Väinö Mäkinen
Finnish engineer, mayor of Riihimäki, politician, member of parliament
About Väinö Mäkinen
Lived 1915 – 1983 (aged 68). Väinö Mäkinen was a Finnish politician and mayor.
Väinö Oskari (V. O.) Mäkinen (25 January 1915 – 9 April 1983) was a Finnish engineer and politician, born in Hämeenlinna. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1966 to 1975, representing the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP). Mäkinen was the mayor of Riihimäki from 1962 to 1974. He was a presidential elector in the 1968 presidential election.
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Finnish engineer, mayor of Riihimäki, politician, member of parliament (1915-1983)
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Väinö Mäkinen was born on 25 January 1915 in Hämeenlinna.
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Väinö Mäkinen died on 9 April 1983.
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Väinö Mäkinen was a politician and mayor.
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Väinö Mäkinen was Finnish.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Väinö Mäkinen. https://biography.guide/vaino-makinen/
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