Sirkka Hämäläinen

Sirkka Hämäläinen
Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank
In office
1 June 1998  31 May 2003
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byGertrude Tumpel-Gugerell
Governor of the Bank of Finland
In office
5 April 1992  31 May 1998
Preceded byRolf Kullberg
Succeeded byMatti Vanhala
Personal details
Born (1939-05-08) 8 May 1939
Riihimäki, Finland
EducationHelsinki School of Economics
Turku School of Economics

Sirkka Aune-Marjatta Hämäläinen (born 8 May 1939 in Riihimäki) is a Finnish economist who served as a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank from 1998 to 2003. She previously served as the governor of the Bank of Finland from 1992 to 1998. Hämäläinen was the first woman to hold either post.