Veikko Olavi Martikainen (born 25 July 1941, in

Lapinlahti Lapinlahti (; sv, Lapinlahti, also ) is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Northern Savonia region, located north of the city of Kuopio. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The populatio ...

) is a

Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...

farmer and politician. He was Deputy Minister of Social Affairs and Health from 15 May 1977 to 26 May 1979 and served as a Member of the Parliament of Finland from 1972 to 1987, representing the Centre Party. He was the Governor of

Kuopio Province The Kuopio Province ( fi, Kuopion lääni, sv, Kuopio län, russian: Куопиоская губерния) was a province of Finland from 1831 to 1997. The province was named after its capital, city of Kuopio. History The predecessor of pro ...

from 1993 to 1997.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Martikainen, Olavi 1941 births Living people People from Lapinlahti Centre Party (Finland) politicians Government ministers of Finland Members of the Parliament of Finland (1972–1975) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1975–1979) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1979–1983) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1983–1987)