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[[File:Soviet-finnish-nonaggression-pact-1932.png|thumb|right|250px|The [[Soviet–Finnish Non-Aggression Pact]] signed in [[Helsinki]] on 21 January 1932. On the left the Finnish foreign minister '''Aarno Yrjö-Koskinen''', and on the right the Ambassador of the Soviet Union in Helsinki [[Ivan Maisky]].<ref name="talvisodanpikkujattilainen-turtola">{{cite book |last=Turtola | first=Martti |editor1-first=Jari |editor1-last=Leskinen |editor2-first=Antti |editor2-last=Juutilainen |title=Talvisodan pikkujättiläinen |edition=1st |publisher=Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö |date=1999 |pages=13–46 |chapter=Kansainvälinen kehitys Euroopassa ja Suomessa 1930-luvulla |language=Finnish |isbn=951-0-23536-9}}</ref>]]
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'''Aarno Armas Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen''' (9 December 1885, [[Helsinki]] &ndash; 8 June 1951, Helsinki)<ref>[http://valtioneuvosto.fi/hakemisto/ministerikortisto/ministeritiedot.asp?ministeri=Yrj%F6-Koskinen&nro=454 Valtioneuvosto: Ministerikortisto: Yrjö-Koskinen, Aarno Armas Sakari]</ref> was a [[Finland|Finnish]] politician, ambassador and [[freiherr]]. He graduated as [[jurist]] and received the title [[varatuomari]] in 1915.
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|office = Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland
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|office1 = Finnish ambasador to the Soviet Union
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|predecessor1 = [[Pontus Artti]]
|successor1 = [[Juho Kusti Paasikivi]]
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|birth_place = [[Helsinki]], [[Grand Duchy of Finland]]
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|resting_place = [[Hietaniemi Cemetery]]
|nationality = [[Russians|Russian]]
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[[File:Soviet-finnish-nonaggression-pact-1932.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The [[Soviet–Finnish Non-Aggression Pact]] signed in [[Helsinki]] on 21 January 1932. On the left the Finnish foreign minister Aarno Yrjö-Koskinen, and on the right the Envoy of the Soviet Union in Helsinki [[Ivan Maisky]].<ref name="talvisodanpikkujattilainen-turtola">{{cite book |last=Turtola | first=Martti |editor1-first=Jari |editor1-last=Leskinen |editor2-first=Antti |editor2-last=Juutilainen |title=Talvisodan pikkujättiläinen |edition=1st |publisher=Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö |date=1999 |pages=13–46 |chapter=Kansainvälinen kehitys Euroopassa ja Suomessa 1930-luvulla |language=Finnish |isbn=951-0-23536-9}}</ref>]]
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'''Aarno Armas Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen''' (9 December 1885, [[Helsinki]] – 8 June 1951, Helsinki)<ref>[http://valtioneuvosto.fi/hakemisto/ministerikortisto/ministeritiedot.asp?ministeri=Yrj%F6-Koskinen&nro=454 Valtioneuvosto: Ministerikortisto: Yrjö-Koskinen, Aarno Armas Sakari]{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> was a [[Finland|Finnish]] politician, Envoy and [[freiherr]]. He graduated as [[jurist]] and received the title [[varatuomari]] in 1915.


After the [[Finnish independence]] in 1917, Yrjö-Koskinen served under the [[Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Finland)|Ministry for Foreign Affairs]] as Chief of political division from 1924 and Chief of staff from 1929. He worked as an ambassador in [[Moscow]] between 1 January 1931 and 8 April 1940 .
After the [[Finnish independence]] in 1917, Yrjö-Koskinen served under the [[Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Finland)|Ministry for Foreign Affairs]] as Chief of political division from 1924 and Chief of staff from 1929. He worked as an [[Envoy (title)|Envoy]] in [[Moscow]] between 1 January 1931 and 8 April 1940.


Yrjö-Koskinen also served as the [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Finland)|Finnish foreign minister]] between 21 March 1931 and 14 December 1932. During his ministry Yrjö-Koskinen signed on behalf of Finland the [[Soviet–Finnish Non-Aggression Pact]] with the [[Soviet Union]]. At beginning of the [[Winter War]] he moved from Moscow to the Finnish embassy in [[Ankara]]. Yrjö-Koskinen served in [[Turkey]] till 1950, and yet a small time in [[Haag]], the [[Netherlands]]
Yrjö-Koskinen also served as the [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Finland)|Minister of Foreign Affairs]] between 21 March 1931 and 15 December 1932.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://formin.finland.fi/public/?contentid=41366&contentlan=1&culture=fi-FI |title=Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland - Ministers of Foreign Affairs |publisher=Valtioneuvosto.fi |accessdate=30 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716073918/http://formin.finland.fi/public/?contentid=41366&contentlan=1&culture=fi-FI |archive-date=2011-07-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref> During his ministry Yrjö-Koskinen signed on behalf of Finland the [[Soviet–Finnish Non-Aggression Pact]] with the [[Soviet Union]]. At beginning of the [[Winter War]] he moved from Moscow to the Finnish embassy in [[Ankara]]. Yrjö-Koskinen served in [[Turkey]] till 1950, and yet a small time in [[The Hague]], the [[Netherlands]].


Yrjö-Koskinen's father was the [[Senate of Finland|Finnish senator]] [[Yrjö Yrjö-Koskinen]] and grandfather was senator and historian [[Yrjö Koskinen]].
Yrjö-Koskinen's father was the [[Senate of Finland|Finnish senator]] [[Yrjö Yrjö-Koskinen]] and grandfather was senator and historian [[Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen]].


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Aarno Yrjö-Koskinen
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland
In office
21 March 1931 – 14 December 1932
Preceded byHjalmar J. Procopé
Succeeded byAntti Hackzell
Finnish ambasador to the Soviet Union
In office
1 January 1931 – 8 April 1940
Preceded byPontus Artti
Succeeded byJuho Kusti Paasikivi
Personal details
Born(1885-12-09)9 December 1885
Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland
Died8 June 1951(1951-06-08) (aged 65)
Helsinki, Finland
Resting placeHietaniemi Cemetery
NationalityRussian
Political partyNational Coalition Party
Alma materImperial Alexander University
ProfessionDiplomat, civil servant
The Soviet–Finnish Non-Aggression Pact signed in Helsinki on 21 January 1932. On the left the Finnish foreign minister Aarno Yrjö-Koskinen, and on the right the Envoy of the Soviet Union in Helsinki Ivan Maisky.[1]

Aarno Armas Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen (9 December 1885, Helsinki – 8 June 1951, Helsinki)[2] was a Finnish politician, Envoy and freiherr. He graduated as jurist and received the title varatuomari in 1915.

After the Finnish independence in 1917, Yrjö-Koskinen served under the Ministry for Foreign Affairs as Chief of political division from 1924 and Chief of staff from 1929. He worked as an Envoy in Moscow between 1 January 1931 and 8 April 1940.

Yrjö-Koskinen also served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs between 21 March 1931 and 15 December 1932.[3] During his ministry Yrjö-Koskinen signed on behalf of Finland the Soviet–Finnish Non-Aggression Pact with the Soviet Union. At beginning of the Winter War he moved from Moscow to the Finnish embassy in Ankara. Yrjö-Koskinen served in Turkey till 1950, and yet a small time in The Hague, the Netherlands.

Yrjö-Koskinen's father was the Finnish senator Yrjö Yrjö-Koskinen and grandfather was senator and historian Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen.

Political offices
Preceded by Foreign Minister of Finland
1931–1932 		Succeeded by

References

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  1. ^ Turtola, Martti (1999). "Kansainvälinen kehitys Euroopassa ja Suomessa 1930-luvulla". In Leskinen, Jari; Juutilainen, Antti (eds.). Talvisodan pikkujättiläinen (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö. pp. 13–46. ISBN 951-0-23536-9.
  2. ^ Valtioneuvosto: Ministerikortisto: Yrjö-Koskinen, Aarno Armas Sakari[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland - Ministers of Foreign Affairs". Valtioneuvosto.fi. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 30 January 2018.


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