He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1962 to 1975, representing the Finnish People's Democratic League (SKDL).
Kantola was a member of the Communist Party of Finland (SKP).
From 1933 to 1938, Kantola studied at the International Lenin School in Moscow, after which he returned to Finland, where he was again imprisoned for political reasons from 1941 to 1944.
The Moscow Armistice of 19 September 1944 led to the legalization of the SKP and Kantola recovered his liberty and his political activities.
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