Kosti Aarno Aleksi Kankainen (9 April 1894 – 20 July 1979) was a Finnish

Lutheran Lutheranism is one of the largest branches of Protestantism, identifying primarily with the theology of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German monk and reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practice of the Catholic Church launched th ...

pastor and politician, born 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''; ...

. He was a member of the

Parliament of Finland The Parliament of Finland ( ; ) is the unicameral and supreme legislature of Finland, founded on 9 May 1906. In accordance with the Constitution of Finland, sovereignty belongs to the people, and that power is vested in the Parliament. The ...

from 1945 to 1948, representing the National Coalition Party. He was a presidential elector in the

1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 cr ...

presidential election.

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1894 births 1979 deaths People from Turku People from Turku and Pori Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) 20th-century Finnish Lutheran clergy National Coalition Party politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (1945–1948) University of Helsinki alumni Finnish people of World War II {{NationalCoalition-politician-stub