Julius Sundblom

He was also editor-in-chief of Västra Nyland from 1895 until 1900, during which time he lived in Turku.

[1] Following Finland's declaration of independence in 1917, Sundblom became one of the leading figures of the Åland movement.

Before the resolution of the crisis, Sundblom, along with Carl Björkman, was arrested by Finnish police and spent a few days in prison, accused of treason.

On 2 September 1920, he was given a prison sentence of a year and a half, but he was pardoned by President Ståhlberg in October 1920.

In 1922, Sundblom became the first Speaker of the Landstinget (later called Lagtinget), which had been instituted in accordance with the Finnish Autonomy Act of 1920 as part of the solution to the Åland Crisis.