Colonel Mikko (''Karl Johan Michael'') Collan (22 July 1881 – 3 October 1964) was a Finnish
military officer
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,
farmer
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, and
politician
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, born in
Nurmes
Nurmes is a town and municipality of Finland, located in the county of North Karelia. The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which
is water. The
Lauri Ingman's first cabinet Lauri Ingman's first cabinet was the third Government of independent Finland and the first to be officially designated as Government (''valtioneuvosto'') instead of Senate (''senaatti''). The cabinet's time period lasted from November 27, 1918 to Ap ...
(27 November 1918 – 17 April 1919); in Kaarlo Castrén's cabinet (17 April 1919 – 15 September 1919); and in
Juho Vennola's first cabinet Juho Vennola's first cabinet was the fifth Government of Republic of Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to th ...
(15 September 1919 – 15 March 1920). He was also a Member of Parliament (1 April 1920 – 8 October 1920).