Juho Wiktor Suominen (June 26, 1877

Lappi Lappi is the name for several geographical areas. In Finland: * Lappi is the Finnish name for Sápmi (area), Lapland and the Lapland (Finland), northernmost region of Finland. ** Laponia (historical province), a historical province of Sweden (inclu ...

(Rauma)- August 27, 1935

Pori ) , website www.pori.fi Pori (; sv, Björneborg ) is a city and municipality on the west coast of Finland. The city is located some from the Gulf of Bothnia, on the estuary of the Kokemäki River, west of Tampere, north of Turku and north-w ...

) was a Finnish manufacturer. In 1898, he founded a

tannery Tanning may refer to: *Tanning (leather), treating animal skins to produce leather *Sun tanning, using the sun to darken pale skin **Indoor tanning, the use of artificial light in place of the sun **Sunless tanning, application of a stain or dye t ...

in Nakkila along the Tattaranjoki River, which in 1908 became J. W. Suominen Oy. The internationalized company is now known as Suominen Corporation. Koskilinna, built by Suominen as a private home and designed by architect Väinö Vähäkallio, was completed in Nakkila in 1928. Suominen died of a misfired bullet during a walk in 1935, he died in the

Porin kaupunginsairaala Porin may refer to: * Porin (protein), a transmembrane protein * ''Porin'' (opera), a Croatian grand opera, first performed in 1897 * Porin (music award) Porin is a Croatian music award founded by Croatian Phonographic Association, Croatian Mus ...

. The bullet was fired from an unknown rifle, the bullet hit Suominen on a road nearby the Villilä manor. It was successfully removed during surgery, but Suominen, who suffered from heart problems, died a few days later. In a will he drafted on his deathbed, he donated funds to build a new church in Nakkila. Suominen is buried in the

crypt A crypt (from Latin ''crypta'' "vault") is a stone chamber beneath the floor of a church or other building. It typically contains coffins, sarcophagi, or religious relics. Originally, crypts were typically found below the main apse of a chur ...

under the church together with his wife Emma Koskinen (1878–1953). J. W. Suominen's son, Leo Suominen was a kauppaneuvos, whose son is a politician and former Minister

Ilkka Suominen Ilkka Olavi Suominen (8 April 1939 – 23 May 2022) was a Finnish politician from the National Coalition Party. He was President of the Nordic Council in 1992. He was member of the parliament from 1970 to 1975 and from 1983 to 1994. Suominen was ...

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