Juho Niukkanen
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Juho Niukkanen was a Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

 politician
Politician
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 prior to, during, and after the Winter War
Winter War
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. He was a member of parliament
Parliament of Finland
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 1917–1932 and 1936–1954, and represented the Agrarian Party
Centre Party (Finland)
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 (Maalaisliitto). He served as a minister in many cabinets
Finnish Council of State
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. His most important office was as Minister of Defence
Minister of Defence (Finland)
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 in 1937–1940.

Juho Niukkanen was a favourite subject of many puns and jokes, because his name is derived from the adjective niukka (bare, meagre, economical).
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