Veikko Johannes Hanhirova (9 January 1915 – 9 September 2004) was a Finnish farmer and politician, born in

Karunki Karunki is a locality situated in Tornio Municipality, Lapland, Finland with 483 inhabitants in 2012. Karunki is located at the Torne river in where the border to Sweden goes. On the Swedish side of the river, opposite to Karunki, the village Kar ...

. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1966 to 1972 and from 1975 to 1979, representing the Centre Party. He was a presidential elector in the

1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wors ...

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar ...

and

1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...

presidential elections.

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1915 births 2004 deaths People from Tornio People from Oulu Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Centre Party (Finland) politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (1966–1970) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1970–1972) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1975–1979) Finnish farmers Finnish military personnel of World War II {{CentrePartyFinland-politician-stub