Yrjö Räisänen
Kaarlo Yrjö Räisänen (16 February 1888 in Kuopio – 18 June 1948) was a Finnish journalist and politician. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1930 to 1941 and again from 1944 until his death in 1948, representing first the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP) and later the Finnish People's Democratic League (SKDL).
Räisänen was in prison for political reasons from 1941 to 1944. After he was freed, he joined the SKDL and the Socialist Unity Party (SYP), a member organisation of the SKDL.[1]
He is buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki.[2]
References
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- ^ "Hietaniemen hautausmaa – merkittäviä vainajia" (PDF). Helsingin seurakuntayhtymä. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
Categories:
- 1888 births
- 1948 deaths
- People from Kuopio
- People from Kuopio Province (Grand Duchy of Finland)
- Social Democratic Party of Finland politicians
- Socialist Unity Party (Finland) politicians
- Finnish People's Democratic League politicians
- Members of the Parliament of Finland
- Finnish people of World War II
- Prisoners and detainees of Finland
- Burials at Hietaniemi cemetery