After Svinhufvud's defeat in the February 1937 presidential election, Kallio took office as the new President in March 1937, and he allowed the Social Democrats, Agrarians and Progressives to form the first centre-left or "red soil" ("red" for the Social Democrats and "soil" for the Agrarians) Finnish government.
Following Svinhufvud's loss in the February 1937 presidential election, Kallio assumed office as President in March 1937. He allowed the Social Democrats, Agrarians, and Progressives to create the first centre-left or "red soil" ("red" for the Social Democrats and "soil" for the Agrarians) Finnish government.