An assessment of Linkomies's role as politician is complicated by the fact that he at, in at least two critical moments in Finland's history deliberately spoke and acted against his own conviction, if one is allowed to believe his account in his memoirs.
En vurdering af Linkomies rolle som politiker er vanskeliggjort ved, at han på mindst to kritiske tidspunkter i Finlands historie med overlæg talte og handlede imod sin egen overbevisning, hvis man skal tro hans egne erindringer.