Karl Felix Heikel (3 June 1844 – 20 May 1921) was a

Finland-Swedish Finland Swedish or Fenno-Swedish ( sv, finlandssvenska; fi, suomenruotsi) is a general term for the variety of the Swedish language and a closely related group of Swedish dialects spoken in Finland by the Swedish-speaking population, commonly a ...

banker and politician. He was the son of priest and educator

Henrik Heikel Henrik Heikel (14 January 1808 – 14 March 1867) was a Finland-Swedish educator and priest. Life Heikel was born in Oulu, Finland in 1808. He began his studies in 1823, receiving his master of philosophy degree in 1832. Heikel became a lect ...

, brother of educators and Finnish Baptist pioneers

Viktor The name Victor or Viktor may refer to: * Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname Arts and entertainment Film * ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film * ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French shor ...

and

Anna Heikel Anna Charlotta Heikel (2 February 1838 – 3 April 1907) was a Finland-Swedish teacher and director of the School for the Deaf in Jakobstad, Finland, from 1878 to 1898. She was a temperance activist as well as a pioneer of the Baptist movement i ...

, father of insurance director , cousin of

ethnographer Ethnography (from Greek ''ethnos'' "folk, people, nation" and ''grapho'' "I write") is a branch of anthropology and the systematic study of individual cultures. Ethnography explores cultural phenomena from the point of view of the subject o ...

Axel Heikel and philologist

Ivar Heikel Ivar August Heikel (16 January 1861 – 8 October 1952) was a Finnish philologist and intellectual historian. He was the nephew of priest and educator Henrik Heikel. He was also the cousin of gymnastics teacher Viktor, educator Anna, banker and ...

, and uncle of

ethnologist Ethnology (from the grc-gre, ἔθνος, meaning 'nation') is an academic field that compares and analyzes the characteristics of different peoples and the relationships between them (compare cultural, social, or sociocultural anthropology) ...

Yngvar Heikel.

Life

Heikel was born on 3 June 1844 in

Turku, Finland 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''; 16 ...

to Henrik and Wilhelmina Johanna Heikel née Schauman. He had ten siblings. Heikel began his studies in 1862 and received his bachelor of philosophy in 1868. He devoted himself to the educational path and made trips to Scandinavia, Germany and North America to study public schooling (''

Volksschule The German term ''Volksschule'' generally refers to compulsory education, denoting an educational institution every person (i.e. the people, ''Volk'') is required to attend. In Germany and Switzerland it is equivalent to a combined primary (' ...

''), publishing his letters in the newspaper ''

Hufvudstadsbladet ''Hufvudstadsbladet'' (abbr. ''Hbl'') is the highest-circulation Swedish-language newspaper in Finland. Its headquarters is located in Helsinki, the capital of Finland. The name of the newspaper translates approximately into "Journal of the Capi ...

''. He later married Sigrid Johanna Lovisa Furuhjelm. In 1881 he became director of the commercial institute in

Raahe Raahe (; sv, Brahestad; ) is a town and municipality of Finland. Founded by Swedish statesman and Governor General of Finland Count Per Brahe the Younger in 1649, it is one of 10 historic wooden towns (or town centers) remaining in Finland. Examp ...

and in 1892 he joined the board of the Nordic Investment Bank in

Vyborg Vyborg (; rus, Вы́борг, links=1, r=Výborg, p=ˈvɨbərk; fi, Viipuri ; sv, Viborg ; german: Wiborg ) is a town in, and the administrative center of, Vyborgsky District in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It lies on the Karelian Isthmus ne ...

(since 1907 in

Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of U ...

). He was an active municipal councillor and also participated in

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, where, as a member of the

Riksdag of the Estates Riksdag of the Estates ( sv, Riksens ständer; informally sv, Ståndsriksdagen) was the name used for the Estates of Sweden when they were assembled. Until its dissolution in 1866, the institution was the highest authority in Sweden next to t ...

from 1882 to 1906, he held an influential position due to his thorough knowledge and moderate attitude. Heikel was

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for the

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Assembly in the 1901

Diet of Finland The Diet of Finland (Finnish ''Suomen maapäivät'', later ''valtiopäivät''; Swedish ''Finlands Lantdagar''), was the legislative assembly of the Grand Duchy of Finland from 1809 to 1906 and the recipient of the powers of the Swedish Riksda ...

. He belonged to the

Swedish People's Party of Finland The Swedish People's Party of Finland ( sv, Svenska folkpartiet i Finland (SFP); fi, Suomen ruotsalainen kansanpuolue (RKP)) is a political party in Finland aiming to represent the interests of the minority Swedish-speaking population of Finland ...

. Heikel published a number of pamphlets on political and economic issues, including ('The Banking and Monetary System of Finland') (1888). Heikel died on 20 May 1921 in Helsinki, Finland.

Works

* ''Från Förenta Staterna: Nitton bref jemte bihang''. ''

'', Helsinki 1873, new edition of ''Hufvudstadsbladet'', Helsinki 1973 * ''Yhdysvalloista: Yhdeksäntoista kirjettä liitteineen''. J. Häggman and S. Hirvonen, Joensuu 1876 * ''Om allmänt välstånd''. Lättfattliga föreläsningar för arbetare 4. 1876 * ''Om priset och arbetslönen''. Lättfattliga föreläsningar för arbetare 5. 1876 * ''Om myntet samt olika slag af Spar- och lånekassor''. Lättfattliga föreläsningar för arbetare 6. 1877 * ''Centralt eller moderat?'' Politisk flygskrift af. F. H. Beijer, Helsinki 1886 * ''Johan och Baltzar Fellman: Minnesteckning''. Oulu 1887 * ''Vid möten och sammanträden: En kort handledning''. Edlund, Helsinki 1887 * ''Lyhykäinen johdatus kokouksien ja istuntojen pitämiseen''. Edlund, Helsinki 1887 * ''Finlands bank- och penningeväsen: Ett bidrag till belysande af den ekonomiska utvecklingen åren 1809-1887''. Edlund, Helsinki 1888 * ''Vårt nya statsskick''. Politiska ströskrifter 1. Helsinki 1918 * ''Nordiska aktiebanken för handel och industri 1872–1919''. Nordiska aktiebanken, Helsinki 1922 * ''Pohjoismaiden osakepankki kauppaa ja teollisuutta varten''. Helsinki 1922

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Heikel, Felix 1844 births 1921 deaths People from Turku 20th-century Finnish businesspeople 19th-century Finnish businesspeople 20th-century Finnish politicians 19th-century Finnish politicians Swedish-speaking Finns Members of the Riksdag of the Estates