Governments and ministers since 1917
On this page, you can browse information about the governments of Finland by name, term, number of days in office or Prime Minister’s political party and see whether the government was a majority, minority or caretaker government. Ministers can be organised by name, political party and total number of days as minister. Information is available for all governments of Finland since it gained independence.
Vihtori Vesterinen
Personal details
Date and place of birth: 27.1.1885 Kivijärvi
Days in office 2632
Ministerial duties
- Kekkonen II - Minister of Social Affairs 17.1.1951 - 20.9.1951 (Agrarian Union)
- Kekkonen - Minister at the Ministry of Transport and Public Works 31.3.1950 - 17.1.1951 (Agrarian Union)
- Kekkonen - Minister at the Ministry of Social Affairs 17.3.1950 - 17.1.1951 (Agrarian Union)
- Pekkala - Minister of Agriculture 26.3.1946 - 29.7.1948 (Agrarian Union)
- Paasikivi III - Minister of Agriculture 9.11.1945 - 26.3.1946 (Agrarian Union)
- Kallio IV - Deputy Minister of Transport and Public Works 7.10.1936 - 12.3.1937 (Agrarian Union)
- Sunila - Deputy Minister of Agriculture 17.12.1927 - 16.10.1928 (Agrarian Union)
- Kallio II - Deputy Minister of Agriculture 31.12.1925 - 13.12.1926 (Agrarian Union)
- Tulenheimo - Deputy Minister of Agriculture 31.3.1925 - 31.12.1925 (Agrarian Union)