Erkki Kaila
Finnish politician and archbishop

Erkki Kaila

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Finnish politician and archbishop
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Male
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Birth:
2 June 1867
Death:
9 December 1944
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Erkki Kaila, previously Erik Johansson (June 2, 1867, Huittinen – December 9, 1944) was the Archbishop of Turku, and the spiritual head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland between 1935 and 1944. He was a Member of Parliament between 1917 and 1927, representing the Finnish Party from 1917 to 1918 and the National Coalition Party from 1918 to 1927.