Jussi Rainio
Jussi Rainio (5 April 1878, Maaria – 10 May 1918, Pori) was a Finnish journalist and politician. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1911 to 1913, representing the Social Democratic Party of Finland. After the 1918 Finnish Civil War, he was arrested by the Whites and murdered in the jail cell of the Pori Old Town Hall in May 1918.[1]
His sister Aino Forsten was also a member of the Parliament of Finland. She was later executed in the Soviet Union in 1937.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Eduskunta - kansanedustajat". Eduskunta.fi. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ "Naisia Porissa: Kahden valtakunnan vihollinen" (in Finnish). Satakunta Museum. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
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- Politicians from Turku
- People from Turku and Pori Province (Grand Duchy of Finland)
- Social Democratic Party of Finland politicians
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- People killed by the White Guard (Finland)
- Executed Finnish people
- People executed by Finland by firing squad