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Social Democratic Union Of Workers And Smallholders
Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders ( fi, Työväen ja Pienviljelijäin Sosialidemokraattinen Liitto, TPSL) was a political party in Finland. TPSL originated as a fraction of the Social Democratic Party of Finland, headed by Emil Skog and Aarre Simonen. Skog was the former chairman of SDP and was in dispute with the incumbent chairman, Väinö Leskinen. The party was founded in 1959, had seats in the parliament in 1959–1970 and was dissolved in 1973. It was generally identified as being politically between SDP and SKDL (a Communist-dominated organization). History The fraction split from SDP in 1959 after few years of infighting, and retained SDP's party platform until 1967, opining that SDP didn't follow its own platform. The main cause for the rift was that SDP's party leadership, particularly Väinö Tanner and Väinö Leskinen wanted to develop the party towards a "general party" appealing to the entire public. TPSL in contrast, as the name suggests, wanted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 known in Finnish as Demarit ( sv, link=no, Socialdemokraterna), is a social-democratic political party in Finland. It is currently the largest party in the Parliament of Finland with 40 seats. Founded in 1899 as the Finnish Labour Party ( fi, link=no, Suomen työväenpuolue; sv, link=no, Finska arbetarpartiet), the SDP is Finland's oldest active political party and has a close relationship with the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions. It is also a member of the Party of European Socialists, Progressive Alliance, Socialist International and SAMAK. Following the resignation of Antti Rinne in December 2019, Sanna Marin became the country's 76th Prime Minister. SDP formed a new coalition government on the basis of its predecessor, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympics
The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games are considered the world's foremost sports competition with more than 200 teams, representing sovereign states and territories, participating. The Olympic Games are normally held every four years, and since 1994, have alternated between the Summer and Winter Olympics every two years during the four-year period. Their creation was inspired by the ancient Olympic Games (), held in Olympia, Greece from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894, leading to the first modern Games in Athens in 1896. The IOC is the governing body of the Olympic Movement (which encompasses all entities and individuals involved in the Olymp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valdemar Liljeström
Valdemar (Vladimir) Liljeström (26 February 1902 in Saint Petersburg – 11 November 1960, Geneve, Switzerland) was a Finnish trade union activist and politician. He was at first a member of the Social Democratic Party of Finland and, after 1959, of the Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders. He served as the chairman of the Metalworkers' Union from 1947 until 1960, as Minister of Social Affairs in Karl-August Fagerholm's first cabinet (29 July 1948 - 4 March 1949), Deputy Minister of Public Works in Vieno Johannes Sukselainen's first cabinet Vieno Johannes Sukselainen's first cabinet was the 41st 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 ... (2 September 1957 - 28 November 1957), Minister of Social Affairs in Reino Kuuskoski's cabinet (26 April 1958 - 29 August 1958) and as a Member of Parliament (2 February 1955 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyyne Leivo-Larsson
Tyyne Lilja Leivo-Larsson (née Leivo; 3 March 1902 Uusikirkko – 1 August 1977 Helsinki) was a Finnish Ambassador and MP. She was the first Finnish woman to serve as Ambassador in Oslo from 1958 to 1966 and as Envoy to Reykjavík in 1958–1964 (Ambassador 1964–1965) and the first Nordic woman, who led the government when she served as Deputy Prime Minister for Reino Kuuskoski in 1958. Leivo-Larsson was Deputy Minister of Social Affairs and Minister of Social Affairs from 1948 to 1950 in the Fagerholm I, Törngren and Kekkonen V from 1954 to 1956 and in 1958 in the Kuuskoski Cabinet and Fagerholm‘a second cabinet in 1954 and from 1956 to 1957. She was first elected to the Parliament from the Social Democratic Party in 1948–1958 and then as a member of the Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders party for the years 1966–1970. During this time she was chairman of the Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders Parliamentary Group. She married Bror ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urho Kulovaara
Urho Albinus Kulovaara (1 March 1889 – 15 June 1964) was a Finnish schoolteacher and politician, born in Kaarina. He was a Member of the Parliament of Finland, representing the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP) from 1930 to 1958, the Social Democratic Opposition from 1958 to 1959 and the Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders ( fi, Työväen ja Pienviljelijäin Sosialidemokraattinen Liitto, TPSL) was a political party in Finland. TPSL originated as a fraction of the Social Democratic Party of Finland, headed by Emil ... (TPSL) from 1959 to 1962. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kulovaara, Urho 1889 births 1964 deaths People from Kaarina People from Turku and Pori Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Social Democratic Party of Finland politicians Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (1930–33) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1933–36) Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armas Härkönen
Armas Härkönen (1 October 1903, Joroinen - 2 September 1981) was a Finnish agricultural consultant, smallholder and politician. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1958 to 1962. He was at first a member of the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP), later he joined the Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders ( fi, Työväen ja Pienviljelijäin Sosialidemokraattinen Liitto, TPSL) was a political party in Finland. TPSL originated as a fraction of the Social Democratic Party of Finland, headed by Emil ... (TPSL). References 1903 births 1981 deaths People from Joroinen People from Mikkeli Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Social Democratic Party of Finland politicians Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (1958–62) {{SocialDemocraticPartyFinland-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikko Hult
Mikko Olavi Hult (22 March 1915 in Rautalampi – 6 May 1993) was a Finnish smallholder and politician. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1954 to 1962. Hult first represented the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP), and later the Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders ( fi, Työväen ja Pienviljelijäin Sosialidemokraattinen Liitto, TPSL) was a political party in Finland. TPSL originated as a fraction of the Social Democratic Party of Finland, headed by Emil ... (TPSL). References {{DEFAULTSORT:Hult, Mikko 1915 births 1993 deaths People from Rautalampi People from Kuopio Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Social Democratic Party of Finland politicians Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (1954–58) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1958–62) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vappu Heinonen
Vappu Linnea Heinonen (1 May 1905, Turku – 10 January 1999) was a Finnish social worker and politician. She was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1951 to 1962 and from 1966 to 1970, representing first the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP), later the Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders ( fi, Työväen ja Pienviljelijäin Sosialidemokraattinen Liitto, TPSL) was a political party in Finland. TPSL originated as a fraction of the Social Democratic Party of Finland, headed by Emil ... (TPSL). References 1905 births 1999 deaths People from Turku People from Turku and Pori Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Social Democratic Party of Finland politicians Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (1951–54) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1954–58) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1958–62) Members of the Parliament ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Brander-Wallin
Laura Irene Brander-Wallin (née ''Brander''; 5 April 1909 – 1 January 1994) was a Finnish seamstress and politician, born in Pori. She was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1948 to 1958 and again for a short time in 1962. She was at first a member of the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP) and later of the Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders ( fi, Työväen ja Pienviljelijäin Sosialidemokraattinen Liitto, TPSL) was a political party in Finland. TPSL originated as a fraction of the Social Democratic Party of Finland, headed by Emil ... (TPSL). References {{DEFAULTSORT:Brander-Wallin, Laura 1909 births 1994 deaths People from Pori People from Turku and Pori Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Social Democratic Party of Finland politicians Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (1948–51) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Socialist Workers Party (Finland)
Socialist Workers' Party ( fi, Sosialistinen Työväenpuolue, sv, Socialistiska Arbetarepartiet) was a political party in Finland. The STP was founded in 1973 as split from Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders (TPSL). STP emerged from a group that did not approve of the return of TPSL to the Social Democratic Party of Finland, Social Democratic Party. STP had electoral alliances with Finnish People's Democratic League (SKDL), the mass front dominated by the Communist Party of Finland (SKP) but with little success. When SKP (and SKDL) split in 1985-1986 STP cooperated with Democratic Alternative (Finland), Democratic Alternative which was founded by Communist Party of Finland (1997), Communist Party of Finland (Unity) (SKPy). In February 1990, STP chairman Pentti Waltzer said the party would join the new Left Alliance (Finland), Left Alliance if Democratic Alternative decided to merge with it,Marja Haapio & Matti VirtanenVasemmistoliiton "torikokous" kerää monenl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urho Kekkonen
Urho Kaleva Kekkonen (; 3 September 1900 – 31 August 1986), often referred to by his initials UKK, was a Finnish politician who served as the eighth and longest-serving president of Finland from 1956 to 1982. He also served as Prime Minister of Finland, prime minister (1950–53, 1954–56), and held various other cabinet positions. He was the third and most recent president from the Centre Party (Finland), Agrarian League/Centre Party. Head of state for nearly 26 years, he dominated Finnish politics for 31 years overall. Holding a large amount of power, he won his later elections with little opposition and has often been classified as an Autocracy, autocrat. Nevertheless, he remains a respected figure. As president, Kekkonen continued the "active neutrality" policy of his predecessor President Juho Kusti Paasikivi that came to be known as the Paasikivi–Kekkonen doctrine, under which Finland retained its independence while maintaining good relations and extensive trade with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970 Finnish Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Finland on 15 and 16 March 1970. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p606 Background Mauno Koivisto had replaced Rafael Paasio as leader of the Social Democratic Party and Prime Minister in March 1968. His government was very broad-based, including the Social Democrats, the Centre Party, the Finnish People's Democratic League, the Swedish People's Party and the Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders, with over four-fifths of MPs belonging to the governing parties. Koivisto's government implemented some liberal reforms, including the sale of medium-strength beer in grocery stores and kiosks, and abortion on demand (allowed also for social reasons, in addition to medical ones). The government helped the Finnish economy to grow by pursuing its predecessor's policies of subsidising export companies and fixed-term public works or government-funded jobs. Centralized incomes agreements between the emp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
