Pekka Ahmavaara
Pekka Ahmavaara | |
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| Born | Error: Invalid birth date for calculating age Ylitornio, Finland |
| Died | December 26, 1929 (aged 67) Oulu, Finland |
| Occupation(s) | Politician, banking executive |
| Years active | 1894–1919 (politics) |
| Known for | Member of the Diet of Finland and Parliament of Finland; President of the Economic Society of the Oulu Province |
Pekka Ahmavaara (born 28 October 1862, died 26 December 1929; originally bore the surname Aulin until 1906) was a Finnish politician and banking executive. His birthplace was Ylitornio. Ahmavaara held a seat in the Diet of Finland between 1894 and 1906, followed by terms in the Parliament of Finland from 1907 to 1916 and later from 1917 to 1919. Initially, he was affiliated with the Young Finnish Party until 1918, after which he joined the National Coalition Party until 1919.
During the initial phase of Russification, the administration under Nikolay Bobrikov exiled him to Sweden in 1903; he made his return in 1905.
Between 1924 and 1925, Ahmavaara served on the Oulu city council and took part in the 1925 electoral college responsible for selecting the president of Finland. Additionally, he held the presidency of the Economic Society of the Oulu Province, an organization that later evolved into ProAgria Oulu Maaseutukeskus ry. Ahmavaara passed away at age 67 in Oulu.