Suosaari died in Bli Bli at the age of 78 in July 1939. He was buried to the Nambour Old Cemetery.[3]
Basilius Suosaari was married to Anna Brita Nupponen (1869-1958) with 11 children. Their son Axel Suosaari (1908-1934) was a talented swimmer who was the Australian Champion of 100 yards freestyle swimming in 1930-1931. The Finnish Olympic Committee asked him to compete in the 1928 Summer Olympics, but Suosaari refused as he wanted to swim for Australia.[4][5]
Referencesedit
^ ab"Vasili Suosaari" (in Finnish). Parliament of Finland. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
^Koivukangas, Olavi (2005). "Suomalaiset Australiassa" [The Finns in Australia] (in Finnish). Migration Institute of Finland. pp. 3–4. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
^"Inscription 15638677 – Basilius Suosaari". Australian Cemeteries Index. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
^Devlin, Ralph (1 January 2016). "Roaring '20s Heralds Start of Surf Club's Golden Era". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
^. Sunshine Coast Regional Council. 31 October 2018. Archived from the original on 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
January 01, 1970
basilius, suosaari, born, vasili, tichanoff, april, 1861, july, 1939, finnish, australian, politician, farmer, member, parliament, finland, social, democratic, party, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1907member, finnish, parliament, vyborg, eastin, office, 1907, july, . Basilius Suosaari born Vasili Tichanoff 4 April 1861 4 July 1939 was a Finnish Australian politician and farmer He was a Member of the Parliament of Finland for the Social Democratic Party in 1907 1908 and 1909 1910 1 Basilius SuosaariBasilius Suosaari in 1907Member of the Finnish Parliament for Vyborg EastIn office 22 May 1907 31 July 1908In office 1 June 1909 28 February 1910Personal detailsBorn 1861 04 04 4 April 1861Impilahti Grand Duchy of FinlandDied4 July 1939 1939 07 04 aged 78 Bli Bli QueenslandNationalityFinnish AustralianPolitical partySocial Democratic Suosaari was born to a poor peasant family in Karelia next to the Russian border He was sold in a child auction for 13 years and worked later as a carpenter and a miner 1 In 1911 Suosaari emigrated to Australia where he settled Bli Bli Queensland and ran a sugarcane farm He was also active in a local utopian socialist community founded by the followers of Matti Kurikka 2 Suosaari died in Bli Bli at the age of 78 in July 1939 He was buried to the Nambour Old Cemetery 3 Basilius Suosaari was married to Anna Brita Nupponen 1869 1958 with 11 children Their son Axel Suosaari 1908 1934 was a talented swimmer who was the Australian Champion of 100 yards freestyle swimming in 1930 1931 The Finnish Olympic Committee asked him to compete in the 1928 Summer Olympics but Suosaari refused as he wanted to swim for Australia 4 5 References edit a b Vasili Suosaari in Finnish Parliament of Finland Retrieved 26 October 2022 Koivukangas Olavi 2005 Suomalaiset Australiassa The Finns in Australia in Finnish Migration Institute of Finland pp 3 4 Retrieved 26 October 2022 Inscription 15638677 Basilius Suosaari Australian Cemeteries Index Retrieved 26 October 2022 Devlin Ralph 1 January 2016 Roaring 20s Heralds Start of Surf Club s Golden Era The Courier Mail Retrieved 26 October 2022 Backward Glance Bli Bli a Settlement on the Maroochy River Part 2 Sunshine Coast Regional Council 31 October 2018 Archived from the original on 26 October 2022 Retrieved 26 October 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Basilius Suosaari amp oldid 1177521948, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
