Alfred Kordelin (b. November 6, 1868, Rauma - d. November 7, 1917, Lammi) was a Finnish entrepreneur. Kordelin was one of the best-known Finnish entrepreneurs of his time. November 6 is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 55 days remaining. ... 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Rauma is: A town in Finland, see Rauma, Finland. ... November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Lammi is a municipality of Finland. ...

Kordelin was not a very educated person. He was the son of a poor seaman from Rauma. Kordelin created a thriving business investing in the fields of weaving, shipbuilding and metalworking, and became one of Finland's richest men. Alfred Kordelin's legal advisor was reserve judge Risto Ryti, who later became president of Finland. Risto Heikki Ryti (February 3, 1889 - October 25, 1956) was the president of Finland from 1940 to 1944. ... The President of Finland (Suomen Tasavallan Presidentti; Republiken Finlands President) is the Head of State of Finland. ...

Kordelin owned Mommila and Jokioinen manor houses and a steammill in Reposaari. He invested a large amount of money in different companies. Kordelin had no wife or children so he built a summerhouse in Naantali, called Kultaranta. Kultaranta is currently owned by the Government of Finland, for use as the president's summer house. Kordelin himself spent only one summer at Kultaranta. On the 7th of November, 1917, a Russian cossack shot Kordelin dead in the so-called Mommila skirmish. Jokioinen (Jockis in Swedish) is a municipality of Finland. ... Naantali (Swedish Nådendal, Latin Vallis Gratiae - valley of grace), city in south-western Finland, known as the probably most important tourist centre of the country. ... Kultaranta (Finnish), Gullranda (Swedish), is the summer residence of the President of Finland. ... Finland is a republic with a representative democracy governed according to the principles of Parliamentarism. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... The Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks to Sultan Mehmed IV of Turkey. ...

Kordelin gave all his property and land to a Finnish cultural foundation. With his money the Alfred Kordelin Foundation was later founded. In 2003 a scholarship of about €2.3 million was given to help promote literature, science, art, and for public education. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...