The first cabinet of Kalevi Sorsa was the 56th government of

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. The cabinet's

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was

Kalevi Sorsa Taisto Kalevi Sorsa (21 December 1930 – 16 January 2004) was a Finnish politician who served as Prime Minister of Finland three times: 1972–1975, 1977–1979 and 1982–1987. At the time of his death he still held the record for most day ...

. The cabinet was in office from 4 September 1972 to 13 June 1975. President Urho Kekkonen dissolved the government and the

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on 13 June 1975 and called a new parliamentary election during the same year. The Sorsa Cabinet started its term during a time of economic growth for Finland. This allowed the government to make

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s to

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and

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. The Sorsa government made plans for investments to industry, including those relating to the

Loviisa Nuclear Power Plant The Loviisa Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) ( fi, Loviisan ydinvoimalaitos, sv, Lovisa kärnkraftverk) is located close to the Finnish town of Loviisa. It houses two Soviet-designed VVER-440 PWR reactors, with capacities of 507 MW each. I ...

. Due to the financial issues caused by the 1973 Middle East Oil Crisis, these plans were delayed. The government also had to control foreign capital exchange.

Ministers

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