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Kaisa Nivala
Katariina "Kaisa" Kallio ( Nivala; 28 May 1878 – 25 November 1954) was a Finnish homemaker who was the spouse of the president of Finland from 1937 to 1940. She was married to Kyösti Kallio, the fourth president of Finland. Biography Katariina Nivala was born on 28 May 1878 in Nivala, Finland. She was the daughter of a farmer. Nivala attended a folk high school in Haapavesi, where she met Kyösti Kallio, the head of the local youth organization. They married in 1902 and had six children, including future education minister Kerttu Saalasti. After marriage, she became the hostess of a farm in Nivala; while Kyösti became increasingly involved in politics, Kaisa frequently turned down appointments to local committees. They moved to the Presidential Palace in Helsinki when Kyösti was elected president in 1937. As spouse of the president, Kallio was involved with the Finnish Girl Guides and the Kalevala The ''Kalevala'' () is a 19th-century compilation of epic poetry, compile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spouses Of Presidents Of Finland
The spouse of the president of Finland has no official role or title, but they often play a ceremonial role alongside the president of Finland. The first presidential spouse was Ester Ståhlberg, who married the then-incumbent President K. J. Ståhlberg in 1920. The current spouse is Suzanne Innes-Stubb, wife of President Alexander Stubb, who has held the position since March 1, 2024. The only man to have been spouse of a president of Finland is Pentti Arajärvi, the partner and husband of President Tarja Halonen, who served from 2000 to 2012. They married in 2000 in Mäntyniemi, during her first term. Spouses References * Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ... Lists of Finnish women {{Finland-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyösti Kallio
Kyösti Kallio (, 10 April 1873 – 19 December 1940) was a Finnish politician who served as the fourth president of Finland from 1937 to 1940. His presidency included leading the country through the Winter War; while he relinquished the post of commander-in-chief to Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, he played a role as a spiritual leader. After the war, he became both the first President of Finland to resign and the only one to die in office, dying of a heart attack while returning home after submitting his resignation. Kallio was the only president of Finland who did not have an academic or similar degree.Sodanajan politiikot Ryti ja Kallio - '' YLE'' (in Finnish) He was a prominent leader of the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
