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Vilhelm Kiviniemi
Vilhelm Kiviniemi (17 March 187721 June 1951) was a Finnish farmer, politician and member of the Parliament of Finland, the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he represented Lapland between November 1917 and September 1918. He was amongst dozens of social democrat MPs who were persecuted for political reasons by the victorious Whites following end of the Finnish Civil War in 1918. Kiviniemi was sentenced to death for treason but this was later commuted to life imprisonment. He received a presidential pardon in 1922. Early life Kiviniemi was born on 17 March 1877 in Kaukonen near Kittilä. He was the great-grandson of Kittilä's first priest, Juho Nordberg. The Kiviniemi family were farmers in Kittilä. He was educated at the Kirkonkylän koulun folk school in Kittilä. Politics and imprisonment Kiviniemi took part in the 1905 Finnish general strike. He contested the 1908 parliamentary election as a SDP candidate in Lapland. He also contested the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliament Of Finland
The Parliament of Finland ( ; ) is the Unicameralism, unicameral and Parliamentary sovereignty, supreme legislature of Finland, founded on 9 May 1906. In accordance with the Constitution of Finland, sovereignty belongs to the people, and that power is vested in the Parliament. The Parliament consists of 200 members, 199 of whom are elected every four years from 13 multi-member districts electing 6 to 37 members using the proportional D'Hondt method. In addition, there is one member from Åland. Legislation may be initiated by either the Finnish Government, Government or one of the members of Parliament. The Parliament passes legislation, decides on the state budget, approves international treaties, and supervises the activities of the government. It may bring about the resignation of the Finnish Government, override presidential vetoes, and alter the constitution. To make changes to the constitution, amendments must be approved by two successive parliaments, with an election c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pohjolan Sanomat
''Pohjolan Sanomat'' was a Finnish-language daily broadsheet newspaper published in Kemi, Finland. History and profile ''Pohjolan Sanomat'' was established in 1915. The owner of the paper is Alma Media and the paper is based in Kemi. In June 2013 Kaleva publishing house began to publish the daily together with the group's other newspaper '' Lapin Kansa''. Pohjolan Sanomat ceased publication in 2017. ''Pohjolan Sanomat'' has a formal affiliation with the an agrarian-centrist Centre Party. Maria Jauho was appointed senior editor-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The editor-in-chief heads all departments of the organization and is held accoun ... of the daily on 1 July 2014, replacing Heikki Lääkkölä in the post which he had held since 1996. In January 2011 ''Pohjolan Sanomat'' changed its format from broadsheet to tabloid. The pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petrozavodsk
Petrozavodsk (, ; Karelian language, Karelian, Veps language, Vepsian and ) is the capital city of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, which stretches along the western shore of Lake Onega for some . The population of the city is 280,890 as of 2022. Etymology The name of the city is a combination of words Peter (Peter the Great) and ''zavod'' (meaning factory). It was previously known as ''Shuysky Zavod'' (1703–1704) and ''Petrovskaya Sloboda'' (1704–1777), which was the first name of the city related to Peter the Great. It was renamed to Petrozavodsk after Catherine the Great granted the settlement the status of a city. It was unofficially planned in the 1930s to rename the city to ''Gyllinggrad'', () in honor of the long-time leader of the Karelian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, Karelian ASSR, Edvard Gylling. However, Gylling quickly became unpopular amongst Soviet authorities during the same decade and ended up being executed as part of the Great Purge, leading to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karelia
Karelia (; Karelian language, Karelian and ; , historically Коре́ла, ''Korela'' []; ) is an area in Northern Europe of historical significance for Russia (including the Soviet Union, Soviet era), Finland, and Sweden. It is currently divided between northwestern Russia (the Federal subjects of Russia, federal subjects of the Republic of Karelia and Leningrad Oblast) and Finland (the Regions of Finland, regions of South Karelia, North Karelia, and the eastern portion of Kymenlaakso). Use of name Various regions may be called Karelia. Finnish Karelia is a historical province of Finland and is now divided between Finland and Russia, often called just ''Karjala'' in Finnish. The eastern part of this chiefly Lutheran area was ceded to Russia after the Winter War of 1939–40. The Republic of Karelia is a Russian federal subject, including East Karelia, with a chiefly Russian Orthodox population. Within present-day Finland, ''Karjala'' refers to the Regions of Finland, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kandalaksha
Kandalaksha () is a town in Kandalakshsky District of Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located at the head of Kandalaksha Gulf on the White Sea, north of the Arctic Circle. Population: 40,564 ( 2002 Census); Etymology According to the most common version, the name of the town comes from its location on the shore of Kandalaksha Bay, where "laksa" means "lip" (in Karelian ''lakši'' — «bay»), Kanda — name of the river that traverses the town. According to other sources, the name of the bay may come from the Sámi names ''Kantlukht'' (kannҍt — hill, a dry place among a swamp, ''лӯххт'' — bay) or ''Kandaslukht'' (ка̄нҍтэсь — pack saddle, ''лӯххт'' — bay, which means: “the bay where horse packs were reloaded”), or from ''Kantaalahti'' ( Finnish language, Finnish ''kantaa'' — to feed, bear fruit and Finnish language, Finnish ''lahti'' — bay). History The settlement was founded the 11th century but may have existed as a temporary stop for fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helsinki
Helsinki () is the Capital city, capital and most populous List of cities and towns in Finland, city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About people live in the municipality, with million in the Helsinki capital region, capital region and million in the Helsinki metropolitan area, metropolitan area. As the most populous List of urban areas in Finland by population, urban area in Finland, it is the country's most significant centre for politics, education, finance, culture, and research. Helsinki is north of Tallinn, Estonia, east of Stockholm, Sweden, and west of Saint Petersburg, Russia. Helsinki has significant History of Helsinki, historical connections with these three cities. Together with the cities of Espoo, Vantaa and Kauniainen—and surrounding commuter towns, including the neighbouring municipality of Sipoo to the east—Helsinki forms a Helsinki metropolitan area, metropolitan are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prosecutor
A prosecutor is a legal representative of the prosecution in states with either the adversarial system, which is adopted in common law, or inquisitorial system, which is adopted in Civil law (legal system), civil law. The prosecution is the legal party responsible for presenting the case in a criminal trial against the defendant, an individual accused of breaking the law. Typically, the prosecutor represents the state or the government in the case brought against the accused person. Prosecutor as a legal professional Prosecutors are typically lawyers who possess a law degree and are recognised as suitable legal professionals by the court in which they are acting. This may mean they have been admitted to the bar or obtained a comparable qualification where available, such as solicitor advocates in English law, England law. They become involved in a criminal case once a suspect has been identified and Indictment, charges need to be filed. They are employed by an office of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrest Warrant
An arrest warrant is a warrant issued by a judge or magistrate on behalf of the state which authorizes the arrest and detention of an individual or the search and seizure of an individual's property. Canada Arrest warrants are issued by a judge or justice of the peace under the Criminal Code. Once the warrant has been issued, section 29 of the code requires that the arresting officer must give notice to the accused of the existence of the warrant, the reason for it, and produce it if requested, if it is feasible to do so. Czech Republic Czech courts may issue an arrest warrant when it is not possible to summon or bring in for questioning a charged person and at the same time there is a reason for detention (i.e. concern that the charged person would either flee, interfere with the proceedings or continue criminal activity, see Remand in the Czech Republic). The arrest warrant includes: * identification of the charged person * brief description of the act for which the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1917 Finnish Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in the Grand Duchy of Finland on 1 and 2 October 1917. The general voter turnout was higher than in previous elections. The Social Democrats lost the absolute majority that they had had in the previous two elections (although they, like the other parties, had increased their number of votes in absolute terms). In other words, the "bourgeois" (non-socialist) parties taken together now had more than half the seats. Background The elections were the result of the constitutional crisis in Finland caused by the Russian revolution. As Russian Tsar Nicholas, head of state in Finland, had abdicated without a successor, the Finnish Parliament stated that it would become the highest power in internal matters. The Russian Provisional Government did not accept this, but ordered premature parliamentary elections, which was thought illegal by the Socialists. Campaign The Social Democrats demanded the quick implementation of eight-hour work day and the quick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaleva (newspaper)
''Kaleva'' is a Finnish language, Finnish subscription newspaper published in Oulu, Finland. History and profile ''Kaleva'' was founded in 1899 by Juho Raappana. The owner of the paper is Kaleva Oy and its publisher is Kaleva publishing house. The paper is based in Oulu and is published in broadsheet format. Although ''Kaleva'' has a neutral stance and no political affiliation, the paper supported the Progress Party until 1953. Since 2015 Kyösti Karvonen has been serving as the editor-in-chief of ''Kaleva''. In 2011 ''Kaleva'' published a report on the sexual abuse of children by the members of the Conservative Laestadianism, leading to public anger and the cancellation of subscription by nearly 200 readers. Circulation In 1993 ''Kaleva'' had a Newspaper circulation, circulation of 95,118 copies. Its circulation was 83,151 copies in 2001. It had a circulation of 82,600 copies in 2003. The 2004 circulation of the paper was 82,566 copies and it was the fourth best-selling pape ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1911 Finnish Parliamentary Election ...
Parliamentary elections were held in the Grand Duchy of Finland on 2 and 3 January 1911.Thomas T. Mackie & Richard Rose (1982) ''The International Almanac of Electoral History'', Macmillan, p103 Results References {{Finnish elections Parliamentary elections in Finland Parliamentary 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, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1910 Finnish Parliamentary Election ...
Parliamentary elections were held in the Grand Duchy of Finland on 1 and 2 February 1910.Thomas T. Mackie & Richard Rose (1982) ''The International Almanac of Electoral History'', Macmillan, p103 Results References {{Finnish elections Parliamentary elections in Finland Parliamentary 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, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
