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Eeva Ahtisaari
Finnish teacher and historian From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Eeva Irmeli Ahtisaari (née Hyvärinen, born June 18, 1936) is a Finnish teacher and historian who was the First Lady of Finland from 1994 to 2000. She was married to the late 10th President of Finland Martti Ahtisaari.[1] Their son is the musician Marko Ahtisaari.
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Life
Eeva Ahtisaari graduated from the University of Helsinki in 1962 and worked as a history teacher in Kuopio, Rovaniemi and Espoo. In 1974–1989, Ahtisaari lived in Tanzania and Namibia as her husband Martti Ahtisaari worked as a diplomat and UN Special Representative.[1][2] Ahtisaari's autobiography Juuret ja siivet (Roots and Wings) was published in 2002.
On 21 March 2020, it was announced that Eeva Ahtisaari was tested positive for the coronavirus. She attended the International Women's Day concert on 8 March at the Helsinki Music Centre while infected. The former President of Finland Tarja Halonen was also present at the concert but she was not infected.[3]
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Honours
National honours
Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (1994)
Foreign honours
Denmark: Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog
Estonia: First Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (1995)[4]
Iceland: Grand Cross of the Order of the Falcon (26 September 1995)[5]
Sweden: Member Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Polar Star (1994)
Namibia: Honorary citizenship (1992)
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Literal works
- Yksi kamari – kaksi sukupuolta: Suomen eduskunnan ensimmäiset naiset, Helsinki; Parliament of Finland, 1997. ISBN 951-69240-2-6
- Juuret ja siivet, Helsinki; WSOY, 2002. ISBN 951-02729-6-5
- Eeva Ahtisaari, Maija Kauppinen, Aura Korppi-Tommola: Tavoitteena tasa-arvo: Suomen Naisyhdistys 125 vuotta, Helsinki; Finnish Literature Society, 2009. ISBN 978-952-22211-0-0
References
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