Pekka Haavisto

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Pekka Haavisto
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Haavisto in 2023
Member of the Finnish Parliament
for Helsinki
Assumed office
21 March 2007

In June 2023, Haavisto announced that he would reprise his candidacy in the 2024 Finnish presidential election as an independent candidate. [33] Haavisto finished 2nd in the first round of voting held on 18 January and lost against Alexander Stubb in the runoff on 11 February.

Other activities

Personal life

After completing the matriculation examination of the upper secondary school, [36] Haavisto began studying social sciences at the University of Helsinki. He dropped the studies after a year and did not complete the degree. [37] As a young man he chose civil service over military service in the Defence Forces. [38]

Haavisto is openly gay. Although his homosexuality was an open secret during the 1990s, his sexual orientation wasn't public until 2002, when he entered in a registered partnership with Antonio Flores, [39] an Ecuadorian man born in Esmeraldas in 1978. They have been together since 1997 when they met in a Bogotá night club. [36] [40] [41]

According to the ranking of the Finnish Ulkopolitiikka magazine in 2009, Haavisto was internationally the 5th most influential person in Finland. [42] [43]

Honors

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  16. ↑ Tarmo Virki (4 June 2019), Finland's Greens name Haavisto as foreign minister in new government Reuters .
  17. 1 2 Sam Fleming, Michael Peel and Henry Foy (4 September 2019), Finland urges EU to step up efforts to improve Russia ties Financial Times .
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  21. ↑ "Committee rules Foreign Minister Haavisto broke law, but shouldn't be charged — Greens leave dissenting opinion". Yle Uutiset. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  22. ↑ "Perustuslakivaliokunnan mietintö muistutuksesta ulkoministeri Pekka Haaviston virkatoimen lainmukaisuuden tutkimisesta on valmistunut" [The Constitutional Law Committee's report on the notification of the inquiry into the legality of the foreign minister Pekka Haavisto's official actions has been completed]. Parliament of Finland (in Finnish). 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
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  25. ↑ "Liikenne | Syyttäjä kumosi Seiskan väitteet ulkoministeri Pekka Haaviston törttöilyistä liikenteessä". 4 March 2021.
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  34. ↑ Members European Council on Foreign Relations.
  35. ↑ Advisory Council European Institute of Peace (EIP).
  36. 1 2 "Official Finnish Parliament page for the MP". Archived from the original on 27 October 2007.
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  38. ↑ Tanhuanpää, Asko. "Rauhanturvaajalehti - Sivari, joka sai sotilasansiomitalin". www.rauhanturvaajalehti.fi.
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  40. ↑ Lakka, Päivi (13 April 2019). "Antonio-puoliso teki vaivihkaa muutoksen Pekka Haaviston ulkonäköön". Ilta-Sanomat.
  41. ↑ "Nexar Antonio Flores avautuu vaikeasta nuoruudestaan: "Jouduin jättämään kotini"". www.iltalehti.fi.
  42. ↑ Yle election discussion program 26 January 2012 21:00-22.00
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