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Jukka Rangell's Cabinet
Jukka Rangell's cabinet was the 25th government of Finland, which reigned during the Second World War for 791 days, from January 4, 1941 to March 5, 1943. It was a majority government which comprised six parties and one independent minister. The composition of the government was based largely on its predecessor, the Ryti II Cabinet Risto Ryti's second cabinet was the 24th government of Republic of Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the n .... Ministers References {{DEFAULTSORT:Jukka Rangell's Cabinet Rangell 1941 establishments in Finland 1943 disestablishments in Finland Cabinets established in 1941 Cabinets disestablished in 1943 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Väinö Tanner
Väinö Alfred Tanner (; 12 March 1881 – 19 April 1966; surname until 1895 ''Thomasson'') was a leading figure in the Social Democratic Party of Finland, and a pioneer and leader of the cooperative movement in Finland. He was Prime Minister of Finland in 1926–1927. Tanner was born in Helsinki as the son of a railway brakesman of modest means. After matriculating in 1900, he studied at the business college ''Suomen Liikemiesten Kauppaopisto'' (one of two predecessors of the present-day Business College Helsinki). He also studied law, graduating as a jurist in 1911. Tanner started work as a trainee at the ''Großeinkaufs-Gesellschaft Deutscher Consumvereine (GEG)'' in Hamburg, Germany, while still a student, and in 1903, after returning to Finland, became manager of ''Turun Vähäväkisten Osuusliike'', then the largest cooperative retail society in Finland. He was later appointed to the supervisory board of the Helsinki-based cooperative ''Elanto'' in 1907, and also beca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Väinö Kotilainen
Väinö is a masculine given name found most commonly in Finland and may refer to: *Väinö Auer (1895–1981), Finnish geologist and geographer * Väinö Bremer (1899–1964), Finnish biathlete and modern pentathlete and Olympic competitor * Väinö Broman (born 1932), Finnish sports shooter * Väinö Eskola (1894–1952), Finnish sprinter *Väinö Hakkila (1882–1958), Finnish politician * Väinö Heikkilä (1888–1943), Finnish track and field athlete * Väinö Heusala (1914–1982), Finnish sports shooter *Väinö Huhtala (1935-2016), Finnish cross-country skier and Olympic medalist * Väinö Hupli (1886–1934), Finnish journalist and politician *Väinö Ikonen (1895–1954), Finnish wrestler and Olympic medalist * Väinö E. Jokinen (1879–1920), Finnish journalist and politician * Väinö Kajander (1893–1978) Finnish wrestler and Olympic medalist * Väinö Kallio (1897–1938), Finnish politician * Väinö Kohtanen (1889–1963), Finnish evangelist, President of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl-August Fagerholm
Karl-August Fagerholm (31 December 1901, in Siuntio – 22 May 1984, in Helsinki) was Speaker of Parliament and three times Prime Minister of Finland (1948–50, 1956–57, and 1958–59). Fagerholm became one of the leading politicians of the Social Democrats after the armistice in the Continuation War. As a Scandinavia-oriented Swedish-speaking Finn, he was believed to be more to the taste of the Soviet Union's leadership than his predecessor, Väinö Tanner. Fagerholm's postwar career was, however, marked by fierce opposition from both the Soviet Union and the Communist Party of Finland. He narrowly lost the presidential election to Urho Kekkonen in 1956. Early life Fagerholm had in his youth briefly been chairman (1920-1923) of the Barbers' Union. In 1930, he was elected member of Finland's Parliament. In the 1920s and the 1930s, the main challenge for the Social Democrats was the rehabilitation after the Finnish Civil War, in which the Social Democrats had belon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uuno Takki
Uuno Kristian Takki (12 April 1901, in Kotka – 15 September 1968) was a Finnish lawyer, cooperative manager and politician. He served as Minister of Trade and Industry from 22 May 1942 to 17 November 1944 and again from 26 March 1946 to 17 March 1950, Minister of Education from 17 November 1944 to 17 April 1945, Deputy Minister of People's Service from 17 April 1945 to 29 July 1948, Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry from 15 June 1945 to 26 March 1946 and Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs from 27 March 1946 to 17 March 1950. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1945 to 1952 and again from 1966 until his death in 1968, representing the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP). He was the mayor of Lahti Lahti (; sv, Lahtis) is a city and municipality in Finland. It is the capital of the region of Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme) and its growing region is one of the main economic hubs of Finland. Lahti is situated on a bay at the southern e ... from 1938 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toivo Salmio
Toivo is a masculine given name most commonly found in Estonia and Finland and may refer to: *Andimba Toivo ya Toivo (1924–2017), Namibian politician and anti-Apartheid activist *Sigrid Elmblad (1860–1926), Swedish journalist, poet, translator and writer who wrote under the pseudonym Toivo *Toivo Aalto-Setälä (1896–1977), Finnish politician *Toivo Aare (1944–1999), Estonian journalist *Toivo Alavirta (1890–1940), Finnish journalist and politician *Toivo Antikainen (1898–1941), Finnish communist and military officer *Toivo Aro (1887–1962), Finnish diver and Olympic competitor *Toivo Aronen (1886–1973), Finnish politician *Toivo Asmer (born 1947), Estonian racing driver, motorsports promoter, musician and politician *Toivo Haapanen (1889–1950), conductor and music scholar *Toivo Halonen (1893–1984), Finnish politician *Toivo Harjunpää (1910–1995), Finnish-born American Lutheran priest and professor *Toivo Horelli (1888–1975), Finnish politician *Toivo Hörk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patriotic People's Movement (Finland)
Patriotic People's Movement ( fi, Isänmaallinen kansanliike, IKL, sv, Fosterländska folkrörelsen) was a Finnish nationalist and anti-communist political party. IKL was the successor of the previously banned Lapua Movement. It existed from 1932 to 1944 and had an ideology similar to its predecessor, except that IKL participated in elections, although with limited success. Formation The IKL was founded at a conference on 5 June 1932 as a continuation of the Lapua Movement.Upton, p.215 The three major founding members were Herman Gummerus, Vilho Annala and Erkki Räikkönen. Lapua leader Vihtori Kosola was imprisoned for his part in the Mäntsälä rebellion at the time of formation but the leadership was officially kept in reserve for him and other leading rebels, notably Annala and Bruno Salmiala, were involved in the formation of IKL. Structure Ideologically, IKL was ardently nationalist and anti-Communist, and endorsed an aggressive foreign policy against the Soviet Unio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilho Annala
Vilho Annala (17 January 1888 – 28 July 1960) was a Finnish civil servant, economist and far right politician. Early years Annala was born in Lapua, and first came to prominence as a student at the University of Helsinki, where he edited the student union newspaper ''Ylioppilaslehti'' from 1916 to 1919.Philip Rees, ''Biographical Dictionary of the Extreme Right Since 1890'', 1990, p. 11 He went on to work for the Bureau of Statistics, whilst serving on the editorial staff of the conservative daily ''Uusi Suomi''. He gained a doctorate in 1932 and became one of Finland's leading civil servants. Politics Annala joined the Lapua Movement and became Helsinki District Chairman in February 1931. Ideologically Annala was heavily influenced by the corporatism of Italian fascism. He supported the co-opting of the working classes into the Lapua Movement and opposed the influence of wealthy industrialists. In April 1932 Annala joined Herman Gummerus and Erkki Räikkönen in founding the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Väinö Salovaara
Väinö Veikko Salovaara (26 February 1888, Iitti – 29 October 1964), until 1906 ''Sillfors'', was a Finnish chief engineer and politician. He served as Deputy Minister of Transport and Public Works from 12 March 1937 to 2 September 1939 and as Minister of Transport and Public Works from 2 September 1939 to 17 November 1944. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1939 to 1945, representing the Social Democratic Party of Finland The Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP, fi, Suomen sosialidemokraattinen puolue ; sv, Finlands socialdemokratiska parti), shortened to the Social Democrats ( fi, link=no, Sosiaalidemokraatit; sv, link=no, Socialdemokrater) and commonly kno ... (SDP). He was the chairman of the SDP from 1942 to 1944. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Salovaara, Vaino 1888 births 1964 deaths People from Iitti People from Uusimaa Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Leaders of the Social Democratic Party of Finland Ministers of Transport and Public Works of F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toivo Ikonen
Pekka Toivo Ikonen (15 January 1891, in Jääski – 11 June 1976) was a Finnish farmer, bank director and politician. He served as Deputy Minister of Agriculture from 4 January 1941 to 5 March 1943, Deputy Minister of People's Service from 13 November 1942 to 5 March 1943 and Deputy Minister of Transport and Public Works from 5 March 1943 to 13 January 1944. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland The Parliament of Finland ( ; ) is the unicameral and supreme legislature of Finland, founded on 9 May 1906. In accordance with the Constitution of Finland, sovereignty belongs to the people, and that power is vested in the Parliament. The ..., representing the Finnish Party from 1916 to 1917, the National Progressive Party from 1922 to 1924 and the Agrarian League from 1933 to 1939 and from 1942 to 1951. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ikonen, Toivo 1891 births 1976 deaths People from Vyborg District People from Viipuri Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Finnish Party ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viljami Kalliokoski
Viljami Kalliokoski (15 May 1894 in Halsua – 20 January 1978) was a Finnish farmer and politician. He was a member of the Agrarian League. He served as Deputy Minister of Agriculture in Kyösti Kallio's fourth cabinet (7 October 1936 – 12 March 1937) and as Minister of Agriculture in Risto Ryti's second cabinet (15 August 1940 – 4 January 1941), in Jukka Rangell's cabinet (4 January 1941 – 5 March 1943), in Edwin Linkomies' cabinet (5 March 1943 – 8 August 1944), in Antti Hackzell's cabinet (8 August 1944 – 21 September 1944), in Urho Castrén's cabinet (21 September 1944 – 17 November 1944), in Ralf Törngren's cabinet (5 May 1954 – 20 October 1954) and in Urho Kekkonen's fifth cabinet Kekkonen's fifth cabinet was the 39th government of Finland. The cabinet existed from 20 October 1954 to 3 March 1956. It was a majority government. Prime Minister Urho Kekkonen was elected the President of Finland The president of the Republ ... (20 October 1954 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antti Kukkonen
Antti Kukkonen (3 October 1889, Kontiolahti - 14 February 1978) was a Finnish Lutheran pastor and politician. He was a member of the Agrarian League. He served as Deputy Minister of Education in Lauri Ingman's second cabinet (31 May 1924 - 22 November 1924), as Minister of Education in Juho Sunila's first cabinet (17 December 1927 - 22 December 1928), in Kyösti Kallio's third cabinet (16 August 1929 - 4 July 1930), in Juho Sunila's second cabinet (21 March 1931 - 14 December 1932), in Kyösti Kallio's fourth cabinet (7 October 1936 - 12 March 1937), in Risto Ryti's second cabinet (27 March 1940 - 4 December 1941) and in Jukka Rangell's cabinet (4 January 1941 - 5 March 1943) as well as a Member of Parliament (1 April 1919 - 5 April 1945 and 29 March 1954 - 19 February 1962). He was sentenced to 2 years of imprisonment in the War-responsibility trials in Finland The war-responsibility trials in Finland ( fi, Sotasyyllisyysoikeudenkäynti, sv, Krigsansvarighetsprocessen) wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
