Aarno Yrjö-Koskinen
Aarno Yrjö-Koskinen | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland | |
| In office 21 March 1931 – 14 December 1932 | |
| Preceded by | Hjalmar J. Procopé |
| Succeeded by | Antti Hackzell |
| Finnish ambasador to the Soviet Union | |
| In office 1 January 1931 – 8 April 1940 | |
| Preceded by | Pontus Artti |
| Succeeded by | Juho Kusti Paasikivi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 December 1885 Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland |
| Died | 8 June 1951 (aged 65) Helsinki, Finland |
| Resting place | Hietaniemi Cemetery |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Political party | National Coalition Party |
| Alma mater | Imperial Alexander University |
| Profession | Diplomat, civil servant |
Aarno Armas Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen (9 December 1885, Helsinki – 8 June 1951, Helsinki) 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. 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.