Jussi Rainio (5 April 1878,

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– 10 May 1918,

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) was a Finnish journalist and politician. He was a member of the

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from 1911 to 1913, representing the

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. After the 1918

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, he was arrested by the

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and murdered in the jail cell of the

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in May 1918. His sister Aino Forsten was also a member of the Parliament of Finland. She was later executed in the

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in 1937.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rainio, Jussi 1878 births 1918 deaths Politicians from Turku People from Turku and Pori Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Social Democratic Party of Finland politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (1911–1913) Political prisoners in Finland People killed by the White Guard (Finland) Executed Finnish people People executed by Finland by firing squad