Matti Oskar Helenius-Seppälä (27 June 1870,

Pälkäne Pälkäne () is a municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It is part of the Pirkanmaa regions of Finland, region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which . The population density is . Onkkaala is the adm ...

– 18 October 1920) was a Finnish social scientist,

temperance movement The temperance movement is a social movement promoting Temperance (virtue), temperance or total abstinence from consumption of alcoholic beverages. Participants in the movement typically criticize alcohol intoxication or promote teetotalism, and ...

activist and politician. 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 1908 to 1909, from 1911 to 1914, in 1917 and from 1919 to 1920, representing the Christian Workers' Union of Finland (SKrTL). He was married to the temperance activist and social worker, Alli Trygg-Helenius. He is buried in the

Hietaniemi Cemetery The Hietaniemi cemetery (, ) is located mainly in the Lapinlahti quarter and partly in the Etu-Töölö district of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. It is the location for Finnish state funeral services and is owned by the Evangelical Luthe ...

in Helsinki.

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* 1870 births 1920 deaths People from Pälkäne Politicians from Häme Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Christian Workers' Union of Finland politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (1908–1909) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1911–1913) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1916–1917) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1919–1922) University of Helsinki alumni Burials at Hietaniemi Cemetery Finnish temperance activists {{Finland-bio-stub