Axel Leonard Åhlström (12 February 1891 – 26 October 1934; assumed name from 1918 to 1922 ''Leonard Johanson'') was a Finnish schoolteacher, journalist and politician, born in Helsinki. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1929 until his death in 1934, representing the

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 kno ...

(SDP). He was a presidential elector in the

1931 Finnish presidential election Two-stage presidential elections were held in Finland in 1931. On 15 and 16 January the public elected presidential electors to an electoral college.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p606 They in tur ...

. In 1918, Åhlström was imprisoned for having sided with the Reds during the Finnish Civil War. He was able to flee from the prison camp where he was being held and lived until 1922 under the assumed identity of ''Leonard Johanson''. He eventually assumed his real identity.

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1891 births 1934 deaths Journalists from Helsinki People from Uusimaa Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Swedish-speaking Finns Social Democratic Party of Finland politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (1927–1929) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1929–1930) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1930–1933) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1933–1936) Finnish schoolteachers Finnish journalists People of the Finnish Civil War (Red side) Political prisoners in Finland Finnish prisoners and detainees {{SocialDemocraticPartyFinland-politician-stub