Mikko Laaksonen
Mikko Olavi Laaksonen (27 August 1927 – 11 January 2006) was a
Finnish jurist, trade union leader and politician, born in
Helsinki. He was a member of the
Parliament of Finland from 1966 to 1971, representing the
Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP). He served as Minister of Justice and Deputy Minister of the Interior from 26 March to 30 September 1971. At the age of 17, in 1944, Laaksonen enlisted in the
Finnish SS-Company and served in the German military from 1944 to 1945, at a time when
Germany and Finland were at war with each other (the
Lapland War).
Laaksonen retired in 1981, and he lived rest of his life in Spain. He died in
Fuengirola, Spain.
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