Pekka Paavolainen (30 December 1868 – 12 January 1930) was a

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lawyer, civil servant and politician. He served as a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1913 to 1919, representing the

Young Finnish Party The Young Finnish Party or Constitutional-Fennoman Party ( fi, Nuorsuomalainen Puolue or ) was a liberal and nationalist political party in the Grand Duchy of Finland. It began as an upper-class reformist movement during the 1870s and formed as a ...

until 1918 and the

National Coalition Party sv, Samlingspartiet , leader1_title = Chairman , leader1_name = Petteri Orpo , leader2_title = Deputy chairs , leader2_name = Antti HäkkänenElina ValtonenAnna-Kaisa Ikonen , merger = Finnish Party, Young Finn ...

thereafter. He was born in Kivennapa, and was the elder brother of

Erkki Paavolainen Erkki Paavolainen (17 May 1890, Kivennapa – 18 March 1960, Helsinki) was a Finnish journalist, educationist and politician. He was Minister of Social Affairs from 3 March to 20 October 1932. Paavolainen served as a Member of the Parliament of F ...

and the father of

Olavi Paavolainen Olavi Paavolainen (17 September 1903 – 19 July 1964) was a Finnish writer, essayist and poet. He was one of the prominent figures of the literary group Tulenkantajat (″The Flame Bearers″), and one of the most influential Finnish writers of ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Paavolainen, Pekka 1868 births 1930 deaths People from Vyborg District People from Viipuri Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Young Finnish Party politicians National Coalition Party politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (1913–16) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1916–17) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1917–19) People of the Finnish Civil War (White side) University of Helsinki alumni