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Yrjö Leino

Finnish politician (1897-1961)
Person Human Q765510

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
January 28, 1897
Date of death
June 28, 1961
Place of birth
Helsinki
Place of death
Helsinki
Country of citizenship
Finland, Grand Duchy of Finland[10][11]
Occupation
politician, journalist
Position held
member of the Parliament of Finland, Minister of the Interior, Minister of the Interior[13][14]
Member of political party
Finnish People's Democratic League, Communist Party of Finland[17][18]
Award received
Medal for Humane Benevolence[15]
Spouse
Hertta Kuusinen[7]
Child
Lieko Zachovalová, Olle Leino[8][9]
Work location
Helsinki[22]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Finnish[23]
Birth name
Yrjö Kaarlo Leino[24]
Candidacy in election
1945 Finnish parliamentary election, 1948 Finnish parliamentary election[29][30]
Family name
Leino[19]
Given name
Yrjö, Kaarlo[20][21]
Name in native language
Yrjö Leino[25]
Native language
Finnish[12]
Significant person
Urho Kekkonen, Juho Kusti Paasikivi, Otto Wille Kuusinen[26][27][28]
🏷️ Also known as
en Yrjö Leino ja ユリ・レイノ nl Yrjo Leino ru Ирйё Лейно
🔖 Identifiers · 23
ISNI
0000000034287063
VIAF cluster ID
269149196536374792349
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n91108910
GND ID
119041340
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Yrjö Leino outside the parliament.jpg ↗
Biografiskt Lexikon för Finland ID
779
Biografiskt Lexikon för Finland ID (urn.fi)
4204-1416928956810
BiographySampo person ID
p2315
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119041340
FAST ID
293997
Finnish MP ID
910934
Finnish Ministers database ID (archived)
105
Show all 23 identifiers +11
Finnish Ministers database ID (new)
yrjo-leino
Freebase ID
/m/0ch2k3w
Geni profile ID
6000000008255301265
KANTO ID
000068624
Kansallisbiografia ID
779
Lex ID
Yrjö_Leino
Munzinger person ID
00000008553
NE.se ID
yrjö-leino
PM20 folder ID
pe/011191
Uppslagsverket Finland ID
LeinoYrjoe
WikiTree person ID
Leino-14

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🔗 Connections
Country of citizenship 2
Finland, Grand Duchy of Finland
Given name 2
Yrjö, Kaarlo
Occupation 2
politician, journalist
Position held 2
Minister of the Interior, Minister of the Interior
Family name 1
Leino
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Finnish
Member of political party 1
Finnish People's Democratic League
Native language 1
Finnish
Place of birth 1
Helsinki
Place of death 1
Helsinki
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Hertta Kuusinen
Spouses 1
Hertta Kuusinen
Work location 1
Helsinki
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Summary

Yrjö Leino was born on January 28, 1897[1], in Helsinki[2]. He died on June 28, 1961[3], in Helsinki[4]. He worked as a politician[5] and journalist[6].

FAQs

Where was Yrjö Leino born?

Yrjö Leino's place of birth was Helsinki[2].

Where did Yrjö Leino die?

Yrjö Leino died in Helsinki[4].

Who was Yrjö Leino married to?

Yrjö Leino's spouses include Hertta Kuusinen[7].

What did Yrjö Leino do for work?

Yrjö Leino worked as a politician[5] and journalist[6].

What awards did Yrjö Leino receive?

Honors received include Medal for Humane Benevolence[15].

Related Entities

Finland Helsinki

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . BiographySampo. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] ↑ . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . Finnish MP database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . The National Biography of Finland. wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . Munzinger Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . Uppslagsverket Finland. wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Finnish MP database. wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Finnish MP database. wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19w ago · Robertsilen · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Candidacy in election → 1945 Finnish parliamentary election, 1948 Finnish parliamentary election
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #38220: kandidatskap i val P3602: riksdagsval i Finland, enligt blf.fi, LLM tolkat och verifierat"
  2. 20w ago · Robertsilen · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Significant person → Urho Kekkonen, Juho Kusti Paasikivi, Otto Wille Kuusinen
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #37448: viktig person P3342 med roll P3831; tolkat ur artiklar vid blf.fi; släktskap/lärare exkluderade; batch #"
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