Tellervo Koivisto

Taimi Tellervo Koivisto, née Kankaanranta (born 2 January 1929) is a Finnish politician. She is the former First Lady of Finland from 1982 to 1994. Koivisto is the widow of the 9th President of Finland Mauno Koivisto and a former member of the Finnish parliament, representing the Social Democratic Party of Finland.

Tellervo Koivisto
First Lady of Finland
In office 27 January 1982 – 1 March 1994
President	Mauno Koivisto
Preceded by	Sylvi Kekkonen
Succeeded by	Eeva Ahtisaari
Personal details
Born	2 January 1929 (aged 96) Punkalaidun, Finland
Spouse(s)	Mauno Koivisto (m. 1952–2017, his death)
Alma mater	Turku School of Economics
Occupation	Bachelor of Economics

On her 1999 autobiography Koivisto talked openly of her depression and school bullying.

Honours

• Order of the White Rose of Finland
• Order of St. Olav
• Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana

Works

• Elämän siivellä: Päiväkirjan lehtiä, 1970.
• Päiväkirjan uudet sivut, 1999.

Tellervo Koivisto Media

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  Tellervo Koivisto and Mauno Koivisto in 1950s

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  Tellervo Koivisto with Mauno Koivisto, the president of Finland in Dresden, German Democratic Republic (30 September 1987)

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  Tellervo Koivisto and Eeva Ahtisaari in 2000

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  Tellervo Koivisto and Petteri Orpo in 2023

Other websites

• Koivisto, Tellervo (1929 - ) National Biography of Finland. (in Finnish)