Arvo Mikael Ketonen (19 November 1888,

Uusikaupunki Uusikaupunki (; sv, Nystad, ) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southwest Finland region, northwest of Turku and south of Pori. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is inland wate ...

– 27 May 1948) was a

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journalist, media executive and politician. He was a Member of the Parliament of Finland from 1939 to 1945, representing the National Progressive Party. His second wife, who followed him in running

Turun Sanomat ''Turun Sanomat'' is the leading regional newspaper of the region of Southwest Finland. It is published in the region's capital, Turku and the third most widely read morning newspaper in Finland after '' Helsingin Sanomat'' and ''Aamulehti''. Hi ...

, was

Irja Ketonen Irja Ketonen ( Blomqvist; 20 June 1921 – 17 November 1988) was a Finnish media executive, whose life and career has been described as 'the Cinderella story of the Finnish media sector'. She was the first woman to be granted Finland's highest ...

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1888 births 1948 deaths People from Uusikaupunki People from Turku and Pori Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) National Progressive Party (Finland) politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (1939–45) Finnish people of World War II {{Finland-politician-stub