Paavo Juho Hynninen
was a former Finnish

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

 diplomat, who was the Minister of Foreign Affairs in two politically neutral cabinets led by Reino Kuuskoski

Reino Kuuskoski

Reino Iisakki Kuuskoski was a jurist born in Loimaa, Finland.Kuuskoski performed ministerial duties in Finland on two occasions. His first ministerial appointment was between November 17, 1953 and May 5, 1954 as Minister of Justice as part of Finland's 37th Government...

 and Rainer von Fieandt

Rainer von Fieandt

Berndt Rainer von Fieandt was a Finnish official without party affiliation who served as Prime Minister of Finland in 1957 to 1958 .-References:...

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In 1922 Hynninen became an official in the foreign ministry and initially worked in the Finnish consulate in St. Petersburg. Later he became the ambassador to Latvia and Estonia in the 1930s. After the Continuation War, Hynninen's career continued in the new political circumstances. He served as the ambassador to Denmark from 1946 until his retirement in 1953.

In his days of pension Hynninen served as Foreign Minister in neutral cabinets from 1957 to 1958.