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Pekka Kiiski
Pekka Kiiski (30 August 1897 – 11 July 1976) was a Finnish farmer, journalist and politician, born in Kurkijoki. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1948 to 1951, representing the Agrarian League. References 1897 births 1976 deaths People from Lakhdenpokhsky District People from Viipuri Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Centre Party (Finland) politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (1948–1951) Finnish farmers Finnish journalists People of the Finnish Civil War (White side) {{Finland-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland across Estonia to the south. Finland covers an area of with a population of 5.6 million. Helsinki is the capital and largest city, forming a larger metropolitan area with the neighbouring cities of Espoo, Kauniainen, and Vantaa. The vast majority of the population are ethnic Finns. Finnish, alongside Swedish, are the official languages. Swedish is the native language of 5.2% of the population. Finland's climate varies from humid continental in the south to the boreal in the north. The land cover is primarily a boreal forest biome, with more than 180,000 recorded lakes. Finland was first inhabited around 9000 BC after the Last Glacial Period. The Stone Age introduced several differ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lakhdenpokhsky District
Lakhdenpokhsky District (russian: Лахденпо́хский райо́н, Finnish language, Finnish and Karelian language, Karelian: Lahdenpohjan piiri) is an administrative district (raion), one of the administrative divisions of the Republic of Karelia, fifteen in the Republic of Karelia, Russia.Constitution of the Republic of Karelia It is located in the southwest of the republic. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the types of inhabited localities in Russia, town of Lakhdenpokhya.Law #871-ZRK As of the Russian Census (2010), 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 14,235, with the population of Lakhdenpokhya accounting for 54.9% of that number. Administrative and municipal status Within the subdivisions of Russia#Administrative divisions, framework of administrative divisions, Lakhdenpokhsky District is one of the administrative divisions of the Republic of Karelia, fifteen in the Republic of Karelia and has administrative jurisdic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Parliament consists of 200 members, 199 of whom are elected every four years from 13 multi-member districts electing 7 to 36 members using the proportional D'Hondt method. In addition, there is one member from Åland. Legislation may be initiated by either the Government or one of the members of Parliament. The Parliament passes legislation, decides on the state budget, approves international treaties, and supervises the activities of the government. It may bring about the resignation of the Finnish Government, override presidential vetoes, and alter the constitution. To make changes to the constitution, amendments must be approved by two successive parliaments, with an election cycle in between, or passed as an emergency law with a 167/20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centre Party (Finland)
The Centre Party ( fi, Suomen Keskusta , ''Kesk''; sv, Centern i Finland), officially the Centre Party of Finland, is an agrarian political party in Finland. Ideologically, the Centre Party is positioned in the centre on the political spectrum. It has been described as liberal, social liberal, liberal-conservative, and conservative-liberal. Its leader is Annika Saarikko, who was elected in September 2020 to follow Katri Kulmuni, the former finance minister of Finland. As of December 2019, the party has been a coalition partner in the Marin Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Sanna Marin of the Social Democratic Party (SDP). Founded in 1906 as the Agrarian League ( fi, link=no, Maalaisliitto; sv, link=no, Agrarförbundet), the party represented rural communities and supported decentralisation of political power from Helsinki. In the 1920s, the party emerged as the main rival to the SDP and Kyösti Kallio, the party's first prime minister, held the office four times between 1922 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1897 Births
Events January–March * January 2 – The International Alpha Omicron Pi sorority is founded, in New York City. * January 4 – A British force is ambushed by Chief Ologbosere, son-in-law of the ruler. This leads to a punitive expedition against Benin. * January 7 – A cyclone destroys Darwin, Australia. * January 8 – Lady Flora Shaw, future wife of Governor General Lord Lugard, officially proposes the name "Nigeria" in a newspaper contest, to be given to the British Niger Coast Protectorate. * January 22 – In this date's issue of the journal ''Engineering'', the word ''computer'' is first used to refer to a mechanical calculation device. * January 23 – Elva Zona Heaster is found dead in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. The resulting murder trial of her husband is perhaps the only capital case in United States history, where spectral evidence helps secure a conviction. * January 31 – The Czechoslovak Trade Union Association is f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 Deaths
Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Philadelphia Flyers–Red Army game results in a 4–1 victory for the National Hockey League's Philadelphia Flyers over HC CSKA Moscow of the Soviet Union. * January 16 – The trial against jailed members of the Red Army Faction (the West German extreme-left militant Baader–Meinhof Group) begins in Stuttgart. * January 18 ** Full diplomatic relations are established between Bangladesh and Pakistan 5 years after the Bangladesh Liberation War. ** The Scottish Labour Party is formed as a breakaway from the UK-wide party. ** Super Bowl X in American football: The Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Dallas Cowboys, 21–17, in Miami. * January 21 – First commercial Concorde flight, from London to Bahrain. * January 27 ** The United States v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Lakhdenpokhsky District
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People From Viipuri Province (Grand Duchy Of Finland)
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Centre Party (Finland) Politicians
Centre Party or Center Party may refer to: Active parties * Åland Centre * Centre Alliance * Centre (Croatian political party) * Estonian Centre Party * Centre Party (Faroe Islands) * Centre Party (Finland) * Centre Party (Germany) * Centre Party (Hungary) * Centre Party (Iceland) * Center Party (Iraq) * Lithuanian Centre Party * Centre Party (Nauru) * Centre Party (Norway) * Centre Party (Poland) * Centre Party (Sweden) * Centre Party (Turkey) Historical parties *Centre Party (Greenland) *Centre Party (Israel) *Centre Party (Jersey) *Centre Party (Netherlands) **Centre Party '86 *Centre Party (New South Wales) *Centre Party (Rhodesia) *Centre Party (Sweden, 1924) *Centre Party (Tasmania) *Commonwealth Centre Party *National Centre Party (Ireland) See also * Centrism * Nordic agrarian parties The Nordic agrarian parties, also referred to as Nordic Centre parties, Scandinavian agrarian parties or Agrarian Liberal parties are agrarian political parties that belong to a politica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Members Of The Parliament Of Finland (1948–1951)
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Finnish Farmers
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Finnish Journalists
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