Lasse Taisto Äikäs (26 January 1932,

Kuolemajärvi Pionerskoye (; ) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, rural locality on Karelian Isthmus, in Vyborgsky District, Leningrad Oblast, Vyborgsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia. Until the Winter War and Continuation War, it had been the ...

– 12 June 1988) was a Finnish lawyer, civil servant and politician. He served as

Minister of Defence A ministry of defence or defense (see spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is the part of a government responsible for matters of defence and military forces, found in states where the government is divid ...

from 26 May 1979 to 18 February 1982. He was a member of the

Parliament of Finland The Parliament of Finland ( ; ) is the Unicameralism, unicameral and Parliamentary sovereignty, supreme legislature of Finland, founded on 9 May 1906. In accordance with the Constitution of Finland, sovereignty belongs to the people, and that ...

from 1975 to 1983, representing the Centre Party.

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1932 births 1988 deaths People from Vyborg District Centre Party (Finland) politicians Ministers of defence of Finland Members of the Parliament of Finland (1975–1979) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1979–1983) {{Finland-politician-stub