Osmo Ensio Kaipainen (12 August 1933,

Pieksämäki Pieksämäki () is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southern Savonia region, about north of Mikkeli, east of Jyväskylä and south of Kuopio. The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water ...

– 15 May 1985) was a Finnish physician and politician. He was Minister of Social Affairs and Heath from 23 February to 3 September 1972. He served as a Member of the Parliament of Finland from 1970 to 1975, representing the

Social Democratic Party of Finland The Social Democratic Party of Finland ( , SDP, nicknamed: ''demarit'' in Finnish; , SD) is a social democratic political party in Finland. It is the third-largest party in the Parliament of Finland with a total of 43 seats. Founded in 1899 as ...

(SDP). Kaipainen belonged to the left wing of the party. His wife was the author

Anu Kaipainen Anu Kaipainen ( Mustonen; 14 March 1933 — 29 September 2009) was a prolific Finnish writer and literary critic. Early life and education Aune ("Anu") Helinä Mustonen was born in Muolaa, Karelia, to the school principal Johan Emil Mustonen a ...

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1933 births 1985 deaths People from Pieksämäki Social Democratic Party of Finland politicians Ministers of social affairs of Finland Government ministers of Finland Members of the Parliament of Finland (1970–1972) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1972–1975) 20th-century Finnish physicians {{SocialDemocraticPartyFinland-politician-stub