Juho Kusti Paasikivi
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Counselor of State Juho Kusti Paasikivi |
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| 7th President of Finland | |
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In office 11 March 1946 – 1 March 1956 |
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| Prime Minister |
Mauno Pekkala Karl-August Fagerholm Urho Kekkonen Sakari Tuomioja Ralf Törngren |
| Preceded by | Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim |
| Succeeded by | Urho Kekkonen |
| 2nd and 28th Prime Minister of Finland | |
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In office 17 November 1944 – 9 March 1946 |
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| President | Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim |
| Preceded by | Urho Castrén |
| Succeeded by | Mauno Pekkala |
| Chairman of the Senate of Finland | |
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In office 27 May 1918 – 27 November 1918 |
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| Preceded by | Pehr Evind Svinhufvud |
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Johan Gustaf Hellsten 27 November 1870 Koski, Grand Duchy of Finland |
| Died | 14 December 1956 (aged 86) Helsinki, Finland |
| Resting place | Hietaniemi Cemetery |
| Nationality | Finnish |
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Finnish Party National Coalition Party |
| Spouse(s) | Anna Matilda Forsman (desc.) Allina (Alli) Valve |
| Children | Annikki, Wellamo, Juhani and Varma |
| Alma mater | Imperial Alexander University (now University of Helsinki) |
| Profession | , professor, attorney |
| Religion | Lutheranism |
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Juho Kusti Paasikivi ([ˈjuɦo ˈkusti ˈpɑːsiˌkiʋi]; 27 November 1870 – 14 December 1956) was the seventh President of Finland (1946–1956). Representing the Finnish Party and the National Coalition Party, he also served as Prime Minister of Finland (1918 and 1944–1946), and was an influential figure in Finnish economics and politics for over fifty years. He is remembered as a main architect of Finland's foreign policy after the Second World War.
Paasikivi was born Johan Gustaf Hellsten in 1870 at Hämeenkoski in Päijänne Tavastia in Southern Finland, to Tampere-based travelling merchant August Hellsten and his wife, Karolina Wilhelmina, née Selin. Paasikivi's mother died when he was four, and his father died in debt when Paasikivi was 14. Paasikivi's half-sister Karolina died soon after. Upon his father's death, Paasikivi's aunt, Kaisa Hagman, assumed responsibility for his raising. Paasikivi Finnicized his name to Juho Kusti Paasikivi in 1885.
The young Paasikivi was an enthusiastic athlete and gymnast. His father had recognized his son's academic talent and enrolled him at a top elementary school in Hämeenlinna following brief attendance at Hollola. Paasikivi exhibited an early appetite for reading, and was the best pupil in his class. He entered the University of Helsinki in 1890, graduating in May 1892 with a Bachelor's degree in Russian language and literature, a course of studies that proved useful in later life. The following winter, Paasikivi changed his major to law, earning a Master of Laws degree and eventually, in 1902, his Doctor of Law. During his schooling, Paasikivi supported himself by working variously as a teacher, lecturer, court bailiff, and lawyer in private practice in Lahti. It was also during his university studies, around 1894, that Paasikivi first became involved in the Fennoman movement, assuming leadership roles in its student organization.
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