Virolainen's cabinet was the 49th government of Finland. The cabinet existed from 12 September 1964 to 27 May 1966. It was a majority government whose Prime Minister was Johannes Virolainen.

Johannes Virolainen's cabinet meets under the leadership of President Urho Kekkonen in 1964

Virolainen's cabinet made many political reforms. It instituted the purchase tax law, the new language law, the development area law and founded universities in the eastern and northern parts of the country. The cabinet had economical problems and had to raise both the road and fuel taxes.

Assembly
Minister Period of office Party
Prime Minister
Johannes Virolainen
Ahti Karjalainen,deputy
September 12, 1964–May 27, 1966
September 12, 1964–May 27, 1966
Agrarian League
Agrarian League
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Ahti Karjalainen
September 12, 1964–May 27, 1966 Agrarian League
Minister of Justice
Johan Otto Söderhjelm
September 12, 1964–May 27, 1966 Swedish People's Party
Minister of Defence
Arvo Pentti
September 12, 1964–May 27, 1966 Agrarian League
Minister of the Interior
Niilo Ryhtä
September 12, 1964–May 27, 1966 Agrarian League
Minister of Finance
Esa Kaitila
September 12, 1964–May 27, 1966 People's Party
Deputy Minister of Finance
Erkki Huurtamo
September 12, 1964–May 27, 1966 National Coalition Party
Minister of Education
Jussi Saukkonen
September 12, 1964–May 27, 1966 National Coalition Party
Minister of Agriculture
Mauno Jussila
September 12, 1964–May 27, 1966 Agrarian League
Deputy Minister of Agriculture
Marja Lahti
September 12, 1964–May 27, 1966 Agrarian League
Minister of Transport and Public Works
Grels Teir
September 12, 1964–May 27, 1966 Swedish People's Party
Deputy Minister of Transport and Public Works
Esa Timonen
September 12, 1964–May 27, 1966 Centre Party
Minister of Trade and Industry
Toivo Wiherheimo
September 12, 1964–May 27, 1966 National Coalition Party
Minister of Social Affairs
Juho Tenhiälä
September 12, 1964–May 27, 1966 People's Party
Deputy Minister of Social Affairs
Kaarle Sorkio
September 12, 1964–May 27, 1966 Independent
Preceded by Cabinet of Finland
September 12, 1964–May 27, 1966
Succeeded by

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