Kaarlo Harvala (1885–1942) was a Finnish journalist and politician who was among the chairmen of the Social Democratic Party. He held the post between 1930 and 1942. He was also a member of the Parliament of Finland.

Kaarlo Harvala
Leader of Social Democratic Party
In office
1930 – 31 August 1942
Preceded byMatti Paasivuori
Personal details
Born5 September 1885
Ruovesi
Died31 August 1942(1942-08-31) (aged 56)
Helsinki
Political partySocial Democratic Party
OccupationJournalist

Biography

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Harvala was born in Ruovesi on 5 September 1885.[1] He was the secretary of the Union of Finnish Landlords in Tampere between 1912 and 1918.[1] He was arrested in 1918 due to his political views.[1] Following his release from prison he worked as an editor-in-chief of Kansan Sana newspaper and Kansan magazine in Tampere.[1] Then he became the editor of Sosialist newspaper in Turku in 1919 and remained in the post until 1923.[2]

He became a member of the Parliament on 5 September 1922 and served there until 31 August 1939.[2] In 1930 he was elected as the leader of Social Democratic Party, replacing Matti Paasivuori in the post.[3] Harvala remained in the post until his death in Helsinki on 31 August 1942.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Kaarlo Harvala" (in Finnish). Eduskunka Riksdagen. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Historia 2. 1919-1939: Sisällissodasta uuteen nousuun". SSSL (in Finnish). Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  3. ^ a b Jan Sundberg (1999). "The Finnish Social Democratic Party". In Robert Ladrech; Philippe Marlière (eds.). Social Democratic Parties in the European Union: History, Organization, Policies. London: Macmillan Press Ltd. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-230-37414-0.
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