Urho Kekkonen
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Urho Kaleva Kekkonen, often referred to by his initials UKK, was a Finnish politician who served as the eighth and longest-serving president of Finland from 1956 to 1982. He also served as prime minis
Kekkonen in 1975
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Juho Kekkonen, Urho Kekkonen's father
Kekkonen was born in a humble, small log cabin called Lepikon torppa in Pielavesi.
Centre Party (Finland)
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The Centre Party, officially the Centre Party of Finland, is an agrarian political party in Finland. Ideologically, the Centre Party is positioned in the centre of the political spectrum. It has been
Urho Kekkonen
…He also served as prime minister (1950–1953, 1954–1956), and held various other cabinet positions. He was the third and most recent president from the Agrarian League/Centre Party. Head of state for nearly 26 years, he dominated Finnish politics for 31 years overall. Holding a large amount of power, he won his later elections…
Santeri Alkio, the ideological father of the Centre Party.
Finland's centrist president Kyösti Kallio on a Christmas 1939 visit to a military hospital.
Olli Rehn, European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Euro (2010–2014) and the candidate supported by the centre in the 2024 election.
A Centre Party campaign in Jyväskylä.