Pekka Antero Pesola (February 27, 1925 – March 28, 2009) was a

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lawyer, civil servant, bank director and politician born in Soini. He began his political career in the Liberal League and was a member of the

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from 1966 to 1970, representing the Liberal People's Party (LKP). Pesola was the banking manager at

Kansallis-Osake-Pankki Kansallis-Osake-Pankki (KOP) was a Finnish commercial bank operating from 1889 to 1995. It was created by the fennoman movement as a Finnish language alternative to the largely Swedish language bank, Suomen Yhdyspankki (''Swedish: Föreningsbank ...

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1925 births 2009 deaths People from Soini Liberal League (Finland) politicians Liberals (Finland) politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (1966–70) Finnish military personnel of World War II Finnish bankers {{Finland-politician-stub