Ambassador Kirsti Narinen will join the Summer School’s speakers

Ambassador Kirsti Narinen is a Finnish diplomat who after completing her assignment as the Finnish Ambassador to Estonia joined the Hybrid Centre of Excellence as Director for International relations. She has during her long MFA career served in the Soviet Union and Russia, in Estonia also in the 1990’s and in Slovenia. In addition, the home base duties have varied from EU energy and Justice-Home-Affairs coordination to Arms control and HR – in the founding team for creating Occupational Well being function to the MFA.

She has lawyer’s degree from University of Turku in Finland, is married and has two adult children.

She describes team work, high-quality leadership and strategic planning being vital for  progress and success. They result in productive operations and a good working spirit. These are also basic Nordic values.