Nobel recognition rewarded former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari for achieving peaceful resolutions
Former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari, who won the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize for his brilliant career as a negotiator and diplomat, died on October 16, 2023.
Universal suffrage has been Finnish law since 1906, when Finland became the first European country to recognise women’s right to vote.
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