Väinö Kivisalo Explained

Väinö Kivisalo
Office1:Member of the Parliament of Finland
Constituency1:Häme Province South
Term Start1:1 August 1929
Term End1:21 July 1948
Office2:Governor of Häme Province
Term Start2:14 February 1918
Term End2:April 1918
Predecessor2:K. A. Saarinen
Successor2:Theodor Lilius
Birth Name:Väinö Paavi
Birth Date:18 October 1882
Birth Place:Karkku, Russian Empire
Death Place:Helsinki, Finland
Party:Social Democratic Party of Finland

Väinö Kivisalo (18 October 188229 March 1953) was a Finnish politician and member of the Parliament of Finland, the national legislature of Finland. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he represented Häme Province South between August 1929 and July 1948.[1] Prior to being elected, he was imprisoned for political reasons following the Finnish Civil War.[1]

Early life

Kivisalo was born on 18 October 1882 in Karkku in the south-east of the Grand Duchy of Finland and was the son of a farmer.[1] [2] When he was 14 years old his father died following which the family were evicted from their homestead by the owner.[3]

Kivisalo was a farmworker in Karkku and a labourer in several places including Suoniemi, Akaa, Urjala, Hattula and Vanaja.[1] [2] He was also a factory worker in Tampere.[2] He moved to Hämeenlinna in 1904 where he worked in a sawmill for several years.[1] [2]

Politics

Kivisalo joined the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Urjala in 1903.[2] [4] He was also active in the labour and temperance movements.[2] He was the secretary of the Häme Province South branch of the SDP from 1914 to 1918.[1] [2]

Following the Finnish Revolution he was appointed Governor of Häme Province for the revolutionary government.[5] [6] [7] He was amongst tens of thousands of leftists who were imprisoned in concentration camps for political reasons by the Whites following their victory in the Finnish Civil War. In August 1918 the State Criminal Court (Valtiorikosoikeus) in Riihimäki sentenced Kivisalo to 12 years in prison and loss of civic rights for 15 years for treason and high treason.[8] [9] He was released from Sukeva concentration camp on 28 December 1921.[10] [11]

Kivisalo was the secretary of the Häme Province North branch of the SDP from 1923 to 1925 and of the Häme Province South branch from 1925 to 1929.[1] [2] He was elected to the Parliament of Finland at the 1929 parliamentary election.[12] [13] He was re-elected at the 1930, 1933, 1936, 1939 and 1945 parliamentary elections.[14] [15] [16] [17] [18]

Kivisalo was a presidential elector at the 1931, 1937, 1940 and 1943 presidential elections.[1] He represented Finland at the Labour and Socialist International's congress in Brussels in 1928.[2] [19] He was a member of the municipal council in Hämeenlinna for many years.[1] [2] He was president of the Christian Social Democratic Union (Kristillinen sosialidemokraattinen liitto) and was a board member of the Helsinki Workers' Savings Bank.[1] [2]

Kivisalo died on 29 March 1953 in Helsinki.[1]

Works

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kansanedustajat: Väinö Kivisalo . . 25 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190314225142/https://www.eduskunta.fi/FI/kansanedustajat/Sivut/910751.aspx . 14 March 2019 . Helsinki, Finland . fi.
  2. News: Sos.-dem. työläisten ja pienviljelijäin . 26 January 2024 . Hämeen Kansa . 76 . 23 June 1939 . Hämeenlinna, Finland . 5 . fi . National Library of Finland.
  3. News: Väinö Kivisalo 50~vuotias . 26 January 2024 . . 285 . 18 October 1932 . Helsinki, Finland . 4 . fi . National Library of Finland.
  4. News: Kivisalo 50-vuotias . 26 January 2024 . Uusi Aika . 121 . 18 October 1932 . Pori, Finland . 3 . fi . National Library of Finland.
  5. Web site: Provinces of Finland 1634-2009 . . 25 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240114052152/https://www.worldstatesmen.org/Finland_prov.html . 14 January 2024.
  6. News: Hämeenläänin lääninwaltuutetuksi . 27 January 2024 . . 34 . 14 February 1918 . Tampere, Finland . 4 . fi . National Library of Finland.
  7. News: Hämeen läänin lääninasiain hoito . 27 January 2024 . Sosialisti . 37 . 15 February 1918 . Turku, Finland . 5 . fi . National Library of Finland.
  8. News: Waltiorikostuomioi . 25 January 2024 . . 35 . 25 October 1918 . Helsinki, Finland . 2 . fi . National Library of Finland.
  9. News: Tuomittuja kapinan johtajia . 25 January 2024 . Etelä-Suomi . 59 . 27 August 1918 . Kotka, Finland . 2 . fi . National Library of Finland.
  10. News: Karjalasta vapautettuja . 25 January 2024 . Vapaa Kansa . 1 . 3 January 1922 . Kuopio, Finland . 1 . fi . National Library of Finland.
  11. News: Valkoiseen vapauteen . 25 January 2024 . Suomen Työmies . 81 . 30 December 1921 . Helsinki, Finland . 8 . fi . National Library of Finland.
  12. News: Tiedonanto . 26 January 2024 . Hämeen Kansa . 131 . 13 July 1929 . Hämeenlinna, Finland . 2 . fi . National Library of Finland.
  13. News: Uuden eduskunnan kokoonpano on nyt saatu määrätyksi . 26 January 2024 . . 185 . 12 July 1929 . Helsinki, Finland . 4 . fi . National Library of Finland.
  14. News: Uuden eduskunnan kokoonpano . 26 January 2024 . . 274 . 11 October 1930 . Turku, Finland . 4 . fi . National Library of Finland.
  15. News: Uuden eduskunnan kokoonpano . 26 January 2024 . . 75 . 13 July 1933 . Rovaniemi, Finland . 3 . fi . National Library of Finland.
  16. News: Uuden eduskunnan kokoonpano . 26 January 2024 . Ylä-Vuoksi . 53 . 11 July 1936 . Imatra, Finland . 2 . fi . National Library of Finland.
  17. News: Uuden eduskunnan kokoonpano . 26 January 2024 . . 179 . 8 July 1939 . Helsinki, Finland . 2 . fi . National Library of Finland.
  18. News: De nya riksdagsmännen . 26 January 2024 . . 79 . 22 March 1945 . Helsinki, Finland . 7 . sv . National Library of Finland.
  19. News: Väinö Kivisalo 50- vuotias . 26 January 2024 . Kansan Työ . 242 . 18 October 1932 . Viipuri, Finland . 4 . fi . National Library of Finland.
  20. Web site: Maatalous sosialismin vallitessa . Fennica: Finnish national bibliography . . 27 January 2024.
  21. Web site: Lasten kotikasvatus : työläisvanhempain ja nuorison käteen ja sydämeen . Fennica: Finnish national bibliography . . 27 January 2024.
  22. Web site: Kristillisyys ja sosialidemokratia . Fennica: Finnish national bibliography . . 27 January 2024.
  23. Web site: Sosialismin voiton välttämättömyys : esitetty lyhyissä väitelmissä . Fennica: Finnish national bibliography . . 27 January 2024.
  24. Web site: Jo herää työläiskansa! . Fennica: Finnish national bibliography . . 27 January 2024.
  25. Web site: Onko työväen voitto varma? . Fennica: Finnish national bibliography . . 27 January 2024.
  26. Web site: Hämeen jättiläinen . Fennica: Finnish national bibliography . . 27 January 2024.
  27. Web site: Rakentavan työn päivänä . Fennica: Finnish national bibliography . . 27 January 2024.
  28. Web site: Yhteiskuntaelämä kristilliseksi . Fennica: Finnish national bibliography . . 27 January 2024.
  29. Web site: Työkansa tuliliemen tuttavana . Fennica: Finnish national bibliography . . 27 January 2024.
  30. Web site: Kristinusko ja työväenliike . Fennica: Finnish national bibliography . . 27 January 2024.
  31. Web site: Kristilliset piirit ja sosialidemokratia . The Library of the Parliament of Finland . Finna . 27 January 2024.

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