NEWS UPDATE
December 29th, 2008
Today it was announced that The Finnish Committee the Restitution of the Parthenon Marbles (Parthenonin Veistosten Palauttamiskomitea Ry) has joined the International Association for the reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures.
The Chairman of the International Association for the Reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures, David Hill said he welcomed the addition of the organisation to the international campaign. The Executive of the Finnish committee includes:
President: Ole Norrback, ex Finnish ambassador at Athens
Vice President: Mika Kajava, Professor of classical languages
Secretary: Mika Rissanen, History teacher and non-fiction writer
Treasurer: Teodora Oker-Blom, Science library manager
The International Association for the Reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures now has seventeen members from sixteen countries including Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Britain, Canada, Cyprus, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Russia, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the USA. Contact details for the Finnish Committee can be found on their members page.