Väinö Hakkila
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Väinö Hakkila was a Finnish
politician from Social Democratic Party of Finland
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Hakkila was elected into Parliament for terms of 1919 – 1945 and 1948 – 1957. He was deputy speaker from 1929 to 1932 and speaker of the parliament from 1936 to 1945, including wartime period . He was minister of justice in Tanner cabinet from 1926 to 1927 and the first Social Democratic municipality major of Tampere for more than thirty years, 1920-1952.
Hakkila, as one of the victims of Lapua Movement
, was kidnapped and beaten in July 1930.
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 from Social Democratic Party of Finland
Social Democratic Party of Finland
The Social Democratic Party of Finland is one of the three major political parties in Finland, along with the Centre Party and the National Coalition Party. Jutta Urpilainen is the current SDP leader. The party has been in the Finnish government cabinet for long periods and has set many...
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Hakkila was elected into Parliament for terms of 1919 – 1945 and 1948 – 1957. He was deputy speaker from 1929 to 1932 and speaker of the parliament from 1936 to 1945, including wartime period . He was minister of justice in Tanner cabinet from 1926 to 1927 and the first Social Democratic municipality major of Tampere for more than thirty years, 1920-1952.
Hakkila, as one of the victims of Lapua Movement
Lapua Movement
The Lapua Movement , was a Finnish radical nationalist and anti-communist political movement founded in and named after the town of Lapua. After radicalisation it turned towards far-right politics and was banned after a failed coup-d'état in 1932...
, was kidnapped and beaten in July 1930.