Eero Rahola

Eero Rahola (15 January 1897 – 22 May 1975) was a Finnish Counter admiral and civil servant.

He participated in the Finnish Civil War on the side of the Whites and took part in the Battle of Helsinki.

Between 1919 and 1921 he was stationed as a Finnish officer in Italy, where he also served three months aboard the Italian cruiser Francesco Ferruccio.

He stayed in Italy and studied at the Italian Naval Academy; he graduated in 1925.

Upon his return to Finland he served as a naval officer in several high positions.