Jaakko Andreinpoika Seise (Jakov Andrejev Sjelajev) (14 March 1876

Impilahti Impilahti (russian: Импила́хти; krl, Imbilahti; sv, Impilax) is a rural locality in the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located at the northern tip of Lake Ladoga near the Finnish border, about west of Petrozavodsk, the capital city ...

– 12 January 1935 SalmiKarjalan Sivistysseura
Kuolleita suomenkarjalaisia) was a Finnish businessman, a member of the White Guard and a Nazi politician. Seise, who was Karelian, was born in the village of Nietjärvi, the parish of Impilahti, and after primary school he worked, among other things, as a shop assistant, later engaging in timber trade and log driving. In addition, he ran his own general store in the village of Tulema, the parish of Salmi. After unsuccessful businesses, Seise was admitted to the Salmi Court in 1900 as a clerk and later as the archivist of the Ranta Court. As a result of his knowledge of the law, he began working as a self-taught lawyer, after which Seise was able to resume his business. He had his own tugboats and barges that transported timber over Ladoga to St. Petersburg and brought grain, among other things, on the return journey. However, with the

Russian Revolution The Russian Revolution was a period of Political revolution (Trotskyism), political and social revolution that took place in the former Russian Empire which began during the First World War. This period saw Russia abolish its monarchy and ad ...

in 1917, trading with the people of St. Petersburg ceased. At the same time, Seise also lost his sight.Åkerlund, Arne & Paavolainen, Jaakko (toim.): ''Karjalainen elämäkerrasto'', WSOY 1961. In Salmi, he was active in social life and was nicknamed the "Emperor of Salmi". Seise was a handyman at a local youth club and school project, among other things. After the outbreak of the

Finnish Civil War The Finnish Civil War; . Other designations: Brethren War, Citizen War, Class War, Freedom War, Red Rebellion and Revolution, . According to 1,005 interviews done by the newspaper ''Aamulehti'', the most popular names were as follows: Civil W ...

, in January 1918, he founded the Salmi White Guard and also serving as its chief of staff. Two years later, despite his blindness, Seise was involved in the Aunus expedition and was also part of the Aunus interim administration that ruled the area. Seise's daughter's husband was Ragnar Nordström, a shipowner who had taken part in the Aunus expedition. In the 1930s, Seise became interested in

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and was a candidate for the

Finnish People's Organisation The Finnish People's Organisation (Finnish: , SKJ) (Swedish: , FFO) was a bilingual Nazi party founded by Jaeger Captain Arvi Kalsta. Supporters of the movement were also called Kalstaites after the leader. The inaugural meeting of the organization ...

(SKJ) in the 1933 parliamentary elections on his own list in the eastern constituency of

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County. He received a total of 630 votes, of which 520 came from the parish of Salmi. Seise's votes accounted for almost a quarter of SKJ's total votes.Sata vuotta eduskuntavaaleja
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Finnish businesspeople People of the Finnish Civil War (White side) 1876 births 1935 deaths Finnish Nazis Nazi politicians Finnish politicians with disabilities Finnish blind people Blind politicians {{Finland-politician-stub