Helsingin Sanomat: 26. tammikuuta: Huhut kiihtyvät, puolet hallituksen jäsenistä pakenee Helsingistä – senaattori Kyösti Kallio valmistautuu kuolemaan, jos se on Jumalan tahto
- #news
- #headline
Figure timeline
Kyösti Kallio
Kyösti Kallio was a Finnish politician who served as the president of Finland from 1937 to 1940. His presidency included leading the country through the Winter War; while he relinquished the post of commander-in-chief to Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, he played a role as a spiritual leader. After the war, he became both the first president of Finland to resign and the only one to die in office, dyin…
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
politics · Finnish politician (1873–1940) · politician · also Kyösti Kallio, Gustaf Kalliokangas, Kallio
Born 10 April 1873 · Died 19 December 1940 · Q209441
38 published statements · 0 followers
See & hear
Photos & media
11 photos · 1 audio
Listen
President Kyösti Kallio's speech on Finlands 22nd Independence Day
Media from Wikimedia Commons, hotlinked at the source under its own licence — see each file for author and terms.
Live now
In the news
Pulling headlines from trusted outlets — this usually takes a few seconds
Checking the wires…
Feed scan
These are live links, not archived citations — they only join the timeline once a collect run verifies and archives them.
Live pulse
Recent highlights
Most recent outstanding titles, awards, and quotes
- Award
- Award
2018· 1 entry
2014· 1 entry
Helsingin Sanomat: Kyösti Kallio
- #news
- #headline
2011· 2 entries
Yle: President Kyösti Kallio om fredsvillkoren
- #news
- #headline
Yle: Kyösti Kallio presidentiksi 1937 ja valtionpäämiesten kokous Tukholmassa syksyllä 1939
- #news
- #headline
1940· 2 entries
Died 1940-12-19.
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #death
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of the Cross of Liberty (1940).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #award
- #achievement
1939· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (1939).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #award
- #achievement
1938· 3 entries
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross (1938).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #award
- #achievement
Awarded Order of the White Star, Collar Class (1938).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #award
- #achievement
Awarded Royal Order of the Seraphim (1938).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #award
- #achievement
1937· 2 entries
Awarded Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (1937).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #award
- #achievement
Career landmark: President of Finland (1937–1940).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #milestone
1936· 1 entry
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Finland (1936–1937).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #milestone
1932· 2 entries
Awarded 1st Class of the Order of the Cross of the Eagle (1932).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #award
- #achievement
Took the repeal of prohibition in Finland that had been in force since 1919 as a personal defeat
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1930· 2 entries
Awarded Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Falcon (1930).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #award
- #achievement
Career landmark: Speaker of the Parliament of Finland (1930–1936).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #milestone
1929· 2 entries
Career landmark: Speaker of the Parliament of Finland (1929–1929).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #milestone
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Finland (1929–1930).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #milestone
1927· 1 entry
Career landmark: Speaker of the Parliament of Finland (1927–1928).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #milestone
1926· 1 entry
Awarded Order of the Three Stars, 1st Class (1926).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #award
- #achievement
1925· 3 entries
Awarded Commanders Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star (1925).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #award
- #achievement
Awarded Cross of Liberty 3rd Division, 1st Class (1925).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #award
- #achievement
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Finland (1925–1926).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #milestone
1924· 2 entries
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (1924).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #award
- #achievement
Career landmark: Speaker of the Parliament of Finland (1924–1925).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #milestone
1922· 3 entries
Legislation allowing the state to buy land to encourage new settlements, and to let the former tenant farmers and other landless rural people buy small farms (see, for example, Seppo Zetterberg et al
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
Career landmark: Speaker of the Parliament of Finland (1922–1922).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #milestone
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Finland (1922–1924).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #milestone
1920· 3 entries
Awarded Cross of Liberty 1st Division, 2nd Class (1920).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #award
- #achievement
Awarded Commander First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (1920).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #award
- #achievement
Career landmark: Speaker of the Parliament of Finland (1920–1921).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #milestone
1918· 2 entries
Awarded Cross of Liberty, 1st Class (1918).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #award
- #achievement
Kallio resigned from the senate because he supported a republic instead of constitutional monarchy
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1907· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the Parliament of Finland (1907–1937).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #milestone
1906· 1 entry
And became one of its most prominent leaders
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1904· 1 entry
In memory of the recently assassinated governor-general Nikolay Bobrikov, Kallio snatched the paper from the hand of the petitioner, tore it into pieces in front of him and threw it into the fire
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1873· 1 entry
Born 1873-04-10.
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #birth