Valentin Annala on October 20, 1926
  25. Olli Zitting replaced Armas Saastamoinen on February 12, 1926

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