Svobodnoye ( Russian : Свобо́дное ; Finnish : Kirvu ) is a rural locality on Karelian Isthmus , in Vyborgsky District, Leningrad Oblast in Russia . Until the Winter War and Continuation War , it was the administrative center of the Kirvu municipality of the Viipuri province of Finland .
2-514: It is the birthplace of Juho Niukkanen (1888–1954) and Liisi Beckmann (1924–2004). 61°4′58.8″N 29°18′0″E / 61.083000°N 29.30000°E / 61.083000; 29.30000 This Leningrad Oblast location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Juho Niukkanen Juho Niukkanen (27 July 1888 in Kirvu – 17 May 1954 in Helsinki )
4-520: Was a Finnish politician prior to, during, and after the Winter War . He was a member of parliament from 1916 to 1933 and again from 1936 to 1954, and represented the Agrarian Party ( Maalaisliitto ). He served as a minister in many cabinets . His most important office was as Minister of Finance on three occasions, and as Minister of Defence from 1937 to 1940. Juho Niukkanen was
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