Career
He was the chairman of the Social Democratic Party from 1903 to 1905 and party secretary from 1918 to 1926. He was imprisoned for a while in 1918 for having sided with the Reds during the Finnish Civil War.
He was the chairman of the Social Democratic Party from 1903 to 1905 and party secretary from 1918 to 1926. He was imprisoned for a while in 1918 for having sided with the Reds during the Finnish Civil War.
He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1907 to 1909, from 1911 to 1914 and from 1922 until his death in 1929, representing the Social Democratic Party of Finland (Social Democratic Party).