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Jyrki Martti Bertil Aimonen (19 April 1934Ikaalinen – 20 July 2016Helsinki) was a Finnish diplomat and ambassador[1]
Aimonen's parents were physicians, Counselor of Medicine, Martti Bertil Aimonen and special teacher Anja-Ritva Mielikki Aimonen. Jyrki Aimonen graduated as an economist in 1955 and candidate of law in 1961.
Aimonen started in theMinistry for Foreign Affairs in 1961 and moved to theFinnish Embassy in Moscow in 1963, after which he served as Secretary inAnkara from 1965 to 1967. He returned to theSoviet Union as consul in theLeningrad Consulate General.
Aimonen was the Counselor inMoscow from 1974 to 1976. He served, among other things, as consular at the Finnish Embassy in Moscow. He served as the Head of the 1975European Security and Cooperation Conference. He also served as Counselor inCopenhagen from 1970 to 1974.
Aimonen was the first Finnish Ambassador toLibya and inMalta from 1979 to 1983. After that he served as Ambassador toSyria,Jordan,Lebanon (1984–1988),India,Nepal (1988–1991),Bangladesh,Sri Lanka (1988–1991) andBhutan (1989–1991). Aimonen retired from his diplomatic post after serving as Ambassador toPoland from 1991 to 1995.
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