Eino Wälikangas

Eino Wälikangas (his surname until 1906 was Buddén) (11 October 1889 – 1960

He served as the Head of the Department of Personnel and Administration at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1923 to 1927, when he became the Secretary of the London Office. He also ran the office in Washington in 1933.

Wälikangas was the Finnish envoy to many cities between 1934 and 1937, including Buenos Aires and Santiago. He also became the Finnish envoy in Rio de Janeiro from 1937 to 1945. He was on non-active status from 1945 to 1947 and on special assignment from 1947 to 1949. He was the rapporteur for foreign ambassadors from 1949 to 1956.