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{{short description|Finnish footballer and gymnast (1888-1960)}}
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'''Kaarlo Eino Kyösti Soinio''' (28 January 1888 – 24 October 1960) was a Finnish sportsperson who won Olympic bronze, and a sports leader and a sports reporter.

== Sport ==

He was a pioneer in developing football, sports reporting, and municipal sports administration in Finland in the early 20th century. He also won an Olympic bronze in gymnastics.<ref name="kansallisbiografia">{{cite book | last1 = Klemola | first1 = Heikki | date = 2007 | chapter = Soinio, Kaarlo | editor1-last = Mäkelä-Alitalo | editor1-first = Anneli | display-editors = etal | title = Suomen kansallisbiografia | series = Studia biographica | language = fi | volume = 9: Siltanen–Tott | location = Helsinki | publisher = Suomalaisen kirjallisuuden seura | pages = 169–170 | isbn = 978-951-746-450-5 | issn = 1456-2138 | url = https://kansallisbiografia.fi/kansallisbiografia/henkilo/6884 | url-access = subscription}}</ref>

=== Olympics ===

{|class="wikitable" style=" text-align:center;"
|+ Kaarlo Soinio at the Olympic Games
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!Games
!Sport
!Event
!Rank
!Notes
|-
|[[1908 Summer Olympics]]
|[[Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Gymnastics]]
|[[Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's team|Men's team]]
|style=background-color:#cc9966| 3rd
|align=left| Source:<ref>{{cite book | title = The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, With Commentary | last1 = Mallon | first1 = Bill | last2 = Buchanan | first2 = Ian | publisher = McFarland | location = Jefferson, North Carolina, United States | date = 2001 | pages = [https://archive.org/details/resultsofearlymo00mall_0/page/185 185] | isbn = 978-0-7864-0598-5 | url = https://archive.org/details/resultsofearlymo00mall_0/page/185 }}</ref>
|-
|[[1912 Summer Olympics]]
|[[Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics|Football]]
|Men's tournament
|4th
|align=left|Was team captain. Played only in a first round match against Italy where he was injured.
|}

=== Footballer ===
{| class=wikitable
|+ International football matches of Kaarlo Soinio<ref>{{cite book | date = 2007 | editor1-last = Lautela | editor1-first = Yrjö | editor2-last = Wallén | editor2-first = Göran | title = Rakas jalkapallo. 100 vuotta suomalaista jalkapalloa | language = fi | location = Helsinki | publisher = Teos | page = 365 | isbn = 978-951-851-068-3}}</ref>
|-
! Date !! Venue !! Home !! Result !! Visitor !! Competition !! Notes
|- align=center
|22 October 1911
|align=left|[[Eläintarha Stadium]], Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
|align=right|{{fb|FIN|1809}}
|2–5
|align=left|{{fb|SWE}}
|Friendly
|align=left|Played as captain. First international match of Finland.
|- align=center
|27 June 1912
|align=left|[[Råsunda Stadium]], Solna, Sweden
|align=right|{{fb|SWE}}
|7–1
|align=left|{{fb|FIN|1809}}
|Olympic preparation
|align=left|Played as captain
|- align=center
|29 June 1912
|align=left|[[Tranebergs Idrottsplats]], Stockholm, Sweden
|align=right|{{fb|FIN|1809}}
|3–2 ET
|align=left|{{fb|ITA|1861}}
|[[Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics|1912 Summer Olympics]]
|align=left|Played as captain
|}

He won the Finnish championship in 1911 and 1912 playing for [[Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi]].<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Aalto | first1 = Seppo | display-authors = etal | date = 2007 | title = Tähtien tarina. Helsingin jalkapalloklubi 100 vuotta | language = fi | location = Helsinki | publisher = Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi | page = 312 | isbn = 978-952-92-2062-5}}</ref>

=== Other ===
He was an international referee in one football and one [[bandy]] match.<ref>{{cite book | date = 1957 | editor1-last = Linnavuori | editor1-first = Tauno | title = Suomen Palloliitto 1907–1957 | language = fi | location = Helsinki | publisher = Suomen Palloliitto | page = 130}}</ref>

He sat on the board of the [[Football Association of Finland]] in various positions from 1910 to 1934. In their centennial history, Soinio is named the board's most distinguished member.<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Lautela | first1 = Yrjö | last2 = Wallén | first2 = Göran | date = 2007 | chapter = Johtohenkilöt | editor1-last = Lautela | editor1-first = Yrjö | editor2-last = Wallén | editor2-first = Göran | title = Rakas jalkapallo. 100 vuotta suomalaista jalkapalloa | language = fi | location = Helsinki | publisher = Teos | page = 341 | isbn = 978-951-851-068-3}}</ref> He is the association's honorary member.<ref>{{cite book | date = 1957 | editor1-last = Linnavuori | editor1-first = Tauno | title = Suomen Palloliitto 1907–1957 | language = fi | location = Helsinki | publisher = Suomen Palloliitto | page = 171}}</ref>

He also flourished in javelin throwing and rowing.<ref name="kansallisbiografia" />

He was the editor-in-chief of ''[[Urheilulehti|Suomen Urheilulehti]]'' in 1913–1917, and a sportsreporter in ''[[Helsingin Sanomat]]'' in 1918–1957.<ref name="kansallisbiografia" />

== Career ==
He was active in the early Scout Movement in Finland and did the first Finnish translation of ''[[Scouting for Boys]]''.<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Paavolainen | first1 = Marko | date = 2010 | title = Aina valmiina. Partioliike Suomessa 1910–2010 | series = Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seuran toimituksia | language = fi | location = Helsinki | publisher = Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura & Partio Scout | page = 78 | isbn = 9789522221582 | issn = 0355-1768}}</ref>

He graduated as a gymnastics teacher from the University of Helsinki in 1912 and worked in that profession in various schools.<ref name="kansallisbiografia" />

He belonged to the Helsinki White Guard during the Finnish Civil War.<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Kupila | first1 = Jari | date = 2023 | title = Kun mitalitoivot ampuivat toisiaan | language = fi | location = Helsinki | publisher = Minerva Kustannus | page = 61 | isbn = 9789523758421}}</ref>

He was the assistant police chief of Helsinki in 1924–1932.<ref>{{cite book | date = 1976 | editor1-last = Orasmala | editor1-first = Reino | title = Autonomian alusta ETYKin aikaan 1826–1976. Historiikki Helsingin poliisilaitoksen vaiheista 1826–1976 | language = fi | location = Helsinki | publisher = Helsingin Poliisilaitos | page = 157}}</ref> At the time he remained friends with footballer and smuggler [[Algoth Niska]].<ref name="kansallisbiografia" /> He was forced to resign due to right-wing political pressure.<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Keskinen | first1 = Kimmo | last2 = Silvennoinen | first2 = Oula | date = 2004 | title = Helsingin poliisilaitoksen historia 1826–2001 | language = fi | location = Helsinki | publisher = Helsingin kihlakunnan poliisilaitos | page = 135 | isbn = 9515325730}}</ref>

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 [[Venues of the 1952 Summer Olympics|venue committee of the Helsinki Summer Olympics]].<ref name="kansallisbiografia" /> He was the manager of the Helsinki ice stadium in 1955–1960.<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Nygrén | first1 = Helge | date = 1980 | title = Jääkenttäsäätiö. Isbanestiftelse. 1954–1979. Hieman myös ennen säätiön syntymistä 1951–1954 suoritetuista toimenpiteistä tekojääradan rakentamiseksi Helsinkiin | language = fi | location = Helsinki | publisher = Jääkenttäsäätiö | page = 48 | isbn = 9519923675}}</ref>

== Family ==

His parents were butcher Gustaf Aleksander Salin and Fredrika Ahlfors.<ref name="kansallisbiografia" />

He finnicized his name from Karl Gustaf Salin to Kaarlo Eino Kyösti Soinio in 1906.<ref>{{cite news | date = 23 June 1906 | title = Helsinki | url = https://digi.kansalliskirjasto.fi/sanomalehti/binding/703727?page=3 | work = Suomalainen Wirallinen Lehti | language = fi | page = 3 | issn = 1457-4675 | access-date = 18 October 2019 | via = Digital Collections of National Library of Finland}}</ref>

Footballer [[Eino Soinio]] was his brother.

He dated a woman for 27 years until they broke up amicably.<ref name="kansallisbiografia" />

==Sources==
* {{cite book | last1 = Siukonen | first1 = Markku | year = 2001 | title = Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000 | series = Suuri olympiateos | language = fi | location = Jyväskylä | publisher = Graface | page = 314 | isbn = 951-98673-1-7}}

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{{Finnish Football Hall of Fame}}
{{Finland football squad 1912 Summer Olympics}}
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[[Category:1888 births]]
[[Category:1960 deaths]]
[[Category:Finnish male artistic gymnasts]]
[[Category:Finnish men's footballers]]
[[Category:Gymnasts at the 1908 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Footballers at the 1912 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic gymnasts for Finland]]
[[Category:Olympic footballers for Finland]]
[[Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Finland]]
[[Category:Olympic medalists in gymnastics]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Finland men's international footballers]]
[[Category:20th-century Finnish sportsmen]]
[[Category:Finnish Football Hall of Fame inductees]]