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Pontus Kaarlo Artti (until 1896 Tegström; 1 January 1878, in
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– 30 July 1936, in
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) was a Finnish diplomat, journalist and writer. The parents of Pontus Artti's were the
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Karl Gustaf Tegström and Mathilda Kajander. He graduated from
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in 1896 and initially worked as a theater and journalist. Artti was the Editor-in-Chief of ''
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'' in 1910–1917.Ylioppilasmatrikkeli 1853–1899
/ref> Artti was Hankkija's Department Manager from 1918 to 1919 and then transferred to the
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in 1919. He served as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from 1921 to 1927. He was a Finnish
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to Moscow in 1927–1930 and in Rome from 1931 to 1936. Pontus Artti was married since 1906 to Eeva Hilda Amanda Wentinref.


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20th-century Finnish diplomats 20th-century Finnish journalists 1936 deaths 1878 births People from Ylitornio 20th-century Finnish male writers {{Finland-journalist-stub