The Most Reverend Erkki Kaila | |
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| Archbishop of Turku and Finland | |
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| Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland |
| Archdiocese | Turku |
| In office | 1935–1944 |
| Predecessor | Lauri Ingman |
| Successor | Aleksi Lehtonen |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1889 |
| Consecration | 1925 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 June 1867 |
| Died | 9 December 1944 (aged 77) Turku, Finland |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Denomination | Lutheran |
| Parents | Jonatan Johansson & Matilda Maria Milbrandt |
| Spouse | Aina Maria Drake (1889–1937) Anna-Maria Tallgren (1944) |
| Children | 10 |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Viipuri (1925-1935) |
Erkki Kaila, previously Erik Johansson (2 June 1867 in Huittinen – 9 December 1944 in Turku) was the Archbishop of Turku, and the spiritual head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland between 1935 and 1944. He was a Member of Parliament between 1917 and 1927, representing the Finnish Party from 1917 to 1918 and the National Coalition Party from 1918 to 1927.
