Kyösti Kallio

Finnish politician and 4th President of Finland (1873-1940) · Finland · On the map · Politicians · Died at 67

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.

Kyösti Kallio is read about 186 times a day, in 49 languages.

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1940Died19 December 1940Grand Cross of the Order of the Cross of LibertyAward1939Grand Cross of the Legion of HonourAward1938Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern CrossAwardOrder of the White Star, Collar ClassAwardRoyal Order of the SeraphimAward1937Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of FinlandAward19321st Class of the Order of the Cross of the EagleAward1926Order of the Three Stars, 1st ClassAward1925Commanders Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar StarAwardCross of Liberty 3rd Division, 1st ClassAward1924Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of FinlandAward1920Commander First Class of the Order of the White Rose of FinlandAwardCross of Liberty 1st Division, 2nd ClassAward1918Cross of Liberty, 1st ClassAward1873Born10 April 1873

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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

Grand Cross of the Order of the Cross of Liberty1940

Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour1939

Royal Order of the Seraphim1938

Order of the White Star, Collar Class1938

Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross1938

Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland1937

1st Class of the Order of the Cross of the Eagle1932

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Falcon1930

Order of the Three Stars, 1st Class1926

Commanders Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star1925

Cross of Liberty 3rd Division, 1st Class1925

Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland1924

Cross of Liberty 1st Division, 2nd Class1920

Commander First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland1920

Cross of Liberty, 1st Class1918

Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta

Order of Merit of the Kingdom of Hungary (1922)

About this person

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.

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Finland