Two-stage presidential elections were held in Finland in 1950, the first time the public had been involved in a presidential election since 1937 as three non-popular elections had taken place in 1940,
J.K. Paasikivi 1945 portrait
Urho Kaleva Kekkonen
The inauguration of the Finnish president J. K. Paasikivi in his second presidency at the Parliament House in Helsinki on March 1, 1950.
Juho Kusti Paasikivi
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Juho Kusti Paasikivi was a Finnish politician who served as the president of Finland from 1946 to 1956. Representing the Finnish Party until its dissolution in 1918 and then the National Coalition Par
1950 Finnish presidential election
…16 and 17 January the public elected presidential electors to an electoral college. They in turn elected the President. The result was a victory for Juho Kusti Paasikivi, who won on the first ballot. The turnout for the popular vote was 63.8%. President Paasikivi was at first reluctant to seek re-election, at least in…
J.K. Paasikivi in 1893
Family of J. K. Paasikivi in 1906. From left to right: Paasikivi's first wife Anna (née Forsman), their children Juhani, Annikki, Vellamo, Varma, and Paasikivi himself.
Paasikivi (left) and P. E. Svinhufvud discuss the Finnish monarchy project in 1918.