Kaarlo Soinio

He was active in the early Scout Movement in Finland and did the first Finnish translation of Scouting for Boys. He graduated as a gymnastics teacher from the University of Helsinki in 1912 and worked in that profession in various schools. He belonged to the Helsinki White Guard during the Finnish Civil War. He was the assistant police chief of Helsinki in 1924–1932. At the time he remained friends with footballer and smuggler Algoth Niska. He was forced to resign due to right-wing political pressure. He was the secretary of the Helsinki municipal sports board in 1919–1944. He was the head of the Helsinki folkpark department in 1932–1945. He was the head of the Helsinki sporting office in 1945–1955. He was in the venue committee of the Helsinki Summer Olympics. He was the manager of the Helsinki ice stadium in 1955–1960.

His parents were butcher Gustaf Aleksander Salin and Fredrika Ahlfors. He finnicized his name from Karl Gustaf Salin to Kaarlo Eino Kyösti Soinio in 1906. Footballer Eino Soinio was his brother. He dated a woman for 27 years until they broke up amicably.