Sinikka Aulikki Antila (born 4 November 1960) is a Finnish lawyer and diplomat. She is a leading expert in trade and development at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Development Policy Department. Antila was born in Tampere, and started working for the

Ministry of Foreign Affairs In many countries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the government department responsible for the state's diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral relations affairs as well as for providing support for a country's citizens who are abroad. The entit ...

in 1985. Between 1988 and 1991, she worked at the International Labor Organization (ILO) in

Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...

. At the same time she was in Nigeria as a Manager of the Canadian Fund and as a free-lancer consultant.Suurlähettiläsnimityksiä.
Ulkoasiainministeriö, 11 February 2011. Read 28 March 2017 From 1998 to 2003, Antila served as Development Co-operation Counselor and Temporary Attorney at the Finnish Embassy in Windhoek from 2001 to 2003. In addition, she has worked in the ministry for development policy positions, and served as Head of General Development Policy and Planning Unit. Antila was posted from 2007 to 2011 in

Lusaka Lusaka (; ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Zambia. It is one of the fastest-developing cities in southern Africa. Lusaka is in the southern part of the central plateau at an elevation of about . , the city's population was ab ...

, where she was also a Finnish Ambassador to Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi in 2007–2011. After that, she was the Finnish Ambassador to Tanzania in

Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam (; from ar, دَار السَّلَام, Dâr es-Selâm, lit=Abode of Peace) or commonly known as Dar, is the largest city and financial hub of Tanzania. It is also the capital of Dar es Salaam Region. With a population of over s ...

from 2011 to 2015.Suomen uudet edustustonpäälliköt aloittavat syyskuussa.
Suomen Tietotoimisto, 26 August 2011. Read 28 March 2017Kahdenväliset suhteet.
Suomen suurlähetystö, Dar es Salaam. 22 December 2016. Read 28 March 2017.

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