Arvo Vihtori Riihimäki (29 May 1891, Lavia - 13 December 1972) was a

Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...

smallholder A smallholding or smallholder is a small farm operating under a small-scale agriculture model. Definitions vary widely for what constitutes a smallholder or small-scale farm, including factors such as size, food production technique or technology ...

and politician. 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

Socialist Electoral Organisation of Workers and Smallholders 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 ...

(STPV) from 1927 to 1930 and the

Finnish People's Democratic League Finnish People's Democratic League ( fi, Suomen Kansan Demokraattinen Liitto, SKDL; sv, Demokratiska Förbundet för Finlands Folk, DFFF) was a Finnish political organisation with the aim of uniting those left of the Finnish Social Democratic Pa ...

(SKDL) from 1945 to 1954. He was in prison for political reasons from 1930 to 1932.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Riihimaki, Arvo 1891 births 1972 deaths People from Lavia, Finland Politicians from Turku and Pori Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Socialist Electoral Organisation of Workers and Smallholders politicians Finnish People's Democratic League politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (1927–1929) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1929–1930) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1945–1948) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1948–1951) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1951–1954) Finnish people of World War II