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V. J. Sukselainen
Portrait from 1981
24th Prime Minister of Finland
In office 27 May 1957 – 29 November 1957
President	Urho Kekkonen
Deputy	Nils Meinander Esa Kaitila Aarre Simonen Johannes Virolainen
Preceded by	Karl-August Fagerholm
Succeeded by	Rainer von Fieandt
In office 13 January 1959 – 14 July 1961
President	Urho Kekkonen
Deputy	Ralf Törngren Eemil Luukka Kauno Kleemola
Preceded by	Karl-August Fagerholm
Succeeded by	Martti Miettunen
Minister of the Interior
In office 17 January 1951 – 17 March 1953
Prime Minister	Urho Kekkonen
Preceded by	Urho Kekkonen
Succeeded by	Heikki Kannisto
Minister of Finance
In office 5 May 1954 – 20 October 1954
Prime Minister	Ralf Törngren
Preceded by	Tuure Junnila
Succeeded by	Penna Tervo
In office 17 March 1950 – 17 January 1951
Prime Minister	Urho Kekkonen
Preceded by	Onni Hiltunen
Succeeded by	Onni Hiltunen
Minister of Foreign Affairs Acting
In office 16 May 1961 – 19 June 1961
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Ralf Törngren
Succeeded by	Ahti Karjalainen
Personal details
Born	Viero Johannes Saari (1906-10-12)12 October 1906 Paimio, Finland
Died	6 April 1995(1995-04-06) (aged 88) Espoo, Finland
Political party	Agrarian League/Centre Party
Alma mater	University of Helsinki

Vieno Johannes (V.J.) "Jussi" Sukselainen (12 October 1906 – 6 April 1995; surname until 1928 Saari), was twice Prime Minister of Finland and four times Speaker of the Parliament. He was President of the Nordic Council in 1972 and 1977. He also served as the fourth Director General of Kela, the Finnish social security agency, from 1954 until 1971.

Sukselainen was born in Paimio and died in Espoo. He was a member of the Centre Party.

Cabinets

• Sukselainen I Cabinet
• Sukselainen II Cabinet

References

1. "Edustajamatrikkeli". Eduskunta.
2. "Ministerikortisto". Valtioneuvosto.

External links

Media related to Vieno Johannes Sukselainen at Wikimedia Commons

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