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Tankmar Horn was born on 16 August, 1924 in Viipuri, Finland, is an A finnish business executive. Discover Tankmar Horn's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 94 years old?

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Age 94 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 16 August, 1924
Birthday 16 August
Birthplace Viipuri, Finland
Date of death 2018
Died Place Helsinki, Finland
Nationality Finland

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Who Is Tankmar Horn's Wife?

His wife is * 1949–1971: Kaija Maire née Virvavaara * 1972—2018: Kristina Louise née Laxström

Family
Parents Walter Emil Waldemar Horn Zelia Anita née Buttenhoff
Wife * 1949–1971: Kaija Maire née Virvavaara * 1972—2018: Kristina Louise née Laxström
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Tankmar Horn Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Tankmar Horn worth at the age of 94 years old? Tankmar Horn’s income source is mostly from being a successful business executive. He is from Finland. We have estimated Tankmar Horn's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

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Source of Income business executive

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1924

Tankmar Horn (16 August 1924 – 16 March 2018 ) was a Finnish diplomat, economist, and businessman.

Due to his father's position as army officer, Horn lived in different places in his youth.

During the Second World War he studied in Berlin and Hungary.

After the war end he completed his studies in economics and subsequently he started working for the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Horn spent a couple of year long periods of secondment in a number of countries.

He ended up negotiating trade agreements with EEC and he also took part in Nordek negotiations which eventually failed.

1940

The family followed Walter Horn when he was later ordered to Helsinki and for period 1940–1944 to Berlin as military attaché.

1943

Horn did his matriculation exam in 1943 and in 1943–1944 he studied in Hungary.

1944

For 1944–1945 he got an office job in the Finnish embassy in Stockholm.

1947

In 1947 Horn studied in Spain and in the following year he got his diploma in economics.

In the same year he first worked as secretary in the Finnish Foreign Trade Federation until he got a position in the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

1951

Beside his work, Horn continued his studies and in 1951 he graduated Bachelor of Economics, and in 1953 he did his master's degree.

1953

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent him to Warsaw for 1953–1955 and to Washington, D.C. for 1955–1957.

1957

In 1957–1960 Horn was department secretary and acting department manager.

1960

During 1960–1961 Horn was positioned in Buenos Aires and in 1961–1963 in Geneva.

1963

Horn worked as department deputy director in 1963–1965 and ministerial adviser in 1966.

1967

He was the trade political department manager in 1967–1969.

As a high-profile department manager, Horn could act relatively independently reporting directly to Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahti Karjalainen and President Urho Kekkonen.

Horn had a role at building relationships with OECD and EEC; in the meantime he had to maintain relationships with Soviet Union, which observed suspicious Finland establishing connections to West-European market.

Horn had his hand in negotiations for significant contracts for electric locomotives and nuclear power plants with Soviet Union.

Horn also took part in planning Nordek, a joint Nordic project for an own economic community, which eventually failed.

Prime Minister Mauno Koivisto led the negotiations, and during the process there came dissensions between him and Horn; this had a long-term effect on their mutual relationships.

Already during the Nordek negotiations, Horn was recruited to a leading position in the multi industrial company Oy Wärtsilä Ab.

1969

In 1969 Horn got managerial position in multi industrial company Wärtsilä and in the beginning of 1971 he became the managing director.

During Horn's era the company internationalised through acquisitions and opening sales offices in many countries.

The most significant investment was building entirely new Perno shipyard in Turku.

After stepping aside from the company leadership Horn continued as board member.

At first he worked as deputy director in 1969–1970, and in the beginning of year 1971 he followed Bertel Långhjelm as managing director.

Back then, the company structure was such as its long-term manager Wilhelm Wahlforss had built it: the key sites were shipyards in Turku and Helsinki, and in addition, the company produced locks, paper machines, agricultural machinery and dishware from glass and porcelain.

The old industrial giant faced pressures to modernise itself.

1970

Wärtsilä had opened a new facility for paper machine production in Järvenpää in 1970 and moving of operations was on-going when Horn started his directorship.

When Horn started as manager, a previously prepared plan of building a new shipyard in Turku was launched as a project.

1974

Construction of Perno shipyard was started on 16 May 1974.

The first stage of construction comprised dry dock, 600-tonne bridge crane, workshops and other buildings.

1979

Operation were gradually moved from the old Turku yard to the new facility and the yard reached full production ability in 1979.

During Horn's era Wärtsilä started to internationalise increasingly.

Wärtsilä-owned porcelain producer Arabia merged with the Swedish Rörstrand, after which Wärtsilä took control of the entire share capital.

1989

A dramatic event during his membership was the bankruptcy of Wärtsilä Marine, that took place in 1989.

Horn's parents were officer Walter Horn and Zelia née Buttenhof.

He was born and lived his childhood in Viipuri, where his father was positioned.