IKE Unforgettable Ilkka Kanerva
Heikkilä, Markku
Tuotetiedot
| Nimeke: | IKE Unforgettable Ilkka Kanerva |
| Tekijät: | Heikkilä, Markku (Kirjoittaja) Laiho, Kristian (Yhteistyössä) Ruola, Jaakko (Valokuvaaja) Manell, Felix (Kuvittaja) |
| Tuotetunnus: | 9789526534107 |
| Tuotemuoto: | Pehmeäkantinen kirja |
| Saatavuus: | Tilaustuote toimitetaan myöhemmin |
| Ilmestymispäivä: | 10.11.2023 |
| Hinta: | 34,00 € (29,82 € alv 0 %) |
| Kustantaja: | Epicoutrun |
| Painos: | 2023 |
| Julkaisuvuosi: | 2023 |
| Kieli: | englanti |
| Sivumäärä: | 266 |
| Tuoteryhmät: | Kaikki tuotteet |
| Kirjastoluokka: | 99.1 Elämäkerrat. Muistelmat |
| Avainsanat: | Historia, Ilkka Kanerva, Kokoomus, Ministeri, Nato, Turku, Ulkoministeri, Varsinais-Suomi, kansanedustajat, politiikka |
The political history of Finland, the newest member of the NATO military
alliance since the Second World War, is a special one. After surviving as the only
unoccupied country among Nazi Germany's fellow warriors, Finland balanced
for years between maintaining its independence and its room for manoeuvre
under pressure from its large border neighbour, the Soviet Union. The political
tactic was, on the one hand, to pledge friendship and to go as far as possible
along the lines of its neighbour, and, on the other, to strive for ever closer
cooperation with Western Europe. The master of this balancing act was Urho
Kekkonen, who remained president for three decades. Finland was able to
become a member of the free trade agreement EFTA, join the European Union
and the euro monetary union, and establish such close relations with NATO
that, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in spring 2022, full membership
could be achieved quickly and with the broad consensus of the people and
politicians.
Ilkka Kanerva was a central figure in that long run of Finnish history. He played
a major role in helping the conservative party, the Coalition Party, which had
been alienated and even hated by the Soviet Union, to break out of its political
malaise and become the party responsible for the government and eventually
the prime minister and president.
Kanerva, who died on Purgatory Thursday in 2022, started out as a strong
advocate of Soviet friendliness, dubbed "Finlandization" and as a youth
politician who sought Kekkonen's court, ended up as a key influence when
Finland abandoned military non-alignment. During a career spanning five
decades, Ilkka Kanerva managed time and again to change his perspective and
adapt to the new geopolitical reality.
The story of Ilkka Kanerva is very much a Finnish story. He was an
internationally renowned Finn who served as a minister in three governments.
During his brief tenure as Foreign Minister, he quickly forged new transatlantic
relations for Finland. His presidency and honorary chairmanship of the
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) brought him to
the forefront of European consciousness.
As a passionate sportsman, Kanerva was known in the most important top
sports cabinets. He held several high positions in the European Athletics
Federation and the International Association of Athletics Federations.
In his private life, Kanerva was a colourful character. His affairs were hot topics
in the yellow press, and his ill-advised communications with an erotic dancer
were eventually punished by the loss of his Foreign Minister's seat. Kanerva
recovered from that setback remarkably well and returned to the sharpest peak
of Finnish foreign policy, the state ministry.
This work describes, with sympathy and attention, the career and personality of
Ilkka Kanerva. The book is based on interviews with more than 50 people close
to Kanerva, including the President of the Republic of Finland, Sauli Niinistö,
Prime Minister Emeritus Esko Aho, and many other key figures.
alliance since the Second World War, is a special one. After surviving as the only
unoccupied country among Nazi Germany's fellow warriors, Finland balanced
for years between maintaining its independence and its room for manoeuvre
under pressure from its large border neighbour, the Soviet Union. The political
tactic was, on the one hand, to pledge friendship and to go as far as possible
along the lines of its neighbour, and, on the other, to strive for ever closer
cooperation with Western Europe. The master of this balancing act was Urho
Kekkonen, who remained president for three decades. Finland was able to
become a member of the free trade agreement EFTA, join the European Union
and the euro monetary union, and establish such close relations with NATO
that, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in spring 2022, full membership
could be achieved quickly and with the broad consensus of the people and
politicians.
Ilkka Kanerva was a central figure in that long run of Finnish history. He played
a major role in helping the conservative party, the Coalition Party, which had
been alienated and even hated by the Soviet Union, to break out of its political
malaise and become the party responsible for the government and eventually
the prime minister and president.
Kanerva, who died on Purgatory Thursday in 2022, started out as a strong
advocate of Soviet friendliness, dubbed "Finlandization" and as a youth
politician who sought Kekkonen's court, ended up as a key influence when
Finland abandoned military non-alignment. During a career spanning five
decades, Ilkka Kanerva managed time and again to change his perspective and
adapt to the new geopolitical reality.
The story of Ilkka Kanerva is very much a Finnish story. He was an
internationally renowned Finn who served as a minister in three governments.
During his brief tenure as Foreign Minister, he quickly forged new transatlantic
relations for Finland. His presidency and honorary chairmanship of the
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) brought him to
the forefront of European consciousness.
As a passionate sportsman, Kanerva was known in the most important top
sports cabinets. He held several high positions in the European Athletics
Federation and the International Association of Athletics Federations.
In his private life, Kanerva was a colourful character. His affairs were hot topics
in the yellow press, and his ill-advised communications with an erotic dancer
were eventually punished by the loss of his Foreign Minister's seat. Kanerva
recovered from that setback remarkably well and returned to the sharpest peak
of Finnish foreign policy, the state ministry.
This work describes, with sympathy and attention, the career and personality of
Ilkka Kanerva. The book is based on interviews with more than 50 people close
to Kanerva, including the President of the Republic of Finland, Sauli Niinistö,
Prime Minister Emeritus Esko Aho, and many other key figures.