Fritz Jakobsson (born 8 January 1940 in Pori) is a painter living in Vaasa, Finland most known for his portraits. He started his career in 1967 and has since then had about 110 art exhibitions in Finland, Sweden, Germany and Italy. He has done over 2000 works of art, of which about 800 are portraits. His most known commissioned portraits are of Queen Silvia of Sweden, Pope John Paul II, Cardinal Carlo Furno, Cardinal Giuseppe Caprio and Princess Stefania Angelo-Comneno of Tessaglia. He has also painted many of the most influential people within finnish public life and finnish industry and trade, like Jaakko Pöyry, Kari Kairamo and Casimir Ehrnrooth just to mention a few. Fritz Jakobsson is a member of Angelica-Constantiniana Academy of Arts and Sciences. January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Town hall of Pori The Juselius Mausoleum Pori, or Björneborg in Swedish, is a city and municipality on the west coast of Finland. ... Province Western Finland Region Ostrobothnia Sub-region Vaasa City manager Markku Lumio Official languages Finnish, Swedish Area  - total  - land ranked 345th 397 km² 183 km² Population  - total (31. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden (Silvia Renate Bernadotte, née Sommerlath, born 23 December 1943) is the wife of King Carl XVI Gustaf, Swedens monarch, and the mother of the heir apparent to the throne, Crown Princess Victoria. ... The Pope (from Greek: pappas, father; from Latin: papa, Papa, father) is the successor of St. ... Official papal image of John Paul II. His Holiness Pope John Paul II, né Karol Józef Wojtyła (born May 18, 1920 in Wadowice, Poland), is the current Pope — the Bishop of Rome and head of the Roman Catholic Church. ... Kari Kairamo (1932 - 1988) was the former CEO of Nokia and a significant and popular industry person who was also actively involved in Finlands foreign policy. ... Angelica-Costantiniana Academy of Arts and Sciences (In italian: Accademia Angelica-Constantiniana di letter, arti e scienze) was founded in Rome, Italy in 1949 and is presided over by Princess Stefania Angelo-Comneno of Tessaglia. ...