Hannu Hyttinen appointed General Secretary to Finland's centenary project
Senior Adviser Hannu Hyttinen has been appointed General Secretary to the project on the centenary of Finland's independence at the Prime Minister's Office. He will take up his duties on 14 October 2013. Mr Hyttinen will transfer to the Prime Minister's Office from the position of Senior Adviser to the Deputy Mayor of Helsinki. Previously he has served in the same position in Savonlinna and as Director of the Savonlinna Ballet Festival.
In 2017, Finland will have been an independent state for a hundred years. The Prime Minister's Office has launched a project to plan engaging and interesting activities to mark the centenary year. The project is to build up shared understanding of Finland's independence and development as a nation, the significance of Finland and Finnishness today, and the nation's future challenges and new direction.
The centenary emphasises Finland's democracy, the inviolability of human dignity and the freedom and rights of the individual, and promotes justice and openness in society. The centennial year also disseminates information on, advances knowledge of and creates conditions for engaged discussion on key values and principles that the pluralistic democracy of Finland is built on.
The project's general secretary is the main producer of the centenary celebrations and prepares issues for the centenary board and commission.
Inquiries: Auni-Marja Vilavaara, Director of Administration, tel. +358 295 160 370, Prime Minister’s Office