Erkki Salomaa was a Finnish communist activist, researcher, and trade union leader, born on October 16, 1917, in Jyväskylä and raised in Tampere. He became active in the Finnish Communist Party and was imprisoned from 1940 to 1944. Post-war, he became influential in the Construction Trade Union and published a significant guide on the trade union movement in 1947. He served as general secretary of the Trade Union International from 1955 to 1960 and held leadership roles within the SKP until his death by suicide in 1971.
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Meaning of the name - Erkki
ruler, powerful
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Erkki Salomaa belongs to the GI Generation group.
Place of Birth: Jyväskylä
Place of Death: Helsinki
Cause of Death: hanging
Educated At: University of Tampere
Occupation: trade unionist | politician
Employers: Finnish Communist Party | Construction Trade Union | Trade Union International of Building, Wood, Building Materials and Allied Industries | Sirola College
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Ephemeris for October 16, 1917
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on October 16, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for October 16, 2025 |
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| Sun | 22 Libra 45 | 23 Libra 35 | 12 Aquarius 3 |
| Moon | 29 Libra 38 | 29 Leo 20 | 13 Libra 4 |
| Mercury | 10 Libra 28 | 14 Scorpio 25 | 18 Capricorn 16 |
| Venus | 5 Sagittarius 29 | 3 Libra 30 | 25 Aquarius 21 |
| Mars | 20 Leo 35 | 16 Scorpio 41 | 3 Libra 2 |
| Jupiter | 10 Gemini 49 | 24 Cancer 5 | 1 Gemini 17 |
| Saturn | 13 Leo 45 | 26 Pisces 32 | 11 Leo 50 |
| Uranus | 19 Aquarius 49 | 0 Gemini 49 | 23 Aquarius 0 |
| Neptune | 6 Leo 57 | 0 Aries 7 | 5 Leo 33 |
| Pluto | 5 Cancer 30 | 1 Aquarius 21 | 3 Cancer 47 |
| Rahu | 5 Capricorn 4 | 16 Pisces 12 | 29 Sagittarius 21 |
| Ketu | 5 Cancer 4 | 16 Virgo 12 | 29 Gemini 21 |
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