Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg was a Finnish jurist and academic who was one of the most important pioneers of republicanism in the country. He was the first president of Finland and a liberal nationalist.
Ståhlberg in 1919
Young Kaarlo in the 1880s
K. J. Ståhlberg on a 50 mark note from 1963.
President Ståhlberg in his office in 1919.
Risto Heikki Ryti was a Finnish politician who served as the president of Finland from 1940 to 1944. Ryti started his career as a politician in the field of economics and as a political background fig
Portrait c. 1943–1944
Ryti's home in Helsinki 1918-35
Plaque on the above building
Having given the solemn oath on 19 December 1940, Ryti leaves the parliament alone. His predecessor, Kallio, suffered a heart attack and died the same day.