Mechelin led the passive resistance in Finland during the first period of oppression (1899–1905) until and even after his banishment (1903), from which officials had to let him return as a member of parliament (House of Nobles) 1904, welcomed by a celebrating crowd of 10,000 people.
قاد ميكيلين المقاومة السلبية في فنلندا خلال الفترة الأولى من القمع (1899-1905) إلى و حتى بعد نفيه (1903) ، اضطر المسؤولون للسماح له بالعودة بوصفه عضواً في البرلمان (1904) ، رحب بعودته حشد محتفل من 10000 شخص.