Erkki Paavo Ryömä (20 February 1907 – 4 January 1997) was a Finnish farmer and politician, born in

Karkku Karkku is a locality and former municipality in Pirkanmaa region, Finland. It was consolidated in 1973 with Vammala, which in turn, was consolidated with Äetsä and Mouhijärvi into a town of Sastamala in 2009. Karkku is located by the lake Rauta ...

. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1955 to 1958 and again from 1962 to 1966, representing the Agrarian League, which changed its name to Centre Party in 1965. He was a presidential elector in the

1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...

1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wors ...

and

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar ...

presidential elections. Erkki Ryömä was a nephew of

Hannes Ryömä August Johannes (Hannes) Ryömä (24 April 1878 – 22 May 1939) was a Finnish physician and politician, born in Karkku. Biography He was a member of the Parliament of Finland for the Social Democratic Party of Finland from 1919 to 1939. He se ...

and a cousin of

Mauri Ryömä Mauri Ryömä (30 October 1911, Helsinki – 28 November 1958) was a Finnish physician and politician. Biography He was a member of the Parliament of Finland, representing the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP) from 1936 to 1937 and the F ...

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1907 births 1997 deaths People from Sastamala People from Turku and Pori Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Centre Party (Finland) politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (1954–1958) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1962–1966) Finnish farmers Finnish military personnel of World War II {{Finland-politician-stub