Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos

Tarja Halonen: Quick Facts

Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Born December 24, 1943 (age 82) • Helsinki • Finland
Title / Office president (2000-2012), Finland • cabinet (1995-2000), Finland • parliament (1979-2000), Finland
Political Affiliation Social Democratic Party of Finland

Photos

Finland's first female president
See All Images and Interactives →
default image
Konni Zilliacus
Finnish patriot
Martti Ahtisaari
Martti Ahtisaari
president of Finland
default image
Rafael Paasio
prime minister of Finland
Sanna Marin
Sanna Marin
prime minister of Finland
President of Finland Alexander Stubb, wearing a dark suit and glasses, smiles and waves while arriving outdoors at the Coalition of the Willing summit in Paris.
Alexander Stubb
president of Finland
default image
Juho Kusti Paasikivi
president of Finland
default image
Sauli Niinistö
president of Finland
Carl Gustaf Mannerheim
Carl Gustaf Mannerheim
president of Finland
default image
Uno Cygnaeus
Finnish educator
Johan Ludvig Runeberg, detail of an engraving by Émile Lassalle.
Johan Ludvig Runeberg
Finnish-Swedish poet
default image
Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen
Finnish politician
default image
Otto V. Kuusinen
Finnish politician
default image
Elias Lönnrot
Finnish folklorist
Urho Kaleva Kekkonen
Urho Kaleva Kekkonen
president of Finland
Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg
Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg
president of Finland
default image
Vihtori Iisakki Kosola
Finnish political leader
default image
Matthias Alexander Castrén
Finnish nationalist and linguist
Svinhufvud, detail from an oil painting by Antti Faven, 1923; in the Art Gallery of Ateneum, Helsinki
Pehr Evind Svinhufvud
president of Finland
default image
Väinö Tanner
prime minister of Finland
Palmgren
Selim Palmgren
Finnish composer