Toivo Karanko

Toivo Tuomas Savolainen, later Karanko (20 September 1891 Nurmes - 15 May 1969 Helsinki) was a Finnish Jäger captain and a journalist.

[3][1][2] Savolainen arrived in Finland with the main group of Jägers, promoted to non-commissioned officer on 25 February 1918.

He was assigned to the 2nd Jäger Battery and took part in battles in Länkipohja, Pitkäjärvi, Orivesi, Kangasala and Lempäälä and Tampere.

He next became a journalist for Ajan Sana ltd and joined the main committee of the Finno-Ugric Cultural Congress the following year.

[1][2] His parents were primary school teacher, farmer Pekka Savolainen and Aina Maria Piironen.