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 .
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.
Antti Antero Hynninen was a Finnish diplomat and master of political science. He was Ambassador to Cairo in 1987–1989, Ambassador at the Permanent Representation of International Organizations at Geneva in Bern 1989–1995 and then under State Secretary for Trade Policy 1995–1997. He was then Ambassador to Paris 1997–2001 and again to Bern in 2001–2005. He retired in 2005.
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.
Matti Klaus Juhani Häkkänen is a Finnish diplomat. He is a Bachelor of Law. He has been Ambassador in Bucharest from 1976 to 1980, Undersecretary of State from 1980 to 1983, Ambassador in The Hague in 1983–1987, Buenos Aires 1987-1988, Paris 1988-1993, Rome 1993-1997 and Lisbon 1997-2001.
Esko Rajakoski is a Finnish diplomat. He is a Bachelor of Political Science and has received a 1975 Special Envoy and a Plenipotential Minister. He was a negotiating officer from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs from 1980 to 1983, Ambassador to Buenos Aires in 1983–1987, Caracas 1989–1994 and Prague 1994–1999
Pauli Samuel Opas is a Finnish diplomat and Ambassador. He is a Bachelor of Political Science degree. He served as Head of the Department for Trade Policy at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs 1979–1984 and Ambassador Tokyo 1984–1985 ja Prague 1993–1994
Matti Kalervo Kahiluoto was a Finnish diplomat, a master of political science.
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.
Olli Johannes Auero is a Finnish diplomat.
Leif Geoffrey Blomqvist is a Finnish diplomat, a lawyer with 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
Seppo Taito Pietinen was a Finnish diplomat and lawyer with title of Master in Law. He was an Ambassador in Dar es Salaam from 1971 to 1973, and in Addis Ababa and Lusaka from 1972 to 1973, then Deputy Head of Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1973–1976, Ambassador in Vienna from 1976 to 1980 and at the same time the Finnish Permanent UN mission and the Holy See 1977–1980, In Lima, 1980–1983, in Bogota, 1980–1982 Head of the Political Department of the Foreign Ministry 1983– Ambassador to Paris 1986–1988.
Unto Juhani Turunen is a Finnish diplomat and Master in Law. He has been in the Head of the Foreign Office from 1980 to 1983, Ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 1983 to 1987 first posted in Jeddah and later in Riyadh and Poland from 1988 to 1991, as Foreign Affairs Counselor in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs from 1991 to 1993 and Head of the Trade Policy Department from 1993 to 1995 and as chief executive officer from 1995 to 1996, and as Ambassador to South Korea from 1996 to 2000 and in Malaysia from 2000 to 2004.
Timo Jussi Jalkanen was a Finnish diplomat and jurist. He served as the Finnish Ambassador to Iran and Pakistan from 1983 to 1987, in the Philippines from 1987 to 1990 and in Ireland from 1996 to 2001. He also served as Office Manager for the Ministry for Foreign Affairs between 1978 and 1983, Deputy Director General of the Protocol Department from 1990 to 1995 and has been the Head of Department since 1995.
Pertti Justus Ripatti was a Finnish diplomat and lawyer.
Erkki Risto Olavi Pajari is a Finnish diplomat. He is a lawyer by education and has served as a negotiating officer in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs from 1979 to 1982 and Finnish Ambassador to Bogota from 1982 to 1985, in Alger from 1985 to 1987 and in Tunis from 1985 to 1987
Kai David Somerto, until 1935 Sundsten (1925–1969) was a Finnish diplomat. He was a master of political science as education. He was a Finnish Ambassador to México and Cuba from 1966 to 1969.
Kari Juhani Karanko is a Finnish diplomat. He is B.Sc. by education. He has been Finnish Ambassador to Dar es Salaam from 1988 to 1993 and then the Development Counselor of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. He was Finnish ambassador to Windhoek (Namibia) from 1998 to 2000. From there, Karanko had to return to Finland because he had criticized the Namibian government. After that, he was the head of the Department for International Environmental Policy at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. From 2006 to 2007, Karanko was Finnish Ambassador to Kathmandu.
Erik Håkan Hellqvist is a Finnish diplomat. He was the Consul General of Finland in Gothenburg from March 1, 1973 to 1977 and Finnish Ambassador to Lusaka from 1980 to 1983. From 1984 to 1988 he was a negotiating officer from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, from 1988 to 1989, Ambassador to Kuala Lumpur and again from 1989 the State Secretary for Negotiation.
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.
