Matti Merivirta (born Mathias Sjöström; 1866–1944) was a Finnish

Lutheran Lutheranism is a major branch of Protestantism that emerged under the work of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German friar and Protestant Reformers, reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practices of the Catholic Church launched ...

clergyman and politician, born in

Pori Pori (; ; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Satakunta. It is located on the west coast of the country, on the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Pori is approximately , while the Pori sub-region, sub-region has a population of a ...

on 21 October 1866. 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 ...

from 1907 to 1908, representing the

Christian Workers' Union of Finland The Christian Workers' Union of Finland (; , abbreviated SKrTL) was a political party in Finland. The party was led by the industrial worker Antti Kaarne until 1918. History The party was founded in 1906, in the aftermath of the 1905 general str ...

(SKrTL). He died on 7 September 1944.

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1866 births 1944 deaths People from Pori People from Turku and Pori Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) 19th-century Finnish Lutheran clergy 20th-century Finnish Lutheran clergy Christian Workers' Union of Finland politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (1907–1908) Lutheran socialists University of Helsinki alumni {{Finland-reli-bio-stub