Raija Aulikki Mattila is an Assyriologist and associate professor at the University of Helsinki. She served as the director of the Finnish Institute in the Middle East from 2005 to 2008, overseeing the acquisition of the historical Zeituna House in Damascus. Under her direction, the first comprehensive Finnish-Arabic dictionary was published in 2007. Mattila returned as director of the institute from 2014 to 2020. She earned her Master’s degree in Assyriology in 1985 and completed her PhD in Assyriology in 2000, both from the University of Helsinki.
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Age (Today)
Your next birthday is 295 days away.
Place of Birth
Time Zone - Europe/Helsinki (2:0 E)
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Meaning of the name - Raija
queen, princess
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Generation Group
Raija Mattila belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: Helsinki
Educated At: University of Helsinki
Occupation: assyriologist
Employers: University of Helsinki | Finnish Institute in the Middle East
Astrology Analysis
Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.

Ephemeris for April 10, 1956
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on April 10, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for April 10, 2025 |
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Sun | 20 Aries 30 | 20 Aries 47 | 27 Gemini 7 |
Moon | 11 Aries 46 | 22 Virgo 19 | 2 Scorpio 38 |
Mercury | 25 Aries 12 | 27 Pisces 13 | 4 Gemini 46 |
Venus | 6 Gemini 11 | 24 Pisces 46 | 3 Cancer 9 |
Mars | 27 Capricorn 5 | 26 Cancer 56 | 8 Pisces 0 |
Jupiter | 21 Leo 21 | 17 Gemini 31 | 26 Leo 34 |
Saturn | 2 Sagittarius 36 | 25 Pisces 31 | 28 Scorpio 1 |
Uranus | 28 Cancer 14 | 25 Taurus 14 | 0 Leo 27 |
Neptune | 29 Libra 17 | 0 Aries 24 | 27 Libra 45 |
Pluto | 26 Leo 15 | 3 Aquarius 40 | 26 Leo 29 |
Rahu | 10 Sagittarius 46 | 26 Pisces 13 | 7 Sagittarius 7 |
Ketu | 10 Gemini 46 | 26 Virgo 13 | 7 Gemini 7 |
Chandra Kundali (Equal House, North Indian Diamond Chart)

Astrology Transits Analysis for Year 2025
Note: Multiple transits occurring in close proximity often signify a major event in a person's life.Raija Mattila's 2025 Transits to Natal Planets
- Mars opposition Mars
Exact: 11 January, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Ketu
Exact: 10 February, 2025 - Jupiter opposition Rahu
Exact: 10 February, 2025 - Mars opposition Mars
Exact: 11 April, 2025 - Mars conjunction Jupiter
Exact: 31 May, 2025 - Mars aspects Mercury
Exact: 30 July, 2025 - Mars opposition Sun
Exact: 08 September, 2025 - Mars square Mars
Exact: 18 September, 2025 - Mars aspects Ketu
Exact: 08 October, 2025 - Mars conjunction Saturn
Exact: 07 November, 2025