or ▁of ▁the ▁Ja eg er ▁Art illery ▁Regiment . ▁He ▁held ▁this ▁position ▁until ▁ 1 5 ▁April ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁ ▁After ▁leaving ▁the ▁army , ▁Gr ound st ro em ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Australia ▁and ▁worked ▁there ▁as ▁a ▁se amen ' s ▁chap lain ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 6 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Deput y ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Finn ish ▁Se amen ' s ▁Mission . ▁ ▁During ▁this ▁phase ▁of ▁his ▁life , ▁he ▁changed ▁his ▁last ▁name ▁to ▁the ▁more ▁Finn ish - s ounding ▁Kur k ial a . ▁He ▁was ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Finn ish ▁general ▁ecc les iast ical ▁committee ▁between ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁chap lain ▁of ▁I ka al inen , ▁and ▁also ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁English ▁teacher ▁in ▁the ▁I ka al inen ▁school ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁▁ ▁Kur k ial a ▁obtained ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁do ctr inal ▁education ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁military ▁organization ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Vic ar ▁of ▁H att ula . ▁ ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁ ▁Kur k ial a ▁participated ▁in ▁the