Kyösti Kallio

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Finnish politician and 4th President of Finland (1873-1940)

PoliticiansLived 1873 to 1940 · aged 67

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Languages30

In century#13,189

Also inDeutsch

Photos 12

Kallio (centre, at the front) together with Mannerheim (left of Kallio) at the Helsinki railway station on 19 December 1940. Kallio had a fatal heart attack a few seconds after this photograph was taken by Hugo Sundström.

President Kyösti Kallio playing tennis at Kultaranta

Awards 17

1940Grand Cross of the Order of the Cross of Liberty

1939Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour

1938Royal Order of the Seraphim

1938Order of the White Star, Collar Class

1938Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross

1937Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland

19321st Class of the Order of the Cross of the Eagle

1930Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Falcon

1926Order of the Three Stars, 1st Class

1925Commanders Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star

1925Cross of Liberty 3rd Division, 1st Class

1924Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland

1920Cross of Liberty 1st Division, 2nd Class

1920Commander First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland

1918Cross of Liberty, 1st Class

Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta

Order of Merit of the Kingdom of Hungary (1922)

In their orbit 2

ChildKalervo Kallio

ChildKerttu Saalasti

Connected to Kyösti 6

Juho Kusti PaasikiviAlso won Cross of Liberty, 1st Class

Risto RytiAlso won Commander First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland

Prince Henry of PrussiaAlso won Grand Cross of the Order of the Cross of Liberty

Antanas SmetonaAlso won Order of the White Star, Collar Class

Jussi Halla-ahoAlso won Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Falcon

Lauri Kristian RelanderAlso won Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland

About this person

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, dying of a heart attack while returning home after submitting his resignation.