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Website | http://finlandabroad.fi/UN |
This is a list of the permanent representatives of the Republic of Finland to the United Nations. The current office holder is Elina Kalkku.
Term of years | Permanent Representative [2] | Secretary-General | President |
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2022- | Elina Kalkku | António Guterres | Sauli Niinistö |
2019–2022 | Jukka Salovaara | António Guterres | Sauli Niinistö |
2014–2019 | Kai Sauer | Ban Ki-moon | Sauli Niinistö |
2009–2014 | Jarmo Viinanen | Tarja Halonen Sauli Niinistö | |
2005–2009 | Kirsti Lintonen | Kofi Annan | Tarja Halonen |
1998–2005 | Marjatta Rasi | Martti Ahtisaari | |
1991–1998 | Wilhelm Breitenstein | Javier Pérez de Cuéllar | Mauno Koivisto |
1988–1991 | Klaus Törnudd | ||
1983–1988 | Keijo Korhonen | ||
1977–1983 | Ilkka Pastinen | Kurt Waldheim | Urho Kekkonen |
1972–1977 | Aarno Karhilo | ||
1965–1972 | Max Jakobson | U Thant | |
1959–1965 | Ralph Enckell | Dag Hammarskjöld | |
1956–1958 | G. A. Gripenberg | Trygve Lie | Juho Kusti Paasikivi |
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