Claim: Ahti Karjalainen and Veikko Helle only associated themselves with school politics.
Evidence: Ahti Karjalainen
(1923–1990) He was elected in the 1936 municipal elections and he served as a member of parliament from 1951 to 1983. He served as the minister of labor on four occasions between 1970 and 1983. Helle was a member of the Vihti municipal council for 51 years from 1936 to 1987, and was the chairman of the council 1958–1976.