CC Events in the 1980s

Consular Corps Events in Helsinki 1980-1989

18 Jan 1980
Annual CC Dinner at Hotel Palace with Chief Guest Dr. Johannes Virolainen, Speaker of the Parliament

12 March 1980
CC Event at Hotel Helsinki, speaker Mr. Ilkka Erick, International Secretary of SAK

29 April 1980
CC Event at Palace Hotel, speaker Mr. Raimo Ilaskivi, Lord Mayor of Helsinki

16.05.1980 –
Visit of a CC delegation to Leningrad

12 Aug 1980
CC Luncheon at Consul General Sven Sevelius’s House for a group of Honorary Consuls

24 Oct 1980
CC Event at Palace Hotel, speaker Mr. Stig Hästö, Managing Director of the Confederation of Industries

19 Nov 1980
Visit to Loviisa Nuclear Plant

16 Jan 1981
Annual CC Dinner at Palace Hotel, Chief Guest Mr. Esko Rekola, Minister of Foreign Trade

10 Feb 1981
CC Event at Svenska Klubben, speaker Lieutenant General Ensio Siilasvuo

17 March 1981
Visit to Bank of Finland

19 May 1981
Visit to Valmet Shipyard, Vuosaari, Helsinki

25 Sept 1981
Visit to Tallinn, Estonia (USSR), a two days CC visit

19 Oct 1981
CC Event at Palace Hotel, speaker Dr. Ahti Karjalainen

10 Nov 1981
CC Luncheon on board m/s Finlandia, Silja Line

25 Nov 1981
First Annual Dinner Diplomatic Association at Hotel Presidentti with Chief Guest Mr. Paavo Väyrynen

22 Jan 1982
Annual CC Dinner at Palace Hotel with Chief Guest, Mr. Curt Olsson, President of the Supreme Court

9 Feb 1982
CC Event at Palace Hotel, speaker Max Jakobson, Managing Director of EVA

6 April 1982
CC Event at Svenska Klubben, speaker Professor Jan-Magnus Jansson, Hufvudstadsbladet

26 May 1982
Visit to Kesko Oy.

30 Sept 1982
Visit to Keskuspaloasema, hosted by the Chief Fire Officer Rainer Alho

2 Oct 1982
Founding Meeting of FICAC in Copenhagen, hosted by Consul General Vagn Jespersen

19 Oct 1982
CC Event at Palace Hotel, speaker Mr. Pentti Somerto, Dir.Gen of Finnish Employer’s Confederation

10 Nov 1982
Helsinki Diplomatic Association Annual Dinner at Hotel Vaakuna

21 Jan 1983
Annual CC Dinner with the Chief Gues Mr. Per Stenbäck, Foreign Minister

8 Feb 1983
CC Event at Katajanokan Kasino, speaker Mr. Kai Korte, Chancellor of Justice

25 March 1983
CC Event at Palace Hotel, speaker Professor Matti Oksanen, “Results of Parliamentary Elections”

10 May 1983
Visit to Suomen Yhdyspankki, Union Bank of Finland (SYP) Unitas College in Vuosaari, hosted by Director Jaakko Iloniemi

22 Sept 1983
CC Event at Palace Hotel, speaker Mr. Eero Yrjölä, Head of Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, “Finnish Consuls abroad”

28 Oct 1983
CC Event at Palace Hotel, speaker Mr. Pertti Sorsa, Director, Ministry of Finance

9 Dec 1983
Visit to Stockmann, lunch at the Department Store’s 8th floor

13 Dec 1983
Dinner with the Helsinki Diplomatic Association at Hotel Vaakuna

16 Feb 1984
CC Event at Happy Days, speaker Carl-Christian Rosenbröijer, Finnpap

30 Mar 1984
Annual Dinner with the Nordic Honorary Consuls in Turku, Finland

11 May 1984
Visit to MTV, Helsinki

21 Aug 1984
Visit to the Finnish Fair Corporation

26 Sept 1984
Visit to KOP

29 Oct 1984
CC Event at Palace Hotel, speaker Mr. Aarne Välikangas, Deputy Mayor of Helsinki

16 Nov 1984
CC Event at Hotel Helsinki, speaker Dr. William Copeland, “Presidential elections in the US”

28 March 1985
60th Anniversary Dinner of the Consular Corps at Hotel Marski with guests fom Sweden and Denmark

17 June 1985
Visit to Viking Line’s m/s Mariella, hosted by Mr. Thor-Alf Eliasson, Vice Managing Director

12 Sept 1985
Visit to HOP, Bank of Helsinki

5 Nov 1985
CC Event at Hotel Marski, speaker Mr. Kalevi Sorsa, Prime Minister of Finland

12 Feb 1986
CC Event at Restaurant Savoy, speaker Mr. Jörn Donner

25 March 1986
Visit to Neuvostoliiton kulttuuri- ja tiedekeskus

3 June 1986
CC Event at Restaurant Savoy, speaker Professor Antti Vuorinen, “Nuclear Power and Radioactivity”

8 September 1986
Visit to Tampere, Annual CC Dinner at Hotel Ilves, visits to City Hall and Finlayson Oy

9 October 1986
2-day FICAC Meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark

1 Dec 1986
Luncheon at the British Embassy, hosted by HM Consul Emily Rose

8 Jan 1987
CC Event at Restaurant Savoy, speaker Mr. Erkki Liikanen, Foreign Relations Committee, Parliament of Finland

20 May 1987
Cocktail event at the Hungarian Embassy in Helsinki

26 Sept 1987
2-day CC visit to Tallinn, Estonia

15 Oct 1987
Visit to Lahti, Annual CC Dinner at Seurahuone, with visits to Town Theatre, hosted by Mr. Seppo Välisalo

29 Oct 1987
CC Cocktails at Consul General Seppo Horsti’s home

3 Feb 1988
CC Event at Restaurant Savoy, speaker Mr. Jaakko Iloniemi, SYP, “Presidential Elections”

23 April 1988
3-day FICAC Conference, Vienna Consular Festival 1988

World Conference of FICAC in Wien in 1988, Consul General Mr. Harry Blässar and Mrs. Laila Blässar next to Consul Mr. Bési and his wife.

9 May 1988
CC Event at Restaurant Savoy, speaker Mr. Pertti Salolainen, Minister of Foreign Trade, “EC, EFTA”

27 Sept 1988
CC Event at Restaurant Savoy, speaker Mr. Keijo Korhonen, Ambassador in the Prime Minister’s Office

19 Oct 1988
CC Event at Restaurant Savoy, speaker Mr. Esko Seppänen, Member of the Parliament, “Elections”

8 Dec 1988
CC Event at Hotel Marski, speaker Mr. Bosco Janzon, SAS

5 Jan 1989
Consular Meeting by a group of Senior Honorary Consuls at the Office of Berner Oy

2 March 1989
CC Event at Restaurant Savoy, speaker Lieutenant General Gustav Hägglund

5 May 1989
Annual CC Dinner at Hotel Intercontinental, Chief Guest Mr. Jacob Söderman, Governor, Uusimaa

18 Sept 1989
CC Event at Restaurant Savoy, speaker Mr. Jermu Laine, Director General of the Customs Board

10 Oct 1989
CC Event at Palace Hotel, speaker Mr. Harri Holkeri, Prime Minister of Finland

1 Dec 1989
CC Event at Restaurant Savoy, speaker Mr. Leonid V. Laakso, Soviet News Agency Novosti