Domestic Offices
Harri Holkeri was member of the board of directors of the Bank of Finland from 1978–97, and candidate in the president elections of 1982 and 1988. He also served as a member of Parliament from 1970 to 1978 and as the chairman of the National Coalition (Conservative) Party from 1971 to 1979. On July 1, 1991, he made the world's first GSM call. The historic call used Nokia gear on GSM's original 900MHz band.
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