Walto Wihtori Tuomioja (7 March 1888, in

Parkano Parkano is a List of towns in Finland, town and municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland. It is located north of Tampere in the Pirkanmaa regions of Finland, region. The population of Parkano is () and the municipality covers an are ...

– 2 October 1931) was a Finnish lawyer, journalist and politician. At first active in the

Young Finnish Party The Young Finnish Party or Constitutional-Fennoman Party ( or ) was a liberal and nationalist political party in the Grand Duchy of Finland. It began as an upper-class reformist movement during the 1870s and formed as a political party in 1894. ...

, he was a member of the

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from 1924 to 1929 and again from 1930 until his death in 1931, representing the National Progressive Party. Tuomioja was the editor of

Helsingin Sanomat , abbreviated ''HS'' and colloquially known as , is the largest subscription newspaper in Finland and the Nordic countries, owned by Sanoma. Except after certain holidays, it is published daily. Its name derives from that of the Finnish capital ...

from 1927 to 1931. He was the father of

Sakari Tuomioja Sakari Severi Tuomioja (29 August 1911, Tampere – 9 September 1964, Helsinki) was a Finnish politician and diplomat who served as Prime Minister of Finland between 1953–1954 and as Minister for Foreign Affairs between 1951–1952 and as th ...

and the grandfather of

Erkki Tuomioja Erkki Sakari Tuomioja (born 1 July 1946) is a Finnish politician and has previously been a member of the Finnish Parliament. From 2000 to 2007 and 2011 to 2015, he served as the minister for foreign affairs. He was president of the Nordic Counc ...

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1888 births 1931 deaths People from Parkano People from Turku and Pori Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Young Finnish Party politicians National Progressive Party (Finland) politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (1924–1927) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1927–1929) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1930–1933) University of Helsinki alumni 20th-century Finnish journalists {{Finland-politician-stub