Editing Kyösti Kallio (section)

===President===
Kallio was elected president with the votes of a centrist (Agrarian and Progressive) and social democratic coalition, which wanted to ensure that [[Pehr Evind Svinhufvud|President Svinhufvud]] would not be re-elected. Kallio took the role of a [[Parliamentarism|parliamentarian president]] and avoided use of his personal power.

On the eve of the [[Winter War]], when [[Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim|Marshal Mannerheim]] once again threatened to resign from his post as chairman of Finland's Defence Council due to a schism with the cabinet, Kallio convinced him to stay. During the war Kallio resisted the idea of giving up any territory to the [[Soviet Union]], but was forced to agree to sign the [[Moscow Peace Treaty (1940)|Moscow Peace Treaty]] in 1940. His health began to fail &ndash; and his right arm was paralyzed &ndash; He was not active in the dealings with Germany leading to the [[Continuation War]]. On 27 August Kallio suffered a serious stroke.<ref>Sakari Virkkunen, Suomen presidentit II: Kallio - Ryti - Mannerheim ("Finnish Presidents II: Kallio - Ryti - Mannerheim"), Helsinki: Otava Publishing Ltd., 1994</ref> Prime Minister [[Risto Ryti]] took over his duties. Kallio's heart became weak while he knowingly took risks by agreeing to the formal farewell ceremonies.<ref name="auto">Virkkunen, "The Finnish Presidents II"</ref><ref>Kari Hokkanen, "A Biography of Kyösti Kallio, II: 1930-1940" 1930-1940, Helsinki 1986</ref>