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Carolus Lassila
Carolus Juhani Lassila (5 August 1922 – 26 October 1987) was a Finnish diplomat. Lassila was born in Helsinki, Finland in 1922 to parents Armas Lassila, Managing Director (1890–1955) and Martha Sofia Holmberg (1888–1975). His uncles were Väinö Lassila, Professor of Anatomy, and Ilmo Lassila, Professor of Forest Technology. Carolus Lassila was married to Britta Synnöve Juliana Wilskman (1923–1987), they had two children and six grandchildren. Lassila was an expert in Arabic, Arabic language and Arab culture. He was Ambassador to Beirut, Lebanon from 1968 to 1974, during which period he was also co-accredited as Ambassador to Kuwait 1969–1975, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 1971 as well as Amman, Jordan 1972–1974. After Lebanon he was Ambassador to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia from 1975–1977 and co-accredited as Ambassador to Doha, Qatar 1974, Manama, Bahrain 1975, Muscat, Oman 1975, and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 1975. Most recently Ambassador to Madrid, Spain 1984–1987 as w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helsinki
Helsinki () is the Capital city, capital and most populous List of cities and towns in Finland, city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About people live in the municipality, with million in the Helsinki capital region, capital region and million in the Helsinki metropolitan area, metropolitan area. As the most populous List of urban areas in Finland by population, urban area in Finland, it is the country's most significant centre for politics, education, finance, culture, and research. Helsinki is north of Tallinn, Estonia, east of Stockholm, Sweden, and west of Saint Petersburg, Russia. Helsinki has significant History of Helsinki, historical connections with these three cities. Together with the cities of Espoo, Vantaa and Kauniainen—and surrounding commuter towns, including the neighbouring municipality of Sipoo to the east—Helsinki forms a Helsinki metropolitan area, metropolitan are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
