List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Finland

The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Finland is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in the Republic of Finland, and head of the UK's diplomatic mission there. The official title is Her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Finland.

Heads of mission[]

Chargés d'affaires[]

• 1919: Henry Bell
• 1919:

Ambassadors[]

• 1919–1920: The Lord Alton
• 1920–1921:
• 1921–1930:
• 1930–1935: Sir Rowland Sperling
• 1935–1937:
• 1937–1940: Thomas Snow
• 1940–1941: Sir George Vereker
• 1941–1944: No representation due to Continuation War
• 1944–1947: Sir Francis Shepherd
• 1947–1951: Sir Oswald Scott
• 1951–1954:
• 1954–1958: Michael Cresswell
• 1958–1961:
• 1961–1963: Sir Con O'Neill
• 1963–1966: Sir Anthony Lambert
• 1966–1969: Sir David Scott Fox
• 1969–1972: Bernard Ledwidge
• 1972–1975:
• 1975–1980: James Cable
• 1980–1983: ^[1]
• 1983–1986: Alan Brooke Turner
• 1986–1989: [Justin Staples]
• 1989–1995: Neil Smith
• 1995–1997:
• 1997–2000:
• 2000–2002: Alyson Bailes
• 2002–2006: Matthew Kirk
• 2006–2010: Valerie Caton
• 2010–2014: Matthew Lodge
• 2014–2017: Sarah Price^[2]
• 2018–2021: Tom Dodd^[3]
• 2021-present: Theresa Bubbear

References[]

External links[]

• UK and Finland, gov.uk
• Previous Ambassadors, UK in Helsinki, 8 September 2010, via archive.org