Kai-Erik Klaus Kalima (6 October 1945 – 13 January 2023) was a Finnish law professor and politician. A member of the

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, he served in the

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from 1989 to 1991. Kalima served as a professor of municipal law at

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and financial law at

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. Kalima died on 13 January 2023, at the age of 77.

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1945 births 2023 deaths Members of the Parliament of Finland (1987–1991) Social Democratic Party of Finland MEPs Academic staff of the University of Helsinki Academic staff of the University of Tampere 21st-century Finnish lawyers Lawyers from Helsinki 20th-century Finnish lawyers {{Finland-politician-stub