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He was a professor of Forestry 1911– 34; director-general for Finland's Forest and Park Service 1934– 1943; prime minister in 1922, 1924, and 1937– 1939; chairman of the National Progressive Party 1933– 1943; and Member of Parliament.

Cajander's name is remembered for "Model Cajander", the fashion of many Finnish soldiers in Winter War: the army was poorly equipped, so a conscriptConscription or mandatory military service is a general term for government policies that require citizens to serve in their armed forces. It is known by various names, for example, in the United States it is known colloquially as the Draft . However, the man was given a utility belt, an emblem to be attached to the hat — to comply with the Hague Conventions (1899 and 1907)The Hague Conventions were international treaties negotiated at the First and Second Peace Conferences at The Hague, Netherlands in 1899 and 1907, respectively, and were, along with the Geneva Conventions, among the first formal statements of the laws of — and, hopefully, a rifleA rifle is any long gun which has a rifled barrel. A rifled barrel incorporates two or more helical grooves in its bore which impart a spin upon the projectile (usually a bullet) as it travels down the barrel. The angular momentum thereby imparted to the. Otherwise, he had to use his own clothes and equipment.