Readers of the Christmas Declaration 1900–2013

1901–1907 Secretary of the Register Office H. Holmberg
1908 interim Secretary of the Register Office W. Westerlund
1909 Secretary of the Register Office L. Jönsson
1910–1912 Mayor Willebrandt
1913–1916 Secretary of the Register Office L. Jönsson
1917 Christmas Peace was not declared
1918 Secretary of the Register Office L. Jönsson
1919–1935 Secretary of the Register Office Y.S. Nilsson
1936–1938 Secretary of the Register Office Yrjö Iso-Puonti
1939 Christmas Peace was not declared
1940–1941 Secretary of the Register Office Yrjö Iso-Puonti
1942 acting Secretary of the Register Office H. Schnitt
1943 acting Secretary of the Register Office K. Henriksson
1944 acting Secretary of the Register Office H.O. Ylikangas
1945–1954 Secretary of the Register Office Uuti Palaja
1955 Municipal Mayor Tauno Saarinen
1956–1960 Secretary of the Register Office Uuti Palaja
1961–1968 Secretary of the Register Office Eero Soikkanen
1969–1976 Secretary of the Register Office Harri Hirvonen
1977 Secretary of the Register Office Pekka Siljamäki
1978–1983 Secretary of the City Paavo Mäkinen
1984 Head of Office Paavo Mäkinen
1985–2002 Head of Office Paavo Heinonen
2003–2010 Head of Office Jouko K. Lehmusto
2011–2012 Interim Deputy Mayor Jouko K. Lehmusto
2013– Head of Protocol Mika Akkanen

Persons who have read the declaration the most times:

Head of Office Paavo Heinonen 18 times
Secretary of the Register Office Y.S. Nilsson 17 times
Secretary of the Register Office Uuti Palaja 15 times
Interim Deputy MayorJouko K. Lehmusto 10 times

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