Johannes Aadolfinpoika Mustonen (5 May 1901 – 11 May 1964) was a Finnish politician and member of the Parliament of Finland, the national legislature of Finland. A member of the Communist Party of Finland and the Finnish People's Democratic League, he represented Oulu Province between April 1945 and February 1962 and between December 1963 and May 1964.[1] Prior to being elected, he was imprisoned for eight years for political reasons.[1]
Janne Mustonen | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Parliament of Finland | |
| In office 20 December 1963 – 11 May 1964 | |
| Preceded by | Yrjö Murto |
| Succeeded by | Paavo Lagerroos |
| Constituency | Oulu Province |
| In office 6 April 1945 – 19 February 1962 | |
| Constituency | Oulu Province |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Johannes Aadolfinpoika Mustonen 5 May 1901 Paltamo, Russian Empire |
| Died | 11 May 1964 (aged 63) Kajaani, Finland |
| Political party | Communist Party of Finland |
| Other political affiliations | Finnish People's Democratic League |
Early life
editMustonen was born on 5 May 1901 in Paltamo in the centre of the Grand Duchy of Finland.[1] He was the son of crofter Adolf Mustonen and Eva Stiina Kovalainen.[1] He was educated at folk school and Sirola-opisto.[1] He held various jobs including as a paper worker, a sawmill driver and a general labourer.[2] He was forestry worker in Kajaani until 1945.[1]
Politics
editMustonen was active in the socialist youth movement in Kajaani from the early 1920s and contested the 1924 municipal elections.[3] His political activities brought him to the attention of the Etsivä keskuspoliisi (EK) secret police (also known as Ohrana). Towards the end of 1924, the EK searched his home and found maps with strange markings belonging to his brother.[4] The EK believed that this indicated that Mustonen was active in the banned Communist Party of Finland (SKP) but did not take any further action.[4]
Mustonen was arrested by the EK on 17 January 1926.[5] On 8 July 1926 the Court of Appeal in Vaasa convicted Mustonen of preparing for high treason and treason and sentenced him to six and three years imprisonment respectively (to serve eight years) with loss of civic rights for ten years.[6][7] He was released on parole in 1932.[8]
Mustonen was questioned by the state police (Valpo) just prior to the commencement of the Winter War in 1939 but was released as he seemed to have left his communist activities behind since being released from prison.[9] He was a Class II conscript in the Nostoväki military reserve and thus did not take part in the Winter War.[9] He worked for the Finland–Soviet Union Peace and Friendship Society (SNS) in Kainuu.[2][10] SNS was banned in December 1940 and several of its administrators arrested but not Mustonen.[10]
With the outbreak of the Continuation War in June 1941, Mustonen was amongst hundreds of leftists who were imprisoned without charge (euphemistically described as being kept in "safe custody" by the fascist regime in Finland) by Valpo.[2] He was amongst those political prisoners who were forcibly conscripted into the Pärm battalion (Osasto Pärmi) and sent to the front line.[10] He was then sent to the labour camps (Erillinen työkomppania).[10] In the spring of 1940 Mustonen's wife requested that he be released but this was opposed by Valpo and the company operating the labour camps for the Finnish regime.[10][11] However, Valpo subsequently changed its stance and supported his release which happended in autumn 1943.[10][12]
Mustonen was elected to the Parliament of Finland at the 1945 parliamentary election.[13][14] He was re-elected at the 1948, 1951, 1954 and 1958 parliamentary elections.[15][16][17][18] He was not re-elected at the 1962 parliamentary election but was appointed to the Parliament of Finland in December 1963 following the death of Yrjö Murto.[1][19]
Mustonen was secretary of the Kainuu branch of the SKP and chairman of the Kainuu branch of the Finnish People's Democratic League (SKDL).[1][20] He was a presidential elector at the 1950, 1956 and 1962 presidential elections.[1][20] He was a member of the municipal council in Kajaani.[1]
Mustonen died on 11 May 1964 in Kajaani.[1]
Personal life
editMustonen married Anna Maria Leinonen in 1938.[1]
See also
editReferences
editCitations
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Kansanedustajat: Janne Mustonen" (in Finnish). Helsinki, Finland: Parliament of Finland. Archived from the original on 15 April 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ a b c Karhunen 2021, p. 15.
- ^ Karhunen 2021, p. 24.
- ^ a b Karhunen 2021, p. 33.
- ^ "Kajaanin ohrana toimessa". Pohjan Voima (in Finnish). No. 15. Oulu, Finland. 21 January 1926. p. 4. Retrieved 30 January 2024 – via National Library of Finland.
- ^ "Kainuun salaisen kommunistipuolueen juttu". Vaasa (in Finnish). No. 152. Vaasa, Finland. 8 July 1926. p. 3. Retrieved 30 January 2024 – via National Library of Finland.
- ^ "Kamuun kommunistijuiussa julistettu päätös". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). No. 181. Helsinki, Finland. 9 July 1926. p. 8. Retrieved 30 January 2024 – via National Library of Finland.
- ^ Karhunen 2021, p. 47.
- ^ a b Karhunen 2021, p. 69.
- ^ a b c d e f Karhunen 2021, p. 70.
- ^ Karhunen 2021, p. 77.
- ^ Karhunen 2021, pp. 15–16.
- ^ "De nya riksdagsmännen". Hufvudstadsbladet (in Swedish). No. 79. Helsinki, Finland. 22 March 1945. p. 7. Retrieved 31 January 2024 – via National Library of Finland.
- ^ "Uuden eduskunnan kokoonpano". Laatokka (in Finnish). No. 74. Sortavala, Finland. 31 March 1945. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 31 January 2024 – via National Library of Finland.
- ^ Valtiopäivät 1948: Pöytäkirjat I - Istunnot 1-38 - Valtiopäivien alusta joulukuun 10 päivään (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki, Finland: Parliament of Finland. 1950. p. 9. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ Valtiopäivät 1951: Pöytäkirjat I - Istunnot 1-48 - Valtiopäivien alusta joulukuun 10 päivään (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki, Finland: Parliament of Finland. 1953. p. 9. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ Valtiopäivät 1954: Pöytäkirjat I - Istunnot 1-40 - Valtiopäivien alusta lokakuun 22 päivään (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki, Finland: Parliament of Finland. 1955. p. 9. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ Suomen virallinen tilasto XXIX A:26: Eduskuntavaalit 1958 (in Finnish). Helsinki, Finland: Statistics Finland. 1959. p. 56. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ Suomen virallinen tilasto XXIX A:28: Kansanedustajain vaalit 1962 (in Finnish). Helsinki, Finland: Statistics Finland. 1962. p. 59. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ a b Karhunen 2021, p. 16.
Sources
edit- Karhunen, Eero (26 April 2021). "Pohjola kommunismintorjunnan kenttänä : pohjoissuomalaiset kommunistit Etsivän keskuspoliisin ja Valtiollisen poliisin kontrollin kohteena vuosina 1920–1944". OuluREPO (in Finnish). Oulu, Finland: University of Oulu. Retrieved 27 January 2024.