(En norvégien:) Finn var en av the good guys. Han var i årevis engasjert for sivilsamfunnets og særlig barn og ungdoms rettigheter. I en rekke norske og europeiske institusjoner og i felt, bl.a. i Bosnia. Finn var også en morsom mann. Vi ble kjent da han meldte seg inn i R-evyen og Byrockratbandet med en av mange nøye innstuderte Elvis-fremføringer. Finns intenst dyrkede hobby var gjenspeilt i hans motto Life Is Short, Drink Champagne. Han holdt kurs og så for seg en pensjonist-tilværelse der han ledsaget folk til små leverandører. Finn var et sosialt dyr og en omsorgsfull border collie, som tok kontakt med en hel masse mennesker fra tid til annen for å høre hvordan gikk, invitere på en kaffe osv. Jeg var en av de heldige som Finn tok kontakt med en gang iblant. Jeg tror ikke det er få utstasjonerte nordmenn som har blitt ført inn i nye sosiale nettverk av Finn. Finn har levd et rikt liv, mine tanker går til Julie og deres lille barn. // (En français): Finn était l'un des bons gars. Il a combattu pendant des années pour les droits de la société civile et en particulier les droits des enfants et des jeunes. Dans les institutions norvégiennes et européennes et sur le terrain, y compris en Bosnie. Finn était aussi un homme drôle. Nous avons appris à connaître quand il a rejoint le cabaret du gouvernement et le groupe Byrockrat avec l'une des nombreuses performances d'Elvis soigneusement étudiées. Son passe-temps intensément cultivé se reflète dans sa devise Life Is Short, Drink Champagne. Il a suivi des cours et envisagé une vie de retraite où il accompagnait les gens chez de petits fournisseurs. Finn était un animal social et un border collie attentionné, qui contactait beaucoup de gens de temps en temps pour savoir comment ça se passait, invitant pour un café, etc. Y compris moi. De nombreux Norvégiens expatriés ont été initiés aux nouveaux réseaux sociaux par Finn. Finn a vécu une vie riche, mes pensées vont à la famille.

Eivind Lorentzen- 05-05-20

Dear Julie and Sam!

Finn was the first person I got to know when I moved to Brussels in 2012. At that time, he was so happy because he was going to marry you, Julie. Despite being busy preparing for his wedding, he was more than willing to share his knowledge and experience with me – both his professional experience from the European Commission and all kind of good advice on how to adapt to Brussels as a new expat. Since then I have enjoyed Finn's company in a lot of different settings – from professional settings and politics, to party and Champagne. Finn was an outstanding person and friend in terms of his knowledge, humour and his generosity!

That Finn is not with us anymore is hard to comprehend. The loss the two of you must feel is even more unimaginable. My best thoughts and wishes to you in these difficult times.

Love, Tom-Espen

Tom-Espen Møller- 03-05-20

When I learned of Finn’s passing I had been working over the long weekend on updating and revising the Youth Policy Manual (his influential Youth Policy Manual)! What a strange turn of events. I knew Finn from his days at the European Youth Forum (during the 1999-2001 White Paper process, in particular), stayed in touch with him when he went to Sarajevo, argued with him in Belgrade quite forcefully over the Youth Policy Manual (but also helped him with it), loved him when he came to my house in Wales, met and had a meal with my family and watched the Eurovision Song Contest together (he was so happy when Norway won), really quite disliked him when he unilaterally and autocratically abolished the European Network of Youth Research Correspondents (though I agreed with the decision), and had a drink (or three) with him to celebrate him meeting Julie and deciding to stay in Brussels with EFTA for that reason. Despite his EU authority sometimes going to his head, he was always one of us - informed, experienced, committed, engaged, which was both valued and valuable to the field. We all loved him for that. We kept in touch through Facebook. I will miss him. God bless you, Finn

Howard Williamson- 28-04-20