Ahti Karjalainen

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Finnish politician and Prime Minister (1923-1990)

PoliticiansLived 1923 to 1990 · aged 67

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Languages25

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Also inDeutsch

Photos 3

Inauguration ceremony for the Urho Kekkonen presidency in 1968. Here the President meets the representants of diplomats. Behind him, the minister Ahti Karjalainen

Ahti Karjalainen's grave

Awards 22

1975Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic

1969Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George

1967Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Falcon

1966Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Pius IX‎

1961Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav‎

Order of Friendship of Peoples

Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland

Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland

Medal of Liberty, 2nd Class

Order of Merit, 1st Class

Great Golden Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria

Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown

Order of the People's Republic of Bulgaria, 1st class

Order of the Flag of the People's Republic of Hungary

Grand Cross of the Order of the Aztec Eagle

Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau

Order of Tudor Vladimirescu, 1st class

Commanders Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star

Grand cross of the Order of the White Lion

Order of Independence

Order of the Republic

Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta

Connected to Ahti 6

Nicolae CeaușescuAlso won Order of Tudor Vladimirescu, 1st class

Tapio RautavaaraAlso won Medal of Liberty, 2nd Class

Mário SoaresAlso won Grand Cross of the Order of the Aztec Eagle

Nguyễn Minh TriếtAlso won Order of Independence

Guillaume of LuxembourgAlso won Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown

Maurice HerzogAlso won Great Golden Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria

About this person

Ahti Kalle Samuli Karjalainen was a Finnish economist and politician. He was a member of the Agrarian League and served two terms as Prime Minister of Finland. He is, however, better known for his period as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland. Karjalainen is considered one of the most influential figures in post-war Finnish politics. Like President Urho Kekkonen, Karjalainen attached great importance to Finland's relationship with the Soviet Union, and was at one point considered to be Kekkonen's likely successor until alcoholism affected his later career.