Veli Merikoski

Who was Veli Merikoski?

Veli Kaarlo Merikoski was a professor in the University of Helsinki and once the Minister for Foreign Affairs representing People's Party.

Merikoski worked as an associate professor of administrative courts in the University of Helsinki 1937-1941. From 1941 to 1970 he was a professor. He was also a chancellor in the Turku School of Economics and a member in the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague.

Kekkonen appointed Merikoski with the task to form a new government following the 1962 parliamentary elections. However, Merikoski was not successful in this task, and Ahti Karjalainen replaced him. Merikoski was the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Ahti Karjalainen's cabinet on the mandate of People's Party.