After leaving university and beginning her career in the 1960s, Eeva Ahtisaari still had no final university degree. Her initial enthusiasm for her studies was strong, but money worries had, in part, hindered her concentration.

– I took various positions as a substitute teacher in Kuopio, in addition to which…

At the beginning of the 1970s and 1980s, Eeva Ahtisaari frequently travelled because of her husband’s work. Nevertheless, she was troubled by the fact that her studies were yet to be finalised. In the middle of the 1980s came the opportunity to correct the situation.

– In 1985 I enrolled…

Over the years, Eeva Ahtisaari has also come to know Africa. At the end of the 1960s she travelled with her husband to Tanzania and later to Namibia.

It was a challenge to work in a representative role and live in a strange culture. Eeva Ahtisaari nevertheless stresses that it…

Eeva Ahtisaari has followed her husband in many different situations, all the way from the Kosovo peace talks to Aceh. Although many things have occurred according to her husband’s schedule, she does not feel she has missed out.

– For me the most important thing was to complete my Master’s…