deaths
October 16, 2023
Martti Ahtisaari, former President of Finland and Nobel Prize laureate (born 1937)
Martti Ahtisaari
Martti Oiva Kalevi Ahtisaari was a Finnish politician, the tenth president of Finland, from 1994 to 2000, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, and a United Nations diplomat and mediator noted for his international peace work.
President of Finland
The president of the Republic of Finland is the head of state of Finland. The incumbent president is Alexander Stubb, since 1 March 2024. He was elected president for the first time in 2024.
October 16
October 16 is the 289th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 76 days remain until the end of the year.