Editing Risto Ryti (section)

==Last stages of career==

===War-guilt trials===
[[File:Ryti sotasyyllisyysoikeudenkäynnissä.jpg|thumb|Risto Ryti during the [[war-responsibility trials in Finland]], behind him, to the left, is former prime minister [[Edwin Linkomies]] and to the right, defender [[Hjalmar J. Procopé]].]]
After Ryti resigned from the presidency, he was reappointed governor of the Bank of Finland. [[Jukka Rangell]] stepped aside to clear the way for Ryti. In autumn 1944, he used tough measures, as he had done during the Great Depression ten years earlier, in the nation's monetary policy. The policy was to fight [[inflation]] and boost [[export]]s.{{sfnp|Turtola|2000|page=412}} However, in spring 1945 Finnish [[communist]]s and the Soviet Union demanded he be [[War-responsibility trials in Finland|tried as "responsible for the war"]]. His [[Defense (legal)|defence]] [[lawyer]] was the former foreign minister [[Hjalmar Procopé]].{{sfnp|Turtola|2000|page=413}}

Ryti was sentenced to 10&nbsp;years imprisonment. Along with Ryti, seven other high officials were sentenced to prison, although for shorter terms. The group was convicted using an [[ex post facto]] law, which had been instituted for the purpose by the [[Parliament of Finland|parliament]]. Although the [[Constitution of Finland|Finnish constitution]] prohibited such legislation, the act in question was passed as a constitutional amendment, with a qualified majority in the parliament. Both the court and the parliament faced severe pressure from the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom during the process.<ref>[https://www.finlex.fi/fi/viranomaiset/oikeuskansleri/1992/420 ''Kysymys sotasyyllisyystuomion purkamisesta'' (''A decision by the Finnish chancellor of justice'')], finlex.fi, 27 November 1992; retrieved 10 October 2007. {{in lang|fi}}</ref> Ryti's health failed during his sentence. Most of his stomach had to be removed due to a tumour; in addition, he developed arthritis during his first winter of imprisonment. By 1949, all the other convicts of the war-responsibility trials had been released on [[parole]], while Ryti was hospitalized. He was pardoned by President [[Juho Kusti Paasikivi]] that year.{{citation needed|date=June 2018}}

===Final years===
After being freed, Ryti never returned to public life. He concentrated on writing his memoirs but was not successful due to ill health. In 1952, he attended a university students' celebration where he accepted a badge of honour.{{citation needed|date=June 2018}}

Although he refused to return to politics, Ryti voted regularly. In May 1956, just five months before his death, he received an honorary doctorate in political science from the Helsinki University.{{sfnp|Turtola|1994}}

Risto Ryti died in October 1956<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hs.fi/muistot/art-2000002623963.html|title=Muistot: Risto Ryti|work=[[Helsingin Sanomat]]|date=25 October 1956|access-date=28 December 2021|language=fi}}</ref> and was buried with full presidential honors.{{citation needed|date=June 2018}}