Marjatta Rasi

(29 November 1945 – 23 May 2021) was a Finnish diplomat. She represented Finland as Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), and as Ambassador to many countries posted at New Delhi, Dhaka, Colombo, Kathmandu, Thimphu, and Vienna. She worked as Head of Finland's Development Agency. In 2004, she was President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). After serving in New York City in the United Nations from 1998 to 2004, she was also the Under Secretary of State for Development Policy in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Finland). She was a Saha and cousin to Finnish-American science fiction editor Arthur W. Saha. She graduated from the Helsinki University in 1969 with a degree in law (LLB).

Career Rasi joined Finland's foreign service in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 1970 and was posted as Attaché at Vienna. In 1972, she was Second Secretary in the Finland Embassy in London. She then moved back to Finland and worked from 1977 as Secretary of Section in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Her next posting was in New York City in 1979 as Counselor to the Permanent Mission of Finland to the United Nations. She was back in Finland from 1983 until 1987 as Counselor in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, where, from 1986 she became Director of the Political Department (UN sector). She was then posted again in New York City as Deputy Permanent Representative (Ambassador) of Finland to the United Nations Chairman of the Security Council Sanction Committee. In 1991, she became Ambassador of Finland to New Delhi, Dhaka, Colombo, Kathmandu and Thimphu. She was back in the Finland Ministry for Foreign Affairs as Director General, Department for International Development Cooperation, in 1995.

In October 2009, she took charge as Ambassador to Austria in Vienna, replacing Kirsti Kauppi; she was the eleventh Ambassador from Finland to Austria. During this period she also served as Finland's Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other international organizations located in Vienna such as the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the International Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). She retired from foreign service in 2013 after a long career.

Political career Following her retirement, the conservative National Coalition Party nominated Rasi for the 2014 European elections along with . She secured 17 of 240 votes.

Other activities African Development Bank (AfDB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2005-2009)