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See also:	Other events of 1953 Timeline of Finnish history

Events in the year 1953 in Finland.

Incumbents

• President: Juho Kusti Paasikivi
• Prime Minister: Urho Kekkonen

Establishments

• Finnish Footballer of the Year award (Football Association of Finland)

Events

• 10 May – The 1953 Eläintarhanajot motor race is held at Eläintarha and is won by Rodney Nuckey (UK).

Births

• 28 February – Osmo Vänskä, orchestral conductor and musician
• 22 April – Juhani Komulainen, composer

Deaths

• 29 March – Väinö Kivisalo, politician (b. 1882)

References

1. J. K. Paasikivi – Eduskunta.fi (in Finnish)
2. Kekkonen, Urho. Kansallisbiografia (English edition)
3. "1953 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-06-29.
4. Tarpila, Laila (28 February 2019). "Levytysten kautta uran luonut kapellimestari Osmo Vänskä amerikkalaistui – Musiikin syntymäpäiväkalenteri" (in Finnish). Yle. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
5. "Kansanedustajat: Väinö Kivisalo" (in Finnish). Helsinki, Finland: Parliament of Finland. Archived from the original on 14 March 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2024.

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