List of members of the Parliament of Finland, 1924–1927

This is the list of the members of the Parliament of Finland between May 1, 1924 – September 1, 1927 following the parliamentary election held April 1–2, 1924. The elections were originally scheduled be held in August 1925; but after the Socialist Workers Party had been outlawed and its members arrested, the Parliament only had 173 members instead of 200. Disagreement between President Ståhlberg and Prime Minister Kallio on the question of early elections caused the latter to resign. The new caretaker cabinet led by Aimo Cajander then ordered disbandment of the Parliament and early elections.[1]

The elections did not cause major changes to the Finnish political landscape. The communists—in the form of Socialist Workers' and Small Farmers' Election Alliance—lost 9 seats, majority of which were gained by Social Democratic Party of Finland. Together the parties on the left had only 78 seats, less than ever before. Social Democrats remained the largest group in Parliament with 60 seats, followed by Agrarian Party and National Coalition Party.[1] Among the 200 members of the Parliament were 17 women (8.5%).[2]

Kyösti Kallio acted as Speaker of the Parliament of Finland until he became Minister in March 1925. Wäinö Wuolijoki was then the Speaker 1925–26 and Paavo Virkkunen 1926–27.[1]

Miina Sillanpää become Finland's first female minister in 1926.

Only the first of the four cabinets formed during this parliament had a majority,[3] and it too lost its majority when the Agrarian Party withdraw from cabinet following a disagreement on pensions of government officials. The Ingman cabinet finally resigned four months after that due to defeat of the election bill.[1]

As neither National Progressive Party nor Swedish People's Party were willing to enter the new cabinet due to their disappointment with the election bill, Antti Tulenheimo formed a minority cabinet between National Coalition and Agrarian Parties. After this cabinet had resigned due to question of national defense funding, Kyösti Kallio headed another cabinet formed on the same basis.[1]

The fourth and last cabinet formed during this Parliament and led by Väinö Tanner is important in the Finnish political history for several reasons. It was the first time the largest party in Finland, the Social Democrats, had participated in a cabinet during the time Finland had been independent, and also only the second time in the history of the Parliament of Finland after the Tokoi senate in 1917.[1] It also had Finland's first female minister, Miina Sillanpää.[4]

Antti Tulenheimo's cabinet || March 31, 1925 || December 31, 1925 || 276 || National Coalition Party
Agrarian Party

Cabinets formed during the parliament[3]

Cabinet	Start	End	Days	Parties
Lauri Ingman's second cabinet	May 13, 1924	March 31, 1925	305	National Coalition Party National Progressive Party Agrarian Party[N 1] Swedish People's Party
Kyösti Kallio's second cabinet	December 31, 1925	December 13, 1926	348	National Coalition Party Agrarian Party
Väinö Tanner's cabinet	December 13, 1926	December 17, 1927	370	Social Democratic Party

Members of the Parliament 1924–1927

In the table, the names written with italics were appointed to the Parliament later than May 1, 1924—the first day of the new Parliament—to replace those who had died or resigned. The names are given here as in the membership roll of the Parliament; for example the name Svento is used instead of Sventorzetski even though the latter version was used until 1938.

English name	Finnish & Swedish name	Seats[1]
Social Democratic Party of Finland	Suomen Sosialidemokraattinen Puolue, Finlands socialdemokratiska parti	60[N 2]
Agrarian Party	Maalaisliitto, Agrarförbundet	44
National Coalition Party	Kansallinen Kokoomus, Samlingspartiet	38
Socialist Workers' and Small Farmers' Election Alliance	Sosialistinen työväen ja pienviljelijäin vaaliliitto, Finlands socialistiska arbetarparti	18[N 2]
Swedish People's Party	Ruotsalainen kansanpuolue, Svenska folkpartiet	23[N 3]
National Progressive Party	Kansallinen Edistyspuolue. Framstegspartiet	17

Name	Born	Sex	Parliamentary group	Constituency	Notes	Source
Aalto, Artturi	1876	M	Social Democratic Party	Uusimaa
Aalto, Johan	1886	M	Social Democratic Party	Viipuri West
Ahlfors, Fanny	1884	F	Social Democratic Party	Turku North
Ailio, Julius	1872	M	Social Democratic Party	Häme South
Ainali, Sakari	1874	M	National Coalition Party	Oulu South
Alestalo, Anshelm	1880	M	Agrarian Party	Turku North
Allila, Aleksander	1890	M	Workers' and Small Farmers' Election Alliance	Uusimaa
Ampuja, Mikko	1882	M	Social Democratic Party	Uusimaa
Anderson, Amos	1878	M	Swedish People's Party	Turku South
Annala, Valentin	1859	M	Social Democratic Party	Turku South	[N 4]
Arhama, Kusti	1885	M	Agrarian Party	Oulu South
Aromaa, Emanuel	1873	M	Social Democratic Party	Turku North
Asikainen, Aatami	1891	M	Workers' and Small Farmers' Election Alliance	Kuopio West
Auer, Ilmari	1879	M	National Progressive Party	Uusimaa
Bergroth, Waldemar	1852	M	National Coalition Party	Turku South
Björk, Matts	1867	M	Swedish People's Party	Vaasa North
von Born, Ernst	1885	M	Swedish People's Party	Uusimaa
Brander, Uuno	1870	M	National Progressive Party	Oulu South
Bryggari, Tuomas	1881	M	Social Democratic Party	Vaasa East
Eerola, Albert	1874	M	National Coalition Party	Häme South
Elfving, Otto	1874	M	Social Democratic Party	Vaasa North	[N 5]
Estlander, Ernst	1870	M	Swedish People's Party	Vaasa South
Forsberg, Anders	1864	M	Swedish People's Party	Turku South
Furuhjelm, Ragnar	1879	M	Swedish People's Party	Uusimaa
Gebhard, Hedvig	1867	F	National Coalition Party	Uusimaa
Hakala, Kalle	1880	M	Social Democratic Party	Mikkeli
Hakkila, Väinö	1882	M	Social Democratic Party	Häme North
Halonen, Toivo	1893	M	Social Democratic Party	Mikkeli
Hannula, Mandi	1880	F	National Progressive Party	Mikkeli
Harvala, Kaarlo	1885	M	Social Democratic Party	Häme North
Hatva, Eero	1872	M	Agrarian Party	Kuopio West
Haverinen, Anna	1884	F	Social Democratic Party	Viipuri West
Heikinheimo, Eva	1887	F	National Progressive Party	Vaasa East	[N 6]
Heikinheimo, Oskari	1873	M	National Coalition Party	Vaasa East
Heikkilä,Bernhard	1882	M	National Coalition Party	Turku South
Heikkinen, Pekka	1883	M	Agrarian Party	Kuopio West
Heikura, Eino	1893	M	Agrarian Party	Turku North
Helo, Johan	1889	M	Social Democratic Party	Turku South
Hiidenheimo, Artturi	1877	M	National Coalition Party	Uusimaa
Hiidenheimo, Elli	1883	F	National Coalition Party	Häme North
Hirvensalo, Vilho	1881	M	National Progressive Party	Kuopio West
Hornborg, Eirik	1879	M	Swedish People's Party	Uusimaa
Huotari, Anni	1874	F	Social Democratic Party	Uusimaa
Hurme, Kaarlo	1883	M	Agrarian Party	Vaasa East
Huttunen, Edvard	1889	M	Workers' and Small Farmers' Election Alliance Social Democratic Party[N 2]	Viipuri West
Hänninen, Kaarlo	1876	M	Agrarian Party	Oulu North
Härmä, Frans	1881	M	National Coalition Party	Turku North
Hästbacka, Emil	1872	M	Swedish People's Party	Vaasa North
Ihamuotila, Janne	1868	M	Agrarian Party	Häme North
Inborr, Johannes	1867	M	Swedish People's Party	Vaasa North
Ingman, Lauri	1868	M	National Coalition Party	Turku North
Isaksson, August	1886	M	Workers' and Small Farmers' Election Alliance	Vaasa South
Itkonen, Rieti	1889	M	Social Democratic Party	Kuopio East
Jacobsson, Otto	1886	M	Swedish People's Party	Vaasa South
Janhonen, Toivo	1886	M	Agrarian Party	Oulu South
Jaskari, Aaro	1880	M	National Progressive Party	Vaasa East	[N 7]
Jaskari, Mikko	1866	M	National Coalition Party	Vaasa North
Jern, Levi	1893	M	Swedish People's Party	Vaasa South
Jokela, Edvard	1889	M	Workers' and Small Farmers' Election Alliance	Uusimaa
Junes, Antti	1874	M	Agrarian Party	Oulu North
Junnila, Taave	1869	M	National Coalition Party	Turku North
Jussila, Oskari	1888	M	National Coalition Party	Oulu North
Juutilainen, Antti	1882	M	Agrarian Party	Viipuri East
Jyske, Jalmari	1884	M	National Progressive Party	Kuopio East
Järvinen, Kyösti	1869	M	National Coalition Party	Uusimaa
Kaila, Erkki	1867	M	National Coalition Party	Uusimaa
Kallio, Kyösti	1873	M	Agrarian Party	Oulu South
Kalliokoski, Viljami	1894	M	Agrarian Party	Vaasa North
Kares, Kaarlo	1873	M	National Coalition Party	Häme South
Kauranen, Jooseppi	1880	M	Agrarian Party	Viipuri East
Keto, Jaakko	1884	M	Social Democratic Party	Häme South
Kilpeläinen, Edvard	1879	M	National Coalition Party	Viipuri West
Kinnunen, Juho	1865	M	National Coalition Party	Mikkeli
Kirra, Kalle	1893	M	Agrarian Party	Turku North
Kivimäki, Toivo	1886	M	National Progressive Party	Turku South
Klockars, Johannes	1867	M	Swedish People's Party	Vaasa South
Koivulahti-Lehto, Hilma	1881	F	Social Democratic Party	Vaasa East
Koivuranta, Janne	1885	M	Agrarian Party	Oulu North
Komu, Yrjö	1890	M	Social Democratic Party	Mikkeli
Komulainen, Juho	1875	M	Workers' and Small Farmers' Election Alliance	Kuopio West	[N 8]
Kontio, Oskari	1884	M	Agrarian Party	Mikkeli
Kontula, Manu	1873	M	Social Democratic Party	Uusimaa
Koponen, Albin	1881	M	Social Democratic Party	Kuopio East
Kopsa, Pekka	1887	M	Agrarian Party	Viipuri East
Kovanen, Jalmari	1877	M	Social Democratic Party	Vaasa East
Kuisma, Antti	1892	M	Agrarian Party	Viipuri East
Kukkonen, Antti	1889	M	Agrarian Party	Viipuri East
Kulenius, Evert	1879	M	Swedish People's Party	Vaasa North
Kulmala, Kalle	1891	M	Workers' and Small Farmers' Election Alliance	Turku South
Kylänpää, Kustaa	1881	M	National Coalition Party	Turku North	[N 9]
Kärki, Frans	1884	M	Agrarian Party	Vaasa South
Lahdensuo, Jalo	1882	M	Agrarian Party	Vaasa North
Laurén, Karl	1879	M	Swedish People's Party	Turku South
Lautala, Emil	1882	M	Agrarian Party	Viipuri West
Lehto, Toivo	1891	M	Social Democratic Party	Vaasa East
Lehtokoski, Aino	1886	F	Social Democratic Party	Turku South
Leino, Jussi	1894	M	Social Democratic Party	Turku South
Leinonen, Olga	1877	F	Social Democratic Party	Häme South
Liedes, Jaakko	1886	M	Workers' and Small Farmers' Election Alliance	Oulu North	[N 10]
Lindberg, Gustaf	1882	M	Swedish People's Party	Uusimaa
Linna, Eemil	1876	M	National Progressive Party	Häme North
Lohi, Kalle	1872	M	Agrarian Party	Oulu North
Lonkainen, Jussi	1890	M	Social Democratic Party	Viipuri East
Louhelainen, Arvi	1896	M	Social Democratic Party	Kuopio East
Luostarinen, Alpo	1886	M	National Progressive Party	Mikkeli
Makkonen, Matti	1879	M	Agrarian Party	Kuopio West
Malkamäki, Aino	1895	F	Social Democratic Party	Mikkeli
Mangs,Josef	1883	M	Swedish People's Party	Vaasa South
Manner, Albin	1888	M	Agrarian Party	Viipuri East
Mannermaa, Juho	1871	M	National Coalition Party	Oulu South
Mantere, Oskari	1874	M	National Progressive Party	Häme South
Meriläinen, Pekka	1886	M	Social Democratic Party	Vaasa North	[N 11]
Molin, Knut	1876	M	Swedish People's Party	Turku South
Muhonen, Atte	1888	M	Social Democratic Party	Vaasa East
Mustasilta, Frans	1879	M	Social Democratic Party	Turku North
Myllymäki, Kalle	1883	M	Social Democratic Party	Häme South
Neitiniemi, Aukusti	1875	M	National Coalition Party	Lapinmaa
Nikkanen, Ville	1885	M	National Coalition Party	Viipuri West
Niukkanen, Juho	1888	M	Agrarian Party	Viipuri East
Nukari, Evert	1874	M	National Coalition Party	Häme South
Nurminen, Uno	1895	M	Workers' and Small Farmers' Election Alliance	Uusimaa
Paasivuori, Matti	1866	M	Social Democratic Party	Viipuri West
Paasonen, Armas	1885	M	Social Democratic Party	Kuopio West
Paavolainen, Erkki	1890	M	National Coalition Party	Viipuri East
Palmgren, Axel	1867	M	Swedish People's Party	Uusimaa
Peltonen, Johannes	1868	M	National Coalition Party	Häme North
Pelttari, Niilo	1886	M	Agrarian Party	Oulu South
Pennanen, Pekka	1872	M	National Coalition Party	Kuopio East
Pensas,Otto	1885	M	Social Democratic Party	Kuopio East
Penttala, Isak	1883	M	Social Democratic Party	Vaasa South	[N 12]
Piippo, Vilho	1888	M	Social Democratic Party	Oulu South
Piitulainen, Mikko	1878	M	Agrarian Party	Viipuri East
Pitkänen, Matti	1885	M	Agrarian Party	Viipuri East
Pitkänen, Taavi	1892	M	Workers' and Small Farmers' Election Alliance	Kuopio West	[N 13]
Pohjala, Lauri	1870	M	National Coalition Party	Viipuri West
Pojanluoma, Hermanni	1869	M	National Coalition Party	Vaasa
Procopé, Hjalmar	1889	M	Swedish People's Party	Uusimaa	[N 14]
Puittinen, Matti	1883	M	Social Democratic Party	Kuopio East
Pulkkinen, Yrjö	1875	M	National Coalition Party	Häme North
Pullinen, Erkki	1871	M	National Progressive Party	Viipuri East
Raatikainen, August	1874	M	Agrarian Party	Kuopio West
Ramstedt, Emanuel	1881	M	Workers' and Small Farmers' Election Alliance	Turku South
Rannikko, Juho	1873	M	National Coalition Party	Turku South
Rantala, Viljo	1892	M	Social Democratic Party	Turku North
Rapo, Jussi	1878	M	Social Democratic Party	Viipuri East
Reinikainen, Oskari	1885	M	Social Democratic Party	Viipuri West
Reinikka, Tyko	1887	M	Agrarian Party	Kuopio East
Rosenberg, Mauritz	1879	M	Workers' and Small Farmers' Election Alliance	Oulu South
Ruotzi, Siviä	1880	F	National Coalition Party	Viipuri West
Ryynänen, Juho	1873	M	Agrarian Party	Kuopio East
Ryömä, Hannes	1878	M	Social Democratic Party	Uusimaa
Räsänen, Janne	1879	M	Workers' and Small Farmers' Election Alliance	Oulu South
Saarelainen, Pekka	1868	M	Agrarian Party	Kuopio East
Saari, Kaarlo	1855	M	Social Democratic Party	Vaasa South	[N 15]
Saarinen, Emil	1879	M	Social Democratic Party	Häme North
Saarinen, Paavo	1886	M	Agrarian Party	Turku South
Saastamoinen, Armas	1886	M	National Coalition Party	Kuopio West	[N 16]
Salo, Sulo	1887	M	Agrarian Party	Oulu South
Savenius, Filemon	1883	M	Workers' and Small Farmers' Election Alliance	Oulu South
Savolainen-Tapaninen, Anni	1875	F	Social Democratic Party	Mikkeli
Schauman, Georg	1870	M	Swedish Left[N 3]	Uusimaa
Seppälä, Hilda	1879	M	Social Democratic Party	Uusimaa
Seppänen, Jaakko	1881	M	Agrarian Party	Oulu South
Sergelius, Max	1879	M	Swedish Left	Uusimaa	[N 17]
Setälä, E. N.	1864	M	National Coalition Party	Viipuri East
Setälä, Edvard	1874	M	Social Democratic Party	Vaasa East
Sillanpää, Miina	1866	F	Social Democratic Party	Turku North
Sirola, Leander	1871	M	Social Democratic Party	Uusimaa
Sjöstedt-Jussila, Anshelm	1869	M	National Coalition Party	Turku North	[N 18]
Soikkeli, Antti	1883	M	Workers' and Small Farmers' Election Alliance	Kuopio West
Somersalo, Eva	1883	F	National Coalition Party	Mikkeli
Strengell, Pekka	1882	M	Workers' and Small Farmers' Election Alliance	Kuopio West	[N 19]
Sunila, Juho	1875	M	Agrarian Party	Häme South
Svento, Reinhold	1881	M	Social Democratic Party	Mikkeli
Särkkä, Wille	1877	M	National Progressive Party	Viipuri West
Tabell, Emil	1899	M	Workers' and Small Farmers' Election Alliance	Oulu North
Tainio, Taavi	1874	M	Social Democratic Party	Kuopio West
Tanner, Väinö	1881	M	Social Democratic Party	Turku North
Tarkkanen, Mikko	1886	M	Agrarian Party	Vaasa South
Tenhunen, Bruno	1898	M	Workers' and Small Farmers' Election Alliance	Kuopio West	[N 20]
Toivonen, Otto	1884	M	Social Democratic Party	Häme South
Tukia, Elias	1877	M	Agrarian Party	Viipuri West
Tulenheimo, Eino	1885	M	National Coalition Party	Turku South
Tuomioja, Walto	1888	M	National Progressive Party	Turku North
Tuomivaara, Eino	1887	M	Agrarian Party	Viipuri West
Turja, Ernsti	1882	M	National Coalition Party	Vaasa North
Typpö, Taneli	1878	M	Social Democratic Party	Viipuri West
Valjakka, Hilma	1881	F	Social Democratic Party	Mikkeli
Valkama, Hannes	1876	M	National Progressive Party	Viipuri West
Vanhala, Tuomas	1872	M	National Coalition Party	Viipuri West
Varho, Kaarlo	1877	M	Workers' and Small Farmers' Election Alliance	Turku North	[N 21]
Vehkaoja, Heikki	1889	M	Agrarian Party	Vaasa North
Vennola, Juho	1872	M	National Progressive Party	Uusimaa
Vertanen, Anttoni	1884	M	Agrarian Party	Viipuri East
Vesterinen, Vihtori	1885	M	Agrarian Party	Vaasa East
Vihuri, Iida	1882	F	Social Democratic Party	Häme North
Viljanen, V.M.J.	1874	M	National Progressive Party	Viipuri West
Virkkunen, Paavo	1874	M	National Coalition Party	Vaasa South
Virta, Jalmari	1884	M	Workers' and Small Farmers' Election Alliance	Häme South
Voionmaa, Väinö	1869	M	Social Democratic Party	Häme North
Vuokila, Konsta	1877	M	Workers' and Small Farmers' Election Alliance	Oulu North	[N 22]
Vuokoski, Kaarlo	1880	M	National Progressive Party	Mikkeli
Vuorio, Svantte	1890	M	Workers' and Small Farmers' Election Alliance	Turku North	[N 23]
Wahlstén, Edvin	1872	M	Social Democratic Party	Turku South	[N 24]
Welling, Yrjö	1885	M	Social Democratic Party	Viipuri East
Wiik, K.H.	1883	M	Social Democratic Party	Uusimaa
Witting, Rolf	1879	M	Swedish People's Party	Uusimaa
Wuolijoki, Wäinö	1872	M	Social Democratic Party	Turku South
Zitting, Olli	1872	M	National Coalition Party	Kuopio West	[N 25]
Åkerblom, Kristian	1877	M	Swedish People's Party	Vaasa South
Österholm, John	1882	M	Swedish People's Party	Uusimaa

Notes

1. Agrarian Party withdrew its ministers from the cabinet of Ingman on November 22, 1924
2. Edvard Huttunen joined the parliamentary group of Social Democratic Party on February 5, 1926
3. Georg Schauman was nominated by Swedish People's Party, but did not join party's parliamentary group after the election and instead formed Swedish Left parliamentary group (Swedish: Svensk Vänster, Finnish: Ruotsalainen vasemmisto).
4. Valentin Annala died on October 19, 1926
5. Otto Elfving replaced Pekka Meriläinen on October 20, 1926
6. Eva Heikinheimo replaced Aaro Jaskari on September 1, 1925
7. Aaro Jaskari died on August 28, 1925
8. Juho Komulainen died on April 10, 1927
9. Kustaa Kylänpää replaced Anshelm Sjöstedt-Jussila on October 20, 1925
10. Jaakko Liedes replaced Konsta Vuokila on October 17, 1924
11. Pekka Meriläinen died on April 9, 1926
12. Isak Penttala replaced Kaarlo Saari on March 4, 1927
13. Taavi Pitkänen replaced Juho Komulainen on April 25, 1927
14. Hjalmar Procopé's resignation was accepted on March 9, 1926
15. Kaarlo Saari died on February 25, 1927
16. Armas Saastamoinen on resigned February 5, 1926
17. Max Sergelius replaced Hjalmar Procopé on March 12, 1926 and joined the Swedish Left parliamentary group
18. Anshelm Sjöstedt-Jussila resigned on September 5, 1925
19. Pekka Strengell replaced Bruno Tenhunen on October 10, 1924
20. Bruno Tenhunen was judged to be ineligible for parliament membership on October 1, 1924
21. Kaarlo Varho replaced Svantte Vuorio on February 1, 1926
22. Konsta Vuokila was judged to be ineligible for parliament membership on October 1, 1924
23. Svantte Vuorio resigned on December 2, 1925 due illness
24. Edvin Wahlstén replaced Valentin Annala on October 20, 1926
25. Olli Zitting replaced Armas Saastamoinen on February 12, 1926

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