Erkki Mäentakanen

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Erkki Kalervo Mäentakanen (10 December 1933 Laukaa – 4 June 2018 Helsinki [1] ) is a Finnish diplomat, a Bachelor of Business Economics. He has been an Ambassador in Tel Aviv and Nicosia from 1982 to 1984 and thereafter Head of Department of the Department of Commerce of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 1984 [2] –1988. Then he was an Ambassador in Ottawa 1988 [3] -1991and at The Hague 1991 [4] –1997. [5]

Laukaa Municipality in Central Finland, Finland

Laukaa is a municipality of Finland.

Helsinki Capital city in Uusimaa, Finland

Helsinki is the capital and most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of 650,058. The city's urban area has a population of 1,268,296, making it by far the most populous urban area in Finland as well as the country's most important center for politics, education, finance, culture, and research. Helsinki is located 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Tallinn, Estonia, 400 km (250 mi) east of Stockholm, Sweden, and 390 km (240 mi) west of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It has close historical ties with these three cities.

Tel Aviv City in Israel

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References

  1. ↑ Death announcement, Helsingin Sanomat 21 June 2018 p. C 19
  2. ↑ Facta 2001, WSOY 1984, 11. osa, palsta 633
  3. ↑ Facta 2001, Täydennysosa 1990, WSOY 1990, s. 369
  4. ↑ WSOY Iso Tietosanakirja 6. osa, s. 314, WSOY 1996
  5. ↑ Suomen suurlähetystö (Internet Archive)
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