Vietti Nykänen

Finnish architect, writer and politician

Lönnrotinkatu 26. designed by Vietti Nykänen in 1926.[1]

Vietti Brynolf Nykänen (15 June 1884, St. Petersburg – 6 October 1951)[2] was a Finnish architect, writer and politician.

Nykänen's parents were a goldsmith who owned a workshop in St. Petersburg from 1880 to 1917 and Fabergé's foreman, Gabriel Nykänen (1854–1921), and Henrika (Hinni) Juhanantytär Tuomala Öhberg (1858–1934), who owned a sewing shop in St. Petersburg. Of the nine children, four died young. During the Finnish Civil War, Vietti Nykänen's younger brother, Sulo Nykänen, became known as the "Hangman of Jaala." In 1940, Sulo Nykänen was detained by the Soviets in Estonia. He was convicted of terrorism and counter-revolutionary activities and executed in 1941.[3]

He graduated from the Vyborg Real Lyceum in 1903 and graduated as an architect in 1907. Nykänen worked as an architect and independent builder in Finland, Germany and Russia.[4] At the beginning of the 20th century, Nykänen brought theoretical know-how in reinforced concrete technology to Finland with architect GE Asp and engineer Otto Weyerstall.[5]

Nykänen took part in founding the Vyborg White Guard in January 1918 and served as its chief of staff in the Finnish Civil War. Vietti Nykänen also participated among Finnish volunteers in the Estonian War of Independence, he was also later politically active. In the early 1930s, Nykänen belonged to the National Socialist Union of Finland until he quarreled with the organization and in March 1933, founded a new "Stormers" party. In the autumn of 1933, Chairman Nykänen got into disputes with his party colleagues. The opposition accused Nykänen of autocracy, and disappointed supporters left the party, setting up their organization "Stormtroopers." In 1934, Nykänen joined the ranks of the Patriotic People's Movement. During the Continuation War, he was active in the National Socialists of Finland.[6] In 1948, Nykänen was elected vice-chairman of the Radical People's Party.[7]

In 1938, Nykänen, with Vihtori Herttua and journalist Arvo Kokko, planned a far-right coup, which was to take place on 16 May 1938 in connection with the 20th anniversary parade of the Finnish Civil War. The coup aimed at ousting Cajander's Social Democrat-Agrarian government was to be led by the civil war veteran organisation Front Soldier League, after Carl Lindh, president of the union, had been ousted and "foreign-language and pro-Masonic" forces had been removed from the organisation's board. The planners of the coup project planned for Antti Isotalo to be the new chairman of the union. However, the coup was aborted due to a lack of support from the union.[8]

## Buildings designed by Nykänen

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* As. Oy Kaarinankatu 2, Turku 1926–1927
* Lönnrotinkatu 26, Helsinki 1929

## Writings

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* Huonerakennusalalla esiintyvistä tukirakenteista: rakennusteknillinen tutkielma. Helsinki: Rakentajain kustannus oy, 1930.
* Lyhyt rautabetoniopas. Helsinki: Otava, 1913.
* Nykyaikaisia uimahalleja. Helsinki: Akateeminen kirjakauppa, 1926.
* Rautabetoni: pääpiirteinen esitys sen synnystä, ominaisuuksista, teoriiasta ja käytäntötavoista. Helsinki: Otava, 1911.
* Suomen uusi tie. Helsinki: Kustannustoimisto Rivi, 1942.

Under the pseudonym U. Olavi Keso:

* Laukolain juttu. Suomen sotilas, Helsinki, 1928
* Luomme nyt mahtavan, suuren Suomen, Helsinki, 1943

## References

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1. ^ "Albertinkatu 34 - Lönnrotinkatu 26 - korttelit.fi". www.korttelit.fi. Archived from the original on 2005-04-16.
2. ^ Vietti Nykäsen Kansaneläkelaitoksen-henkilökortti Archived 2021-05-11 at the Wayback Machine Astia-tietokanta.
3. ^ Aleksi Mainio : Eteläisen alueen tiedusteluosasto ja Viron vapaussota, Sotahistoriallinen aikakauskirja 30, Suomen Sotahistoriallinen Seura – Sotamuseo, Helsinki 2010, s.104–130
4. ^ "Ylioppilasmatrikkeli 1903" (PDF). www.helsinki.fi. University of Helsinki.
5. ^ Paula Holmila : Tarton Paavalinkirkko on yksi Eliel Saarisen merkkitöistä, Betoni-lehti 1/2016, sivu 48
6. ^ Ekberg, Henrik (1991). Führerns trogna följeslagare. Den finländska nazismen 1932–1944. Schildts. pp. 49–51\. ISBN 951-50-0522-1. s. 114–115, 246, 250.
7. ^ Mikko Uola: Suomalaisen populismin juurilla. Ernesti Hentunen – tasavallan hovinarri, s. 122–127. Turun Yliopiston poliittisen historian tutkimuksia 7. Turun yliopiston poliittisen historian laitos, 1997. ISBN 951-29-1024-1 / ISSN 1238-9420.
8. ^ Roselius, Aapo – Silvennoinen, Oula – Tikka, Marko (2016). "Kerran Suomessa taistellaan – suomalainen fasismi ja sota". Suomalaiset fasistit – mustan sarastuksen airuet. WSOY. p. 271-276. ISBN 978-951-0-42327-1.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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Far-right politics in Finland

Pre-1945 groups|

* Academic Karelia Society
* Blue Cross
* Blue-and-Blacks
* Finnish Realm Union
* Finnish-Socialist Workers' Party
* Finnish National Socialist Labor Organisation
* Front Soldier League
* Finnish People's Organisation
* Finnish Labor Front
* Labor Organisation of Brothers-in-Arms
* Lalli Alliance of Finland
* Lapua Movement
* Organisation of National Socialists
* National Socialists of Finland
* National Socialist Union of Finland
* National Trade Union Confederation of Finland
* NSDAP/AO Finnland
* Party of Finnish Labor
* Patriotic Citizens of Viitasaari
* Patriotic People's Movement
* Patriotic People's Party
* People's Community Society
* Rising Finland
* Stormers
* Vientirauha

Post-1945 groups|

* Atomwaffen Division Finland
* Blood & Honour Finland
* Blue-and-Black Movement
* Blue and White Front
* Crew 38 Finland
* Finland – Fatherland
* Finns Party
* Finnish People First
* Finnish People's Blue-Whites
* For Independence
* Freedom Alliance
* Kohti Vapautta!
* National Democratic Party
* National Union Council
* Nordic Resistance Movement
* Patriotic People's Movement
* Patriotic Popular Front
* Power Belongs to the People
* Suomen Sisu
* Soldiers of Odin
* Turku Society for the Spiritual Sciences
* Truth Party (Finland)

Pre-1945 people|

* Reino Ala-Kulju
* Vilho Annala
* Torsten Aminoff
* Hjalmar von Bonsdorff
* Severin Dobrovolsky
* Kai Donner
* Johan Christian Fabritius
* Petter Forsström
* C. A. J. Gadolin
* Herman Gummerus
* Yrjö von Grönhagen
* Bertel Gripenberg
* Reidar Hedman
* Vilho Helanen
* Gunnar von Hertzen
* Carl-Gustaf Herlitz
* Kalevi Heikkinen
* Antti Isotalo
* Y. W. Jalander
* Karl Jansson
* Kustaa Jussila
* Kaarlo Kares
* Y. P. I. Kaila
* Hans Kalm
* Arvi Kalsta
* Rauno Kallia
* Toivo Karanko
* Edvard Karvonen
* Aarne Kauhanen
* Juho Kaveheimo
* Olavi Karpalo
* Yrjö Kivenoja
* Juhani Konkka
* Vihtori Kosola
* Jussi Leino
* Gunnar Lindqvist
* Arvi Malmivaara
* Jussi Muilu
* Iisakki Nikkola
* Vietti Nykänen
* Thorvald Oljemark
* Johannes Öhquist
* Unto Parvilahti
* Martti Pihkala
* Otto Piisinen
* Boris Popper
* Yrjö Raikas
* Niilo Rauvala
* Erkki Räikkönen
* Hilja Riipinen
* John Rosberg
* Yrjö Ruutu
* Yrjö Saarinen
* Antti Salamaa
* Bruno Salmiala
* Kaarlo Salovaara
* Jaakko Seise
* Elias Simojoki
* Teo Snellman
* Arne Somersalo
* Paavo Susitaival
* Paavo Talvela
* Eino Tuomivaara
* Örnulf Tigerstedt
* Jukka Tyrkkö
* Ensio Uoti
* Mauno Vannas
* Kurt Martti Wallenius
* Artturi Vuorimaa

Post-1945 people|

* James Hirvisaari
* Esa Henrik Holappa [fi]
* Juha Korhonen
* Juha Kärkkäinen
* Jouni Lanamäki
* Seppo Lehto
* Junes Lokka
* Olavi Mäenpää
* Pekka Siitoin
* Ano Turtiainen
* Tuukka Kuru

Pre-1945 events|

* Assassination of Heikki Ritavuori
* Murder of Onni Happonen
* Murder of Erik Mättö [fi]
* Murder of Yrjö Holm [fi]
* Mäntsälä rebellion
* Peasant March
* Ståhlberg kidnapping
* Vaasa riot

Post-1945 events|

* 612 march
* Kursiivi printing house arson
* 1986 Oulu airplane hijacking attempt [fi]
* Jyväskylä library stabbing
* 2016 Helsinki Asema-aukio assault
* Pekka Kataja assassination attempt [fi]
* Kankaanpää terrorism arrests
* Lahti terrorism arrests [fi]

Other|

* 21 Paths to the Kingdom of Darkness
* Ajan Suunta
* Finnish volunteers in the Waffen-SS
* Finnlands Lebensraum
* Kansallissosialisti
* Kustaa Vaasa
* Magneettimedia
* MV-media
* Siniristi
* Steelfest
* Pro-German resistance movement in Finland (Thoralf Kyrre, Lauri Törni, Arvid Ojasti, Claes Purjo)

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