Finland was rated as the happiest country in the world for the sixth year in a row. I have been married to the happiest person in the world for the 56th year running!
On Annikki's 60th birthday in 2003 I set up a web page as a tribute to her as my girlfriend and then and wife, and then as the mother of our children and then as grandmother of our grandchilodren. She was a loving daughter-in-law to my parents.
Sadly, as my network provider closed down, my tribute to Annikki vanished into thin air.
Today, September 6th 2023, on her 79th birthday I have pleasure of presenting you with a photo profile of this amazing beautiful talented lady who has travelled this journey through life with me, encouraging me in my deepest moments of despair, sharing with me her strength to get me this far in life.
The Laughing Goddess
Stockholm 1963
London 1964
Wedding in Shrewsbury 1967
Shrewsbury 1967
Wales 1967
With Mother in Oulu 1969
1969 Annikki in Copenhagen (Viney Sethi)
Travelling to India on M.S. Victoria 1969
Travelling to India on M. S. Victoria 1969
Madras 1972
Family photos in Madras 1975 (late Mathew Verghese)
Norway 1975
Matthan family in Bangalore 1976
With families of Jaakko Pöyry Oy in Bangalore Club 1980
At English Club Oulu Exhibition and lecture 1984
Taking over as English Club Chairperson 1988
With Mr. & Mrs. K. M. Mathew Kottayam 1989
With former Driver Narayan and his family Chennai 1989
At late Ashok Kapur’s residence in Mumbai 1989
1989 In Madras Annikki with family of Vishnu and Verna
Prof. Ajeet Mathur in Sarkkatie
Susanna Wedding Exeter 1992
Holiday in Lapland 1991
Gingerbread winnimg creation 1998
Mrs. K. M. Mathew admires Annikki’s cake design
Suchi’s wedding cake 1999
With Asha 2004
Pongal 2008 First O-India Event
2008 With grandson Daniel
1959ers 50th Class Reunion. Alibaug 1969
Annikki’s 70th birthday 2014 in Oulu (Christian Thibault)
President Mukerji in Helsinki 2014
2014: Video about Annikki produced by Espoo professional college to motivate older people using her work as an example. In Finnish (Helena Lehtimäki)
Annikki has been my comfort and my joy. She laughs with me and wipes away my tears.
Happy birthday dearest Annikki. I love you dearly.
Jacob (Sushil)
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