Erkki Kaila, previously Erik Johansson (2 June 1867 in
Huittinen – 9 December 1944 in
Turku
Turku ( ; ; sv, Åbo, ) is a city and former capital on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River, in the region of Finland Proper (''Varsinais-Suomi'') and the former Turku and Pori Province (''Turun ja Porin lääni''; ...
) was the
Archbishop of Turku
The Archdiocese of Turku ( fi, Turun arkkihiippakunta, sv, Åbo ärkestift), historically known as '' Archdiocese of Åbo'', is the seat of the Archbishop of Turku. It is a part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, and its see city is ...
, and the spiritual head of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland ( fi, Suomen evankelis-luterilainen kirkko; sv, Evangelisk-lutherska kyrkan i Finland) is a national church of Finland. It is part of the Lutheran branch of Christianity. The church has a legal positio ...
between 1935 and 1944. He was a Member of Parliament between 1917 and 1927, representing the
Finnish Party from 1917 to 1918 and the
National Coalition Party from 1918 to 1927.
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Archbishops of Turku: Erkki Kaila
1867 births
1944 deaths
People from Huittinen
People from Turku and Pori Province (Grand Duchy of Finland)
Lutheran archbishops and bishops of Turku
Finnish Party politicians
National Coalition Party politicians
Members of the Parliament of Finland (1917–19)
Members of the Parliament of Finland (1919–22)
Members of the Parliament of Finland (1922–24)
Members of the Parliament of Finland (1924–27)
People of the Finnish Civil War (White side)
20th-century Lutheran archbishops
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