
Sylvi Cecilia Siltanen (née Johansson; 22 November 1909,
Ruotsinpyhtää
Ruotsinpyhtää (; ) is a List of former municipalities of Finland, former municipality of Finland. Ruotsinpyhtää, Pernå and Liljendal were consolidated to Loviisa on January 1, 2010.
It is located in the provinces of Finland, province of Sou ...
– 8 December 1986,
Turku
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) was a
Finnish accountant and politician. She was a member of the
Parliament of Finland
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from 1958 to 1972, 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). She served as the governor of
Turku and Pori Province
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from 1972 to 1977.
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1909 births
1986 deaths
People from Ruotsinpyhtää
Politicians from Uusimaa Province (Grand Duchy of Finland)
Social Democratic Party of Finland politicians
Members of the Parliament of Finland (1958–1962)
Members of the Parliament of Finland (1962–1966)
Members of the Parliament of Finland (1966–1970)
Members of the Parliament of Finland (1970–1972)
20th-century Finnish women politicians
Women members of the Parliament of Finland
Women accountants
Finnish accountants
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