Republican Constitution Takes Effect
Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg became Finland's first president under the new republican constitution. The constitutional framework defined the powers of the presidency and parliament.
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Kaarlo Juho Stahlberg Biography and Timeline
Follow Kaarlo Juho Stahlberg through 5 dated historical records for Finland.
Kaarlo Juho Stahlberg, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1919–1922Years on this page
1919
1920
Tartu Treaty Ratification
President Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg oversaw the period in which Finland concluded peace with Soviet Russia through the Treaty of Tartu. The settlement clarified the frontier between the two states.
1921
Aland Islands
Finland retains sovereignty after League mediation.
Role range: 1919-1925
Aland Autonomy Settlement
During Ståhlberg's presidency, the League of Nations affirmed Finnish sovereignty over the Åland Islands with protections for their Swedish-speaking population. The settlement combined territorial authority with regional autonomy.
1922
Democratic Institutions Consolidate
President Ståhlberg supported constitutional government during Finland's unsettled early years of independence. The republic sought to strengthen parliamentary institutions after the civil war.
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.