Klaus Törnudd

Between 1973 and 1974, he worked at the Special Representative for the OSCE project in Geneva and then at the Political Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, head of which he served in 1977–1981.

During this time, the department was particularly active in defending Finland's neutrality in relation to the Soviet Union.

From fall 1981 to January 1983, Törnudd was on leave from the Ministry and was responsible for the Swedish-speaking general professorship of the University of Helsinki.

[2] Between 1983 and 1988, Törnudd served as Political Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and from 1988 to 1991 as Permanent Representative of Finland to the United Nations.

He still aspired to the European Parliament as a candidate for the Swedish People's Party but was not elected.