Olavi J. Mattila

Olavi J. Mattila
Foreign Minister of Finland
In office 13 June 1975 – 30 November 1975
Preceded by	Ahti Karjalainen
Succeeded by	Kalevi Sorsa
In office 29 October 1971 – 23 February 1972
Preceded by	Väinö Leskinen
Succeeded by	Kalevi Sorsa
Personal details
Born	24 October 1918 (1918-10-24) (age 93) Hyvinkää
Occupation	official in the ministry of trade and industry

Olavi Johannes Mattila (born 24 October 1918 in Hyvinkää)^[1] is a former Finnish Trade and Industry Ministry official, who hold several ministerial positions in a number of cabinets in the 1960s and 1970s. He was also the CEO of Valmet. He was considered as a close associate of Urho Kekkonen.

He graduated as master of science in engineering in 1946 and as MBA in 1950. Mattila worked in the diplomatic missions in Beijing and Buenos Aires from 1952 to 1960. Later he became a director in the ministry of trade and industry. He worked in the state-owned Valmet, first as the CEO from 1965 to 1973 and as the chairman of the board from 1973 to 1982. He was also the chairman of the board of Enso-Gutzeit, another state-owned company.

His son, Olli Mattila, who also worked as a diplomat in the foreign ministry, was convicted in the early 2000s for espionage.^[2]

After having been visited in 2002 by Jehovah's Witnesses he was moved to join the religion.

References

1. ^ "Ministerikortisto". Valtioneuvosto (Finnish Government). http://www.vn.fi/tietoa-valtioneuvostosta/hallitukset/vuodesta-1917/tulokset/fi.jsp?report_id=M2&selectedCriterion.ministeri_henkilo_id=291. Retrieved 2011-03-27. 
2. ^ "News item". MTV3. http://www.mtv3.fi/uutiset/arkisto.shtml/arkistot/kotimaa/2000/06/23213. Retrieved 2011-03-27. 

Political offices
Preceded by Väinö Leskinen	Foreign Minister of Finland 1971-1972	Succeeded by Kalevi Sorsa
Preceded by Ahti Karjalainen	Foreign Minister of Finland 1975	Succeeded by Kalevi Sorsa

Persondata
Name	Mattila, Olavi J.
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	24 October 1918
Place of birth	Hyvinkää
Date of death
Place of death