Matti Kaleva Kekkonen (4 September 1928 – 3 July 2013Presidentti Kekkosen poika Matti on kuollut
) was a Finnish politician and jurist, son of president

Urho Kekkonen Urho Kaleva Kekkonen (; 3 September 1900 – 31 August 1986), often referred to by his initials UKK, was a Finnish politician who served as the eighth and longest-serving president of Finland from 1956 to 1982. He also served as Prime Minister ...

and author

Sylvi Kekkonen Sylvi Kekkonen ( Uino; 12 March 1900 — 2 December 1974) was a Finnish writer and the longest-serving First Lady of Finland. Personal life and family Sylvi Uino was born to a middle-class family, as the fourth child of a chaplain (later vicar) ...

. Matti Kekkonen worked as a jurist in the 1950s and 1960s. In 1957, he received the title of

varatuomari Varatuomari (lit. 'vice-judge' or 'reserve judge'; Swedish: ''vicehäradshövding''), or Master of Laws with court training, is a Finnish legal title for a qualified lawyer who has been trained on the bench and is equipped to appear before a court. ...

. From 1958 to 1970 he was a member of the

Finnish Parliament 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 ...

.Matti Kekkonen
''eduskunta.fi'' He was also a presidential elector in 1962 and 1968. After his 12-year career in the parliament, he worked in the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry from 1970 to 1979. His twin brother was diplomat and ambassador

Taneli Kekkonen Taneli Kaleva Kekkonen (4 September 1928 – 11 July 1985) was a Finnish diplomat and one of the twin sons of president Urho Kekkonen and author Sylvi Kekkonen. Taneli Kekkonen was married since 1952 to K. A Fagerholm's daughter Brita Fagerholm ...

, who committed suicide on 11 July 1985, predeceasing his father by over a year.

Personal life

Matti Kekkonen was married to music teacher Marja Linnala, daughter of composer Eino Linnala, from 1954 to 1973. Linnala released music textbooks and later two memoirs: ''Töölön tyttö'' (2003) and ''Kekkosten miniänä'' (2010). ''Kekkosten miniänä'' tells about her life as the wife of Matti Kekkonen and as the daughter-in-law of Urho and Sylvi Kekkonen. From their marriage, Kekkonen and Linnala had one daughter, Salla (born 1957). Kekkonen died in Helsinki at the age of 84 on July 3, 2013.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kekkonen, Matti 1928 births 2013 deaths Politicians from Helsinki Centre Party (Finland) politicians Ministers of Transport and Public Works of Finland Members of the Parliament of Finland (1958–62) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1962–66) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1966–70) 20th-century Finnish judges Children of national leaders Finnish twins