Veikko Kullervo Helle was a Finnish

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 politician representing the Social Democrats

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Helle was originally a carpenter by trade and followed his father into municipal politics and later into the parliament. He was elected in the 1936 municipal elections and he served as a member of parliament from 1951 to 1983. He was four times a minister between 1970 and 1983 and the speaker of the parliament from 1976 to 1977 . Helle run in the elections for SDP chairman in 1963, losing the post to Rafael Paasio

Rafael Paasio

Kustaa Rafael Paasio was a prominent Finnish politician and editor from Social Democratic Party. He served as Prime Minister of Finland twice ....

. In the inner party politics he was represented the right-wing of SDP.

Helle was served in the Vihti municipal council for 51 years from 1936 to 1987, and was the chairman of the council 1958–1976.