Career
He subsequently joined the Liberal League and when the Liberal League and the People"s Party of Finland merged in 1965 to form the Liberal People"s Party, he founded the Independence Party (Itsenäisyyspuolue), which took part in the parliamentary elections of 1966 without winning any seats. Leikola was the chairman of the Independence Party from 1965 to 1969. He was the elder brother of Erkki Leikola.
