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Taistoism
Taistoism ( fi, taistolaisuus) was an orthodox pro-Soviet Union, Soviet tendency in the mostly Eurocommunist Finland, Finnish Communism, communist movement in the 1970s and 1980s. The Taistoists were an interior opposition group in the Communist Party of Finland. They were named after their leader Taisto Sinisalo whose first name means "a battle", "a fight" or "a struggle". Sinisalo's supporters constituted a party within a party, but pressure from the Communist Party of the Soviet Union prevented the party from formally splitting. The term ''taistolaisuus'' was a derogatory nickname invented by Helsingin Sanomat and was never used by the group themselves. Although they were sometimes identified as "Stalinism, Stalinists", this was not a central part of their orthodoxy. The opposition was expelled from the party 1985–1986 and it formed the Communist Party of Finland (1997), Communist Party of Finland (Unity), which took the name "Communist Party of Finland" after the original p ...
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Markus Kainulainen
Markus Kainulainen (9 August 1922, Helsinki – 30 August 2017) was a Finnish communist politician. He was a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Finland (SKP) and served as a Member of the Parliament of Finland from 1975 to 1979 and again from 1982 to 1983, representing the Finnish People's Democratic League (SKDL). After the SKP split in the 1980s, Kainulainen at first joined the Communist Party of Finland (Unity) (SKPy). The SKPy split in 1988 as well and Kainulainen was one of the leading organisers of a new party, Communist Workers' Party – For Peace and Socialism (KTP). Kainulainen was a member of the Central Committee of the SKP from 1966–1969 and 1970–1981 and a member of the Political Committee from 1966–1969 and 1970–1981. Kainulainen was from June to August 2017 the oldest surviving MP together with Pentti Poutanen, who was born on the same day. Early life Kainulainen was born in a working-class family in Malmi, Helsinki. He was intere ...
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Communist Party Of Finland (1997)
The Communist Party of Finland ( fi, Suomen Kommunistinen Puolue, SKP sv, Finlands kommunistiska parti, FKP) or New Communist Party of Finland ( fi, Uusi Suomen Kommunistinen Puolue, USKP sv, Finlands nya kommunistiska parti, FNKP) is a political party in Finland. It was founded in the mid-1980s as Communist Party of Finland (Unity) ( fi, Suomen Kommunistinen Puolue (yhtenäisyys), SKPy, sv, Finlands kommunistiska parti (enhet) FKP(e)) by the former opposition of the old Communist Party of Finland (1918–1992). SKP has never been represented in the Finnish parliament, but the party has had local councillors in some municipalities, including the city councils of major cities such as Helsinki and Tampere. SKP claims 2,500 members. The party has been officially registered since 1997. In the 1980s, when the opposition and the organizations it controlled were expelled from the SKP led by Arvo Aalto, the SKPy, however, chose not to register since they considered themselves the real S ...
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Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national republics; in practice, both its government and its economy were highly centralized until its final years. It was a one-party state governed by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, with the city of Moscow serving as its capital as well as that of its largest and most populous republic: the Russian SFSR. Other major cities included Leningrad (Russian SFSR), Kiev (Ukrainian SSR), Minsk ( Byelorussian SSR), Tashkent (Uzbek SSR), Alma-Ata (Kazakh SSR), and Novosibirsk (Russian SFSR). It was the largest country in the world, covering over and spanning eleven time zones. The country's roots lay in the October Revolution of 1917, when the Bolsheviks, under the leadership of Vladimir Lenin, overthrew the Russian Provisional Government ...
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Irma Rosnell
Irma Maria Rosnell (20 February 1927 – 19 February 2022) was a Finnish politician. A member of the Finnish People's Democratic League, she served in the Parliament of Finland from 1954 to 1987. She died in Pori ) , website www.pori.fi Pori (; sv, Björneborg ) is a city and municipality on the west coast of Finland. The city is located some from the Gulf of Bothnia, on the estuary of the Kokemäki River, west of Tampere, north of Turku and north-w ... on 19 February 2022, at the age of 94. References 1927 births 2022 deaths 20th-century Finnish women politicians People from Pori University of Helsinki alumni Finnish People's Democratic League politicians Democratic Alternative (Finland) politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (1954–58) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1958–62) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1962–66) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1966–70) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1970–72) Members of the ...
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Heikki Kinnunen
Heikki Kinnunen (born 8 April 1946, in Raahe) is a Finnish actor, who became well known in the beginning of the 1970s in the comedy program '' Ällitälli''. Kinnunen was known specially for his roles in comedy films and -series. He has played the leading role in Vääpeli Körmy films and appeared in five Uuno Turhapuro films.Heikki Kinnunen, Sirkus Pasila: Vapaa maa
yle.fi, Retrieved February 17, 2011 Kinnunen's most famous comedic catch-phrase is "Onks Viljoo näkyny?" ("You seen Viljo?") born from a skit in which he shows up asking people this question then inquiring something about what they are currently doing. Who ''Viljo'' is or why Kinnunen's character is looking for him is never explained in the skits themselves.


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Kristiina Halkola
Kristiina is an Estonian and Finnish feminine given name. It is a cognate of the English and French given name Christine. Tiina is often used as a diminutive of Kristiina. People named Kristiina include: * Kristiina Brask (born 1990), Finnish pop singer *Kristiina Ehin (born 1977), Estonian singer, poet and translator *Kristiina Elstelä (1943–2016), Finnish actress * Kristiina Halttu (born 1963), Finnish actress * Kristiina Kass (born 1970), Estonian children's writer and illustrator * Kristiina Kolehmainen (1956–2012), Finnish-Swedish librarian and translator * Kristiina Lassus (born 1966), Finnish product designer and interior architect *Kristiina Mäkelä (born 1992), Finnish athlete (triple jump) *Kristiina Mäki (born 1991), Finnish-born Czech runner *Kristiina Nurk (born 1972), Estonian underwater swimmer *Kristiina Ojuland (born 1966), Estonian politician *Kristiina Poska (born 1978), Estonian conductor *Kristiina Ross (born 1955), Estonian linguist and translator *Kris ...
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Kaj Chydenius
Kaj Oskar Chydenius (born 16 October 1939, Kuusankoski) is a Finnish composer, probably best known for his left-wing political songs interpreted by various artists. Chydenius studied at the Sibelius Academy, the University of Helsinki and the Helsinki School of Economics, starting his career with avant-garde music, happening, instrumental theatre, and the aesthetics of John Cage. Some of the best-known works by Chydenius are ''Lapualaisooppera'' (1966) and such songs as 'Sinua, sinua rakastan', 'Nuoruustango' and the children's song 'Magdaleena', which are all evergreens in Finland. Kaj Chydenius was one of the founding members of KOM-teatteri in 1971, together with Kaisa Korhonen who was his wife then. The younger son of Kaj Chydenius, Jussi Chydenius is a member of the vocal ensemble Rajaton. Many works by Chydenius are released on Love Records. Kaj Chydenius is related to Anders Chydenius (1729–1803), a Finnish Lutheran priest and a member of the Swedish Riksdag The ...
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Rainer Virtanen
Rainer may refer to: People * Rainer (surname) * Rainer (given name) Other * Rainer Island, an island in Franz Josef Land, Russia * 16802 Rainer, an asteroid * Rainer Foundation, British charitable organisation See also * Rainier (other) * Rayner (other) * Raynor * Reiner (other) * Reyner Reyner is a surname, and has also been used as a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Reyner Banham (1922–1988), English architectural critic * Clement Reyner (1589–1651), English Benedictine monk * Edward Reyner (1600–c.1668) ...
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Pirkko Turpeinen
Pirkko Marjatta Turpeinen (born 7 November 1940 in Helsinki) is a Finnish psychiatrist and politician. She was a Member of the Parliament of Finland, representing the Finnish People's Democratic League (SKDL) from 1983 to 1986 and the Democratic Alternative (DEVA) from 1986 to 1987. She has also been active in the Communist Party of Finland The Communist Party of Finland ( fi, Suomen Kommunistinen Puolue, SKP; sv, Finlands Kommunistiska Parti) was a communist political party in Finland. The SKP was a section of Comintern and illegal in Finland until 1944. The SKP was banned ... (SKP). References 1940 births Living people Physicians from Helsinki Communist Party of Finland politicians Finnish People's Democratic League politicians Democratic Alternative (Finland) politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (1983–87) Finnish psychiatrists University of Helsinki alumni Politicians from Helsinki {{Finland-politician-stub ...
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Pentti Tiusanen
Pentti Uolevi Tiusanen (6 March 1949, Kotka – 8 December 2018) was a Finnish politician and member of Finnish Parliament, representing the Left Alliance. He was elected to Finnish Parliament in the 1995 election. As his civil profession, Tiusanen was a surgeon In modern medicine, a surgeon is a medical professional who performs surgery. Although there are different traditions in different times and places, a modern surgeon usually is also a licensed physician or received the same medical training as .... References External linksParliament of Finland: Pentti TiusanenHome page 1949 births 2018 deaths People from Kotka Democratic Alternative (Finland) politicians Left Alliance (Finland) politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (1995–99) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1999–2003) Members of the Parliament of Finland (2003–07) Members of the Parliament of Finland (2007–11) {{Finland-politician-stub ...
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Mirjam Tuominen
Mirjam is a Dutch, Estonian, Finnish and German feminine given name cognate to Miriam. Notable people with the name include: * Mirjam Bikker (born 1982), Dutch politician * Mirjam van Breeschooten (born 1970), Dutch model * Mirjam Gysling (born 1987), Swiss cyclist * Mirjam Hauser-Senn (born 1980), Swiss cyclist * Mirjam van Hemert (born 1950), Dutch swimmer * Mirjam Hooman-Kloppenburg (born 1966), Dutch table tennis player * Mirjam Indermaur (born 1967), Swiss businesswoman and writer * Mirjam Jäger (born 1982), Swiss freestyle skier * Mirjam Jäger-Fischer (born 1977), Austrian politician * Mirjam de Koning (born 1969), Dutch paraplegic swimmer * Mirjam Kristensen (born 1978), Norwegian novelist and non-fiction writer * Mirjam Kuenkler, American professor of Middle Eastern politics * Mirjam Liimask (born 1983), Estonian hurdler * Mirjam Melchers (born 1975), Dutch cyclist * Mirjam Müntefering (born 1969), German author * Mirjam Novak, German actress and screenwriter * ...
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Seppo Toiviainen
Seppo Esko Tapani Toiviainen (6 October 1944, in Kankaanpää – 28 June 2005) was a Finnish social psychologist and politician. He was a Member of the Parliament of Finland, representing the Finnish People's Democratic League (SKDL) from 1979 to 1986 and the Democratic Alternative (DEVA) from 1986 to 1987. He was also active in the Communist Party of Finland The Communist Party of Finland ( fi, Suomen Kommunistinen Puolue, SKP; sv, Finlands Kommunistiska Parti) was a communist political party in Finland. The SKP was a section of Comintern and illegal in Finland until 1944. The SKP was banned by ... (SKP). References 1944 births 2005 deaths People from Kankaanpää Communist Party of Finland politicians Finnish People's Democratic League politicians Democratic Alternative (Finland) politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (1979–83) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1983–87) {{Finland-politician-stub ...
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