- Julius Sundblom
August Julius Sundblom (
June 22 ,1865 -August 23 ,1945 ) was an editor and politician on theÅland Islands ,Finland .Sundblom founded
Tidningen Åland in 1891, and was its editor-in-chief during 1891 - 1896 and 1921 - 1945. He was also editor-in-chief ofVästra Nyland 1895 - 1900, during which time he lived inTurku ,Finland .Following
Finland 's declaration of independence in 1917, Sundblom became one of the leading figures of theÅland movement . The movements goal of returning Åland to Sweden resulted in theÅland Crisis . Before the resolution of the crisis, Sundblom, along withCarl Björkman , was arrested by Finnish police and spent a few days in prison, accused ofhigh treason .In 1922, Sundblom became the first speaker of the Landstinget (later called "Lagtinget"), which had been instituted in accordance with the Finnish Autonomy Act of 1920 as part of the solution to the Åland Crisis.
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* [http://holger.aland.net/julius2k/sida0/h______1.htm Julius Sundblom biography]
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