Arvo Rober Sainio (30 July 1921, in

Lokalahti Lokalahti () is a village and a former municipality of Finland in the former Turku and Pori Province, now in the Finland Proper region. It was consolidated with the town of Uusikaupunki in 1981. Geography Lokalahti bordered Uusikaupunki, Kala ...

– 23 October 1984) was an officer in the

Finnish Defence Forces The Finnish Defence Forces (FDF) (; ) are the military of Finland. The Finnish Defence Forces consist of the Finnish Army, the Finnish Navy, and the Finnish Air Force. In wartime, the Finnish Border Guard becomes part of the Finnish Defence For ...

, a farmer and a politician. He was a member of the

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 ...

, representing the

Finnish Rural Party The Finnish Rural Party (, SMP; , FLP) was an agrarian and populist political party in Finland. Starting as a breakaway faction of the Agrarian League in 1959 as the Small Peasants' Party of Finland (Suomen Pientalonpoikien Puolue), the party ...

(SMP) from 1972 to 1973 and the

Finnish People's Unity Party Finnish People's Unity Party (, SKYP) was a split from the Finnish Rural Party, Rural Party of Finland. The party was formed as some of the members of the parliamentary group of the Finnish Rural Party, Rural Party of Finland wanted to support ...

(SKYP) from 1973 to 1975. He served in the Finnish Army as an officer during

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

and for a couple of years after the war before he retired from the Army and took up farming. He was the father of MP

Kike Elomaa Ritva Tuulikki "Kike" Elomaa (née ''Sainio''; born 16 July 1955, in Lokalahti) is a Finnish professional female bodybuilding champion, pop singer, and member of the Finnish Parliament. Early life and education Elomaa was born in Lokalahti, ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sainio, Arvo 1921 births 1984 deaths People from Uusikaupunki Finnish Rural Party politicians Finnish People's Unity Party politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (1972–1975) Finnish military personnel of World War II