Vieno Johannes (V.J.) "Jussi" Sukselainen (12 October 1906 – 6 April 1995; surname until 1928 ''Saari''), was twice Prime Minister of Finland and four times Speaker of the Parliament. He was President of the

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in 1972 and 1977. He also served as the fourth Director General of Kela, the Finnish

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agency, from 1954 until 1971. Sukselainen was born in

Paimio Paimio (; sv, Pemar) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The pop ...

and died in

Espoo Espoo (, ; sv, Esbo) is a city and municipality in the region of Uusimaa in the Republic of Finland. It is located on the northern shore of the Gulf of Finland, bordering the cities of Helsinki, Vantaa, Kirkkonummi, Vihti and Nurmijärvi ...

. He was a member of the Centre Party.

Cabinets

Sukselainen I Cabinet Vieno Johannes Sukselainen's first cabinet was the 41st government of Republic of Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders wit ...

Sukselainen II Cabinet Vieno Johannes Sukselainen's second cabinet was the 45th government of Republic of Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders ...

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