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Liisa Talonpoika (born 28 April 1961, Turku)[1] is a Finnish diplomat, and the country's current Ambassador to Sweden,[2] where she presented her credentials on 16 May 2018.[3] She is the first female to hold this post.[4][5]
Talonpoika was previously Finland's Ambassador to The Hague in 2013-2015,[1] and has held other overseas diplomatic appointments in Paris and Brussels, as well as working in senior roles at the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs.[4][1]
Liisa Talonpoika studied at Åbo Akademi in Turku, graduating with a Master's degree in Economics in 1986.[1] In addition to her native Finnish, she speaks fluent Swedish, English and French, and has a basic command of Dutch.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "CV - Ambassador Liisa Talonpoika". FinlandAbroad.fi. Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland and Finland's missions abroad. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ "Kahdenväliset suhteet". FinlandAbroad.fi (in Finnish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland and Finland's missions abroad. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ "Liisa Talonpoika ny ambassadör i Stockholm" (in Swedish). SVT. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Liisa Talonpojasta tulee uusi Tukholman-lähettiläs" (in Finnish). Yle. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ "Liisa Talonpoika on Suomen historian ensimmäinen naispuolinen Tukholman-suurlähettiläs –"Olo on kuin lähtisi Espooseen"" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2020.