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Ahtisaari, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2008, died Oct.

“The work President Ahtisaari did in Indonesia, Kosovo, Namibia and many other places has left its mark on the lives of numerous people,” he said at the end of the church ceremony, which included wreath laying and music by Finland’s most famous classical composer, Jean Sibelius.

In May 2017, Ahtisaari stepped down as chairman but said he would continue working with the organization as an adviser.

In cold weather, hundreds of people lined up along the route from the cathedral through downtown Helsinki to the city’s Hietaniemi cemetery where Ahtisaari was laid to rest among other Finnish presidents.

Martti Ahtisaari, 86, Finland’s former president and a global peace broker who was awarded the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize for his work to resolve international conflicts, died on Monday in Helsinki.