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Erkki Raskinen

Four Presidents, photographs

September 15, 2021
 – 
October 2, 2021

Erkki Raskinen is a renowned photojournalist and photographer whose exhibition Four Presidents in Laterna Magica's Book Gallery space will finally open in mid-September after several postponements due to covid-19 pandemic. Exhibition opening on Tuesday September 14th from 5-7 PM.

Erkki Raskinen worked as a photographer for major Finnish publications like Helsingin Sanomat and Ilta-Sanomat from 1975 until well into the 2000's. Raskinen met the four presidents Urho Kekkonen, Mauno Koivisto, Martti Ahtisaari and Tarja Halonen on several occasions.

In the picture above President Urho Kekkonen is on Turku Airport leaving for state visit to Iceland in August 1977.