November 10, 2023 Elizabeth Brauer Martti Ahtisaari - the peacemaker, the president November 10, 2023 Elizabeth Brauer Last month, Finland lost one of its world-changing citizens. Martti Ahtisaari was born in Viipuri (Vyborg), Russia in 1937 and went on to become arguably one of the most influential international and domestic figures Finland has ever known.