Alec Aalto

Alec Mikael Aalto (24 September 1942 – 24 December 2018 ) was a Finnish diplomat. In the Foreign Ministry, he started in 1979 and served as Finland's Ambassador in Austria (1991–1995), Italy (2003–2006) and Sweden in 2006–2010 until his retirement.

Education Aalto was born in Helsinki, and studied at Svenska normallyceum before graduating as a bachelor of law in 1967 from the University of Helsinki. Between 1968 and 1970, he studied international law at Oxford University.

Career Between 1970 and 1972, Aalto worked as a journalist for the Finnish Broadcasting Company, after which he was from 1973 to 1975 Head of Information department in the Council of State.

Personal life Aalto's parents were actress Märta Laurent and Commercial Counselor Arvo Mikael Aalto. He was bilingual. He had a wife and daughter. Aalto performed music and enjoyed the countryside, in the archipelago and in Lapland.