Paul Georg Jyrkänkallio (until 1944 ''Schmidt''; 25 May 1922 - 2 May 2004) was a Finnish diplomat.
Jyrkänkallio was born in
Koivisto, and obtained a Bachelor of Philosophy degree. He was an ambassador in
Sofia from 1969 to 1972,
Budapest from 1973 to 1977, then Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in 1977-1980 and again Ambassador to
Rome in 1980 -1985 and
Athens 1985-1992.
[WSOY Iso Tietosanakirja 4. osa, s. 85, WSOY 1997] He died in
Helsinki, aged 81.
References
Ambassadors of Finland to Bulgaria
Ambassadors of Finland to Italy
Ambassadors of Finland to Hungary
Ambassadors of Finland to Greece
1922 births
2004 deaths
People from Vyborg District
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