Max Jakobson (September 30, 1923 – March 9, 2013)[1] was a Finnish diplomat and journalist of Finnish-Jewish descent.

Jakobson was an instrumental figure in shaping Finland's policy of neutrality during the Cold War.

Max Jakobson was born in 1923 in Viipuri, Finland (now Vyborg, Russia), as son of Finnish-Jewish lawyer Jonas Jakobson and his ethnic Finnish wife Helmi (née Virtanen).

[2] Jakobson ran for United Nations Secretary-General in the 1971 selection.

He was one of three candidates to receive the required 9 votes in the Security Council, but he was vetoed by the Soviet Union.