Finland

God of Finland Urho Kaleva Kekkonen (bald, with mighty glasses) watching ice hockey’s world championship’s in Helsinki 1974. Photographer has chosen the right angle, behind his head is Helsinki’s coat of arms and the crown

May 21, 2026

Gxeq on May 21, 2026 2:55 pm

Kekkonen was good, but are we trying to make cult of personality around him?
invicerato on May 21, 2026 3:00 pm

[Kekkonen, Kekkonen, Kekkonen](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjt-AeJkzf0)

The people have spoken.
The_Grinning_Reaper on May 21, 2026 3:04 pm

Quite obviously the photographer has captured Kekkonen’s ambitions very well in this picture.
foreignmacaroon6 on May 21, 2026 3:31 pm

It’s the coat of arms for the city of Helsinki

[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c4/Helsinki.vaakuna.svg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c4/Helsinki.vaakuna.svg)
AnjaKaarina on May 21, 2026 3:36 pm

He was very good writer. I laughed my ass off while reading his real diaries
Obvious-Laugh-1954 on May 21, 2026 3:53 pm

Can’t stand him.
crinalex on May 21, 2026 3:56 pm

Fuck Kekkonen. Only weak people yearn for authoritarian strongmen.