Mauno Koivisto

thumb|Mauno Koivisto (1967) Mauno Henrik Koivisto (25 November 1923 − 12 May 2017) was a Finnish politician. He served as Prime Minister of Finland (1968−1970 and 1979−1982) and President of Finland (1982−1994). Quotes I hate atheists because they want to become gods themselves and think they understand things that no one understands. Koivisto in an interview on a Russian radio channel on 26 June 2002. (in Finnish) Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland. 3 July 2002. Retrieved 2nd November 2024. One must not be provoked when someone provokes him. Koivisto used this phrase for example in 2008 when replying to Toomas Hendrik Ilves who had accused him of having opposed Estonian independence. Presidentti Koivisto: ”Ei pidä provosoitua” Uusi Suomi. 10 March 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2017. External links Category:Presidents of Finland Category:Prime Ministers of Finland Category:Social democrats Category:Heads of government Category:Academics from Finland Category:Educators Category:Lutherans Category:People from Turku Category:1923 births Category:2017 deaths