Kyösti Kallio

Kyösti Kallio (10 April 1873 - 19 December 1940) was the fourth President of Finland.

Kyösti Kallio
File:President of Finland Kyösti Kallio.jpg Kallio in 1937
4th President of Finland
In office 1 March 1937 – 19 December 1940
Prime Minister	Aimo Kaarlo Cajander Risto Ryti
Preceded by	Pehr Evind Svinhufvud
Succeeded by	Risto Ryti
Prime Minister of Finland
In office 7 October 1936 – 15 February 1937
Preceded by	Toivo Mikael Kivimäki
Succeeded by	Aimo Cajander
In office 16 August 1929 – 4 July 1930
Preceded by	Oskari Mantere
Succeeded by	Pehr Evind Svinhufvud
In office 31 December 1925 – 13 December 1926
Preceded by	Antti Tulenheimo
Succeeded by	Väinö Tanner
In office 14 November 1922 – 18 January 1924
Preceded by	Aimo Cajander
Succeeded by	Aimo Cajander
Personal details
Born	(1873-04-10)10 April 1873 Ylivieska, Finland
Died	19 December 1940(1940-12-19) (aged 67) Helsinki, Finland
Nationality	Finnish
Political party	Agrarian League
Spouse(s)	Kaisa Nivala
Children	Vieno, Veikko, Kerttu, Kalervo, Kaino and Katri
Occupation	Farmer, bank clerk
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He was president from 1937 to 1940. He is the only Finnish president who did not have any higher education.

Kallio was born in Ylivieska. He died in Helsinki.

Kyösti Kallio Media

• Hugo Sundström - Kallio with Mannerheim.jpg

  Kallio (centre, at the front) together with Mannerheim (left of Kallio) at the Helsinki railway station on 19 December 1940. Kallio had a fatal heart attack a few seconds after this photograph was taken by Hugo Sundström.

• President Kyösti Kallio playing tennis at Kultaranta

• Kyösti-Kallio-1973.jpg

  Postage stamp of President Kallio from 1973.

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