About Taisto Tähkämaa
Lived 1924 – 2025 (aged 101). Taisto Tähkämaa was a Finnish politician and agriculturist.
(11 December 1924 – 21 December 2025) was a Finnish Centre Party politician. In the Parliament of Finland he held various cabinet posts, including minister of defence and minister of agriculture and forestry in the 1970s and 1980s.
Life and career Tähkämaa was born in Pargas on 11 December 1924. He was an agrologist and agricultural advisor by profession. He fought in World War II against the Soviet Red Army. He was a member of the Centre Party and served as its vice chair between 1980 and 1984.
Tähkämaa died on 21 December 2025 at the age of 101.
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Who was Taisto Tähkämaa?
Finnish politician ( 1924-2025)
When was Taisto Tähkämaa born?
Taisto Tähkämaa was born on 11 December 1924 in Pargas.
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Taisto Tähkämaa died on 21 December 2025 in Kaarina.
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Taisto Tähkämaa was a politician and agriculturist.
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Taisto Tähkämaa was Finnish.
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