Edwin Linkomies
Edwin Linkomies | |
|---|---|
| 16th Prime Minister of Finland | |
| In office 5 March 1943 – 8 August 1944 | |
| President | Risto Ryti Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim |
| Preceded by | Johan Wilhelm Rangell |
| Succeeded by | Antti Hackzell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edwin Johannes Hildegard Flinck 22 December 1894 Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire |
| Died | 9 September 1963 (aged 68) Helsinki, Finland |
| Political party | National Coalition Party |
| Relatives | Sinikka Linkomies-Pohjala (daughter) |
| Alma mater | University of Helsinki |
| Profession | Professor of Latin literature, University chancellor |
Edwin Johannes Hildegard Linkomies (22 December 1894 – 9 September 1963, until 1928 Edwin Flinck) was Prime Minister of Finland from March 1943 to August 1944, and one of the seven politicians sentenced to five and a half years in prison as responsible for the Continuation War, on the demand of the Soviet Union. He was paroled in 1948. Linkomies was a prominent fennoman academic, pro-rector (administrative head) of the University of Helsinki 1932 to 1943, rector 1956 to 1962, and the government's Chancellor of the University from 1962 until his death.