651 Lauri Kristian Relander

Lauri Kristian Relander
President of Finlands

✶ 31 May 1883 in Kurkijoki
✟ 9 February 1942 in Helsinki

Appointed

The Royal Palace of Stockholm 19 June 1925

motto

Patriae servio (I serve the fatherland)

shield

Painted 1930 by David Friefeldt. Date of death added 1942 by the same artist.

other awards

None

Biography

President 1925-1931
Received the order at a state visit to Sweden.

Placement