Väinö Tanner

Finnish politician, Prime Minister of Finland (1881–1966)

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Born: March 12, 1881
Died: April 19, 1966
Zodiac sign: Pisces
Birth year: 1881

About Väinö Tanner

Väinö Alfred Tanner (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈʋæi̯nø ˈalfred ˈtɑnːer]; 12 March 1881 – 19 April 1966; surname until 1895 Thomasson) was a leading figure in the Social Democratic Party of Finland, and a pioneer and leader of the cooperative movement in Finland. He was Prime Minister of Finland in 1926–1927. After the Continuation War, and while still in prison, Tanner became the virtual leader of a faction of the SDP which had strong support from the US.

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Career and life highlights

Tanner won the race by 1 vote.

The world when Väinö Tanner was born

Väinö Tanner was born in 1881. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

Top headlinePresident Garfield assassinated
Technology milestoneFirst electric power plant (Godalming, England)
World population~1.41B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderJames A. Garfield / Chester A. Arthur
U.S. population51.0M

1881 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Väinö Tanner's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1881	2026
Population	51.0M	341 million

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