On 16 February 2008, Professor Hannu Niemi, Chairman of the Board of the National Library of Finland, was the recipient of the "Merit for Lithuania" order´s Knight´s Cross at the Presidential Palace in Lithuania on the 90th Anniversary of that country´s independence. Professor Niemi is the long-term Chairman of the Donelaitis-seura - Liettuan ystävät ry association.
On 16 February 2008, Professor Hannu Niemi, Chairman of the Board of the National Library of Finland, was the recipient of the "Merit for Lithuania" order´s Knight´s Cross at the Presidential Palace in Lithuania on the 90th Anniversary of that country´s independence. Professor Niemi is the long-term Chairman of the Donelaitis-seura - Liettuan ystävät ry association.
