Kaarlo Yrjö-Koskinen

Kaarlo Juhana Yrjö-Koskinen (26 March 1930 Helsinki – 16 April 2007 Helsinki[1]) was a Finnish baron,[1] journalist and diplomat who worked in industrial organizations but did his real life work in Finland's foreign affairs and acted as Finland's ambassador in several countries.

Yrjö-Koskinen graduated as a lawyer in 1955. His first job at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs was the secretary of the Honorary Consul in Rouen, France.[1] These tasks were often unpopular and focused on trade relations and seafaring problems. After serving as an official in several Finnish delegations, Yrjö-Koskinen participated in the establishment of the OECD Delegation in Finland in 1968.[1]

He was Head of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe[1] (ECE) Trade and Technology Department from 1970 to 1974 and Deputy Head of Trade Policy Department of the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1974 to 1976. Yrjö-Koskinen was Finland's ambassador in Budapest[1] from 1977 to 1979, in Vienna[1] and at the Holy See[1] from 1983 to 1988 and in Oslo[1] from 1988 to 1993. He was also the President of the Finnish Foreign Trade Association 1979–1983.[1]