Tankmar Horn

Minister Tankmar Horn
Born	(1924-08-16) 16 August 1924 (age 92) Viipuri, Finland
Education	MEcon
Board member of	Finnish Foreign Trade Federation (1971–1974) Export Education Association (1971–1975) Finnish Industry Federation (1972–1974) Industry Central Association (1975–1986) Oy Wärtsilä Ab (1978–1991) Oy Kaukas Ab (1982–1986) Finnish–Soviet Chamber of Commerce (1987–1991) Oy Metra Ab (1991–1995) Effoa Keskus-Sato Kymmene Oy Ovako Rautaruukki Suomen Petrooli Union Bank of Finland Finnish Export Credit International Chamber of Commerce, Finnish division Engineering Industry Central Association Finnish Fair Order of the White Rose of Finland Order of the Lion of Finland
Spouse(s)	1949–1971: Kaija Maire née Virvavaara 1972→: Kristina Louise née Laxström
Parent(s)	Walter Emil Waldemar Horn Zelia Anita née Buttenhof
Awards	Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion of Finland Commander of the White Rose of Finland Grand Cross of St. Olav (Norway) Counsellor (1963) Minister (1972) Honorary Doctor in Economics (1989)
Manager of Wärtsilä
In office 1 January 1971 – 1978 (1987)
Preceded by	Bertel Långhjelm
Succeeded by	Tor Stolpe

Tankmar Horn (born 16 August 1924) is a Finnish MSc in Economics and retired 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.

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. 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. The family followed Walter Horn when he was later ordered to Helsinki and for period 1940–1944 to Berlin as military attaché. Horn did his matriculation exam in 1943 and in 1943–1944 he studied in Hungary. For 1944–1945 he got an office job in the . 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. Beside his work, Horn continued his studies and in 1951 he graduated Bachelor of Economics, and in 1953 he did his master's degree.

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