- Was an athlete in his youth.
- President of Finland 1 March 1956 - 27 January 1982. Had the longest term of any elected head of state in the Western World.
- Prime minister of Finland years 1950-1956, but not continually.
- His hobby was cross-country skiing.
- His main goal was to keep Finland non-allied through the cold War.
- Was a personal friend of the Russian Prime Minister Aleksey Kosygin. The two went on hiking trips together.
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