Antti Juhani Lassila (born November 8, 1932, in Lapua) is a Finnish diplomat, a Bachelor of Political Science degree, a Councilor of Honor. [1] He has been a negotiating officer of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs 1981-1985, Consul General in New York City 1985-1989, Ambassador to Tripoli 1989-1991, Riga 1991-1995 and Athens 1995 -1997 [2] –1997. [3] Lassila began his work at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 1961. She has been the founder of the Paasikivi Society, the Foreign Policy Institute, the Association of Finnish Watercolor Art and the Arctic Society of Finland. [3] Lassila's wife was reporter Sirkka Lassila [1]
Alpo Rusi served in the Foreign Ministry of Finland in several assignments, and from 1994 to 1999 as foreign policy adviser to the President of Finland Martti Ahtisaari. He also served as EU Coordinator for the Sarajevo Summit 1999 and deputy Coordinator of the Stability Pact for Western Balkans in 1999–2000. He worked as professor of International Relations, 2000–2003, at Lapland University and in Hamburg. Later on 2007-2009 he was senior adviser in the Cabinet staff of the President of the UN General Assembly.
Paavo Johannes (Juho) Hynninen was a Finnish Minister and Ambassador. He was a Master of Philosophy.
Heikki Sakari Kalha was a Finnish diplomat and a varatuomari.
Eva-Christina Mäkeläinen is a Finnish diplomat, a Licentiate of Social Sciences degree and a PhD in Philosophy. She served as deputy director of the Department for the Protocol Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1976 to 1980. She has been an ambassador in Athens from 1980 to 1985, in Copenhagen 1985-1990 in Vienna and Ljubljana in 1995-1998 .
Yrjö Olavi Väänänen was a Finnish diplomat. He was a Licentiate in Law and was an Ambassador in Bonn from 1973 to 1974, Head of the Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1974 to 1976, Undersecretary of State from 1976 to 1977, Ambassador in Copenhagen from 1977 to 1985, Counselor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1985–1986.
Olli Adolf Mennander was a Finnish diplomat, a Bachelor of Political Science. He was the Finnish Ambassador at the Permanent Representation of International Organizations in Geneva 1986–1989, the negotiating official in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs 1989–1991, the Ambassador in Brussels 1991-1996 and Bern 1996–2001 -2001 He was accredited to the Holy See since 1991.
Osmo Tapani Väinölä was a Finnish diplomat and ambassador. He was Head of the Administrative Department of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs from 1978 to 1979, Ambassador in Budapest 1979–1985 and Tel Aviv 1985–1989. He was a circulating Ambassador to West Africa countries from 1989 to 1991 and Ambassador to Riyadh in 1991–1993.
Åke Rudolf Wihtol was Secretary of State for the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs since 1985 until his retirement in 1991. He made a great career in foreign affairs in both Finland and abroad. From his education, Wihtol was a lawyer and a bachelor.
Arto Olavi Mansala is a Finnish diplomat, a Bachelor of Political Sciences. He has been an ambassador in Budapest between 1985 and 1989, in Beijing in 1989–1992, Moscow 1993-1996 and Bonn 1996–2001. After returning home he was Counselor of Foreign Affairs at the Political Department of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs 2001–2002, Under-Secretary of State 2002–2003, Deputy Secretary of State for the Summer of 2003 and Secretary of State from the beginning of September 2003. Mansala retired in 2008.
Pekka Matti Harttila is a Finnish diplomat and a lawyer. He has served as Assistant Director in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs from 1986 to 1988, Ambassador in Riyadh 1988–1991, Consul General in Berlin 1991-1994 and Head of Press and Culture Division since 1995. He has again been Ambassador in Bucharest 2000–2004
Timo Heikki Koponen was a Finnish diplomat, a master of political science. He has been Minister Counselor in Copenhagen 1981–1985, Head of Office at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs 1985–1989, Ambassador of Finland in Jakarta 1989–1992 and Bucharest 1992– 1996. He has also been an ambassador in Reykjavík 2000–2004.
Jorma Kalervo Inki is a Finnish diplomat, a Bachelor of Political Science degree. He has been the Finnish Ambassador in Belgrade 1988–1991. Head of the Administrative Department of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs 1991–1993, Ambassador in Oslo 1993–1999 and in Prague 2003–2007.
Leif Geoffrey Blomqvist is a Finnish diplomat and lawyer. Blomqvist was born Vaasa and has a degree in law. He was Ambassador to the European Communities in Brussels 1985–1990 and negotiating officer of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs 1990–1991 and Ambassador in London 1991–1997
Päivi Kairamo is a Finnish diplomat and civil servant. She has been working as Head of the United Nations Permanent Representation to Geneva from 1 July 2012.
Unto Juhani Turunen is a Finnish diplomat and Master in Law. He has held key positions including: Head of the Foreign Office from 1980 to 1983, Ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 1983 to 1987, as Ambassador to Poland from 1988 to 1991, as Foreign Affairs Counselor in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs from 1991 to 1993, Head of the Trade Policy Department from 1993 to 1995 and as chief executive officer from 1995 to 1996, as Ambassador to South Korea from 1996 to 2000 and in Malaysia from 2000 to 2004.
Hilding Axel Erik Heinrichs was a Finnish diplomat, a master of political science by education. He has been the Consul General of Finland in New York City from 1980 to 1985, the Ambassador to Jakarta from 1985 to 1989, as the Negotiating Officer of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs from 1989 to 1991 and the Ambassador to Ottawa from 1991 to 1995
Tero Heikki Mainio Lehtovaara was a Finnish diplomat, and law student with a law degree.
David Johansson is a Finnish diplomat and ambassador. He was the Finnish Ambassador to Nairobi and Addis Ababa 1990–1995. Prior to that he was Deputy Director General of the Development Cooperation Department 1983-1987 and Head of Department 1987–1990 in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
Kurt Arvid Uggeldahl (1932–1988) was a Finnish diplomat, a master of political science by education. He has been in the Foreign Affairs since 1958 and was Finnish Ambassador to Pretoria from 1971 to 1974 and to Tehran and Islamabad from 1974 to 1979 and then head of the Protocol Department of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs 1979–1982, Finnish Ambassador to Ottawa from 1983 to 1985 and Consul General in Los Angeles 1985–1986.
Garth Christopher Castrén is a Finnish diplomat, a master of political science education. He has been Finnish Ambassador to Lusaka, 1984–1987, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 1987, Deputy Director of the Development Cooperation Department 1988–1989, Consul General in New York City–1992 and Ambassador to Cairo 1992–1997 and in Ankara from 2000 to 2004.