Veikko Helle

Veikko Helle
Helle to the left.
Speaker of the Parliament of Finland
In office
5 February 1976 – 31 January 1978
Preceded byV. J. Sukselainen
Succeeded byAhti Pekkala
Deputy Prime Minister of Finland
In office
15 July 1970 – 29 October 1971
Prime MinisterAhti Karjalainen
Preceded byPäiviö Hetemäki
Succeeded byPäiviö Hetemäki
Minister of Labour
In office
31 December 1982 – 6 May 1983
Prime MinisterKalevi Sorsa
Preceded byJouko Kajanoja
Succeeded byUrpo Leppänen
In office
23 February 1972 – 4 September 1972
Prime MinisterRafael Paasio
Preceded byKeijo Liinamaa
Succeeded byValde Nevalainen
In office
15 July 1970 – 29 October 1971
Prime MinisterAhti Karjalainen
Preceded byEsa Timonen
Succeeded byKeijo Liinamaa
In office
1 March 1970 – 14 May 1970
Prime MinisterMauno Koivisto
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byEsa Timonen
Personal details
Born
Veikko Kullervo Helle

(1911-12-11)11 December 1911
Vihti, Grand Duchy of Finland
Died5 February 2005(2005-02-05) (aged 93)
Lohja, Finland
Political partySocial Democratic

Veikko Kullervo Helle (11 December 1911 in Vihti – 5 February 2005 in Lohja) was a Finnish politician representing the Social Democrats.

Helle was originally a carpenter by trade and followed his father into municipal politics and later into the parliament. He was elected in the 1936 municipal elections and he served as a member of parliament from 1951 to 1983. He was four times a minister between 1970 and 1983 and the speaker of the parliament from 1976 to 1978. Helle ran in the elections for SDP chairman in 1963, losing the post to Rafael Paasio. In the inner party politics, he represented the right-wing of the SDP.

He served as the minister of labor on four occasions between 1970 and 1983.

Helle was a member of the Vihti municipal council for 51 years from 1936 to 1987, and was the chairman of the council 1958–1976.

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