Editing Lauri Pihkala (section)

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During the [[Finnish Civil War]], he was responsible for propaganda in the [[White Guard (Finland)|White Guard]] flying unit "''Devils of Kuhmoinen''" of major [[Hans Kalm]].

Pihkala's brother [[Martti Pihkala]] was a right-wing political activist. Lauri Pihkala didn't write any political texts in his publications. He tried to integrate the Finnish working class into society and hoped that sports could be one tool there.<ref name="virtapohja">{{cite book |title= Lauri Pihkala : Koko kansan Tahko |last= Virtapohja |first= Kalle |year= 2022 |publisher= Docendo |location= Helsinki |isbn= 978-952-382-200-9|pages= 84}}</ref>

Some writers have claimed that Pihkala took part in the [[Harmoinen sick room mass murder|massacre in Harmoinen village]] in March 1918.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Liukkonen |first=Marjo |title=Hennalan naismurhat 1918 |date=2018 |publisher=Vastapaino |isbn=978-951-768-584-9 |location=Tampere}}</ref> Others claim that while the murderers indeed belonged to Devils of Kuhmoinen, Pihkala was not present at the time of the massacre.<ref>Virtapohja, pp. 89–93.</ref>

Memorial of Pihkala by sculptor [[Nina Sailo]] was unveiled in 1988 on the south-east side of the Helsinki Olympic Stadium.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hamhelsinki.fi/en/sculpture/tahko-pihkala-nina-sailo/ |title= Lauri Tahko Pihkala  |website=HAM |publisher=Helsinki Art Museum |access-date=17 March 2018 }}</ref>

Pihkala was a supporter of [[eugenics]] with the goal of strengthening Finland's military.<ref>{{Cite web |last=NotIzzyClarke |date=2020-05-05 |title=Forget Korean Baseball: Finland’s version of baseball, Pesäpallo, is the quarantine sport you never knew you needed |url=https://www.milehighhockey.com/2020/5/5/21248311/forget-korean-baseball-finlands-version-of-baseball-pesapallo-is-the-quarantine-sport-you-need |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=Mile High Hockey |language=en}}</ref>