Hjalmar (Jalmari) Rötkö (13 August 1892,
Suomenniemi
Suomenniemi is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with Mikkeli on 1 January 2013.
It was located in the province of Southern Finland and was part of the South Karelia region. The municipality had a population of (31 December ...
– 19 July 1938) was a
Finnish labourer and politician. He was a member of the
Parliament of Finland
The Parliament of Finland ( ; ) is the unicameral and 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. Th ...
from 1929 to 1930, representing the
Socialist Electoral Organisation of Workers and Smallholders (STPV).
On 5 July 1930, Rötkö and
Eino Pekkala were kidnapped by the fascist
Lapua Movement.
See also
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List of kidnappings
The following is a list of kidnappings summarizing the events of each individual case, including instances of celebrity abductions, claimed hoaxes, suspected kidnappings, extradition abductions, and mass kidnappings.
Before 1900
1900–1949
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References
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1892 births
1938 deaths
Kidnapped politicians
Members of the Parliament of Finland (1929–30)
People from Suomenniemi
People from Viipuri Province (Grand Duchy of Finland)
Socialist Electoral Organisation of Workers and Smallholders politicians