Yrjö Herman Saastamoinen (11 July 1888
Kuopio
Kuopio (, ) is a Finnish city and municipality located in the region of Northern Savonia. It has a population of , which makes it the most populous municipality in Finland. Along with Joensuu, Kuopio is one of the major urban, economic, and cult ...
– 1966) was a Finnish diplomat and CEO.
The parents of Saastamo were Herman Saastamoinen and Alexandra Tengman. She graduated in 1907 and studied at several foreign universities from 1908 to 1914.
Saastamoinen was Assistant to the Embassy of Finland in
Berlin in 1918, Secretary of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 1919, Chargé d'Affairesin The Hague in 1919, Chancellor in
The Hague and
Brussels from 1920 to 1921,
Madrid and
Lisbon
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from 1921 to 1922, and in The Hague, Brussels and
Luxembourg from 1923 to 1926. He became a special envoy and a sovereign minister1927.
After the diplomatic missions Saastamoinen served as CEO of H. Saastamoinen Oy, Saastamoisen Faneri Oy and H. Saastamoinen & Pojat Oy since 1927.
Kuka kukin on 1954 (Projekt Runeberg)
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1888 births
1966 deaths
People from Kuopio
People from Kuopio Province (Grand Duchy of Finland)
Finnish business executives