List of current ambassadors of Finland

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This is a list of current ambassadors from Finland. Note that some ambassadors are responsible for more than one country while others are directly accredited from Helsinki or other capital city.

Current ambassadors to other countries[]

Africa[]

Country	City (location)	Type of mission	Ambassador
Algeria	Algiers	Embassy	Hannele Voionmaa
Egypt	Cairo	Embassy	Tuula Yrjölä
Sudan		Ambassador accredited from Egypt	Tuula Yrjölä
South Africa	Pretoria	Embassy	Anne Saloranta
Botswana		Ambassador accredited from South Africa	Anne Saloranta
Lesotho		Ambassador accredited from South Africa	Anne Saloranta
Mauritius		Ambassador accredited from South Africa	Anne Saloranta
Namibia	Windhoek	Embassy	Anne Saloranta
Ethiopia	Addis Abeba	Embassy	Sirpa Mäenpää
Djibouti		Ambassador accredited from Ethiopia	Sirpa Mäenpää
South Sudan		Ambassador accredited from Ethiopia	Leo Olasvirta
Kenya	Nairobi	Embassy	Sofie From-Emmesberger
Seychelles		Ambassador accredited from Kenya	Sofie From-Emmesberger
Eritrea		Ambassador accredited from Kenya	Sofie From-Emmesberger
Uganda		Ambassador accredited from Kenya	Sofie From-Emmesberger
Morocco	Rabat	Embassy	Christina Harttila
Mauritania	Nouakchott	Ambassador accredited from Morocco	Christina Harttila
Mozambique	Maputo	Embassy	Seija Toro
Angola		Ambassador accredited from Mozambique	Seija Toro
Swaziland		Ambassador accredited from Mozambique	Seija Toro
Nigeria	Abuja	Embassy	Riitta Korpivaara
Ghana		Ambassador accredited from Nigeria	Riitta Korpivaara
Benin		Ambassador accredited from Nigeria	Riitta Korpivaara
Liberia		Ambassador accredited from Nigeria	Riitta Korpivaara
Senegal		Ambassador accredited from Nigeria	Riitta Korpivaara
Cape Verde	Lisbon	Ambassador accredited from Portugal	Outi Holopainen
Tanzania	Dar es Salaam	Embassy	Sinikka Antila
Burundi		Ambassador accredited from Tanzania	Sinikka Antila
Rwanda		Ambassador accredited from Tanzania	Sinikka Antila
Congo, Democratic Republic of the		Ambassador accredited from Tanzania	Sinikka Antila
Tunisia	Tunis	Embassy	Tanja Jääskeläinen
Libya		Ambassador accredited from Tunisia	Tanja Jääskeläinen
Zambia	Lusaka	Embassy	Timo Olkkonen
Zimbabwe		Ambassador accredited from Zambia	Timo Olkkonen
Malawi		Ambassador accredited from Zambia	Timo Olkkonen

Asia[]

Country	City (location)	Type of mission	Ambassador
Afghanistan	Kabul	Embassy
Azerbaijan	Helsinki	Roving Ambassador, accredited from Helsingistä	Christer Michelsson
China	Beijing	Embassy	Jari Gustafsson
Mongolia	Beijing	Ambassador accredited from China	Jari Gustafsson
India	New Delhi	Embassy	Aapo Pölhö
Bangladesh	New Delhi	Ambassador accredited from India	Aapo Pölhö
Bhutan	Helsinki	Roving Ambassador for South Asia, accredited from Helsinki	Rauli Suikkonen
Maldives	Helsinki	Roving Ambassador for South Asia, accredited from Helsinki	Rauli Suikkonen
Sri Lanka	Helsinki	Roving Ambassador for South Asia, accredited from Helsinki	Rauli Suikkonen
Nepal	Katmandu	Embassy	Asko Luukkainen
Indonesia	Jakarta	Embassy	Päivi Hiltunen-Toivio
East Timor	Jakarta	Ambassador accredited from Indonesia	Kai Sauer
Iran	Tehran	Embassy	Harri Kämäräinen
Israel	Tel Aviv	Embassy	Leena-Kaisa Mikkola
Kazakhstan	Nur-Sultan	Embassy	Ilkka Räisänen
Kyrgyzstan		Ambassador accredited from Kazakhstan	Ilkka Räisänen
Tajikistan	Helsinki	Roving Ambassador to Central Asia, accredited from Helsinki	Niklas Lindqvist
Turkmenistan	Helsinki	Roving Ambassador to Central Asia, accredited from Helsinki	Niklas Lindqvist
Uzbekistan		Roving Ambassador to Central Asia, accredited from Helsinki	Niklas Lindqvist
United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi	Embassy	Ilkka-Pekka Similä
Qatar		Ambassador accredited from United Arab Emirates	Ilkka-Pekka Similä
Bahrain		Ambassador accredited from United Arab Emirates	Ilkka-Pekka Similä
Vietnam	Hanoi	Embassy	Kimmo Lähdevirta
Japan	Tokyo	Embassy	Manu Virtamo
South Korea	Seoul	Embassy	Matti Heimonen
North Korea		Ambassador accredited from South Korea	Matti Heimonen
Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	Embassy	Matti Pullinen
Brunei		Ambassador accredited from Malaysia	Matti Pullinen
Philippines		Ambassador accredited from Malaysia	Matti Pullinen
Pakistan	Helsinki	Roving Ambassador for South Asia, accredited from Helsinki	Rauli Suikkonen
Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	Embassy	Jarno Syrjälä
Yemen		Ambassador accredited from Saudi Arabia	Jarno Syrjälä
Kuwait		Ambassador accredited from Saudi Arabia	Jarno Syrjälä
Oman		Ambassador accredited from Saudi Arabia	Jarno Syrjälä
Singapore	Singapore	Embassy	Ari Heikkinen
Syria	Beirut	Ambassador accredited from Lebanon	Kari Kahiluoto
Iraq	Beirut	Ambassador accredited from Lebanon	Kari Kahiluoto
Jordan	Beirut	Ambassador accredited from Lebanon	Kari Kahiluoto
Lebanon	Beirut	Embassy	Kari Kahiluoto
Thailand	Bangkok	Embassy	Kirsti Westphalen
Cambodia	Bangkok	Ambassador accredited from Thailand	Kirsti Westphalen
Laos	Bangkok	Ambassador accredited from Thailand	Kirsti Westphalen
Myanmar	Bangkok	Ambassador accredited from Thailand	Kirsti Westphalen
Turkey	Ankara	Embassy	Ari Mäki

Oceania[]

Country	City (location)	Type of mission	Ambassador
Australia	Canberra	Embassy	Pasi Patokallio
Fiji	Canberra	Ambassador accredited from Australia	Pasi Patokallio
Papua New Guinea		Ambassador accredited from Australia	Pasi Patokallio
New Zealand		Ambassador accredited from Australia	Pasi Patokallio
Samoa		Ambassador accredited from Australia	Pasi Patokallio

Europe[]

Country	City (location)	Type of mission	Ambassador
Netherlands	The Hague	Embassy	unknown
Albania	Athens	Ambassador accredited from Greece	Pauli Mäkelä
Armenia	Helsinki	Roving Ambassador accredited from Helsinki	Christer Michelsson
Andorra	Madrid	Ambassador accredited from Spain	Roberto Tanzi-Albi
Belgium	Brussels	Embassy	Per-Mikael Engberg
Bulgaria	Sofia	Embassy	Harri Salmi
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Ljubljana	Ambassador accredited from Slovenia	Pekka Metso
Spain	Madrid	Embassy	Roberto Tanzi-Albi
Georgia	Helsinki	Roving Ambassador accredited from Helsinki	Christer Michelsson
Iceland	Reykjavík	Embassy	Valtteri Hirvonen
Austria	Vienna	Embassy	Anu Laamanen
Ireland	Dublin	Embassy	Hilkka Nenonen
Italy	Rome	Embassy	Petri Tuomi-Nikula
Latvia	Riga	Embassy	Olli Kantanen
Liechtenstein	Bern	Ambassador accredited from Switzerland	Jari Luoto
Lithuania	Vilnius	Embassy	Harri Mäki-Reinikka
Luxembourg	Luxembourg	Embassy
Greece	Athens	Embassy	Pauli Mäkelä
Croatia	Zagreb	Embassy	Timo Rajakangas
Cyprus	Nicosia	Embassy	Anu Saarela
Kosovo	Pristina	Embassy	Anne Meskanen
Monaco	Paris	Ambassador accredited from France	Risto Piipponen
Macedonia	Zagreb	Ambassador accredited from Croatia	Timo Rajakangas
Montenegro	Belgrade	Ambassador accredited from Serbia	Pekka Orpana
Moldova	Bucharest	Ambassador accredited from Romania	Ulla Väistö
Malta	Rome	Ambassador accredited from Italy	Petri Tuomi-Nikula
San Marino	Rome	Ambassador accredited from Italy	Petri Tuomi-Nikula
Norway	Oslo	Embassy	Erik Lundberg
Portugal	Lisbon	Embassy	Outi Holopainen
Poland	Warsaw	Embassy	Hanna Lehtinen
France	Paris	Embassy	Risto Piipponen
Romania	Bucharest	Embassy	Ulla Väistö
Sweden	Stockholm	Embassy	Liisa Talonpoika[1]
Germany	Berlin	Embassy	Ritva Koukku-Ronde
Serbia	Belgrade	Embassy	Pekka Orpana
Slovakia	Bratislava	Embassy	Jukka Leino
Slovenia	Ljubljana	Embassy	Pekka Metso
Switzerland	Bern	Embassy	Jari Luoto
Denmark	Copenhagen	Embassy	Ann-Marie Nyroos
Czech Republic	Prague	Embassy	Helena Tuuri
Hungary	Budapest	Embassy	Pasi Tuominen
Ukraine	Kyiv	Embassy	Arja Makkonen
Russia	Moscow	Embassy	Hannu Himanen
Belarus	Vilnius	Ambassador accredited from Lithuania	Harri Mäki-Reinikka
Holy See	Bern	Ambassador accredited from Switzerland	Jari Luoto
Estonia	Tallinn	Embassy	Kirsti Narinen
United Kingdom	London	Embassy	Päivi Luostarinen

North America and the Caribbean[]

Country	City (location)	Type of mission	Ambassador
Canada	Ottawa	Embassy	Charles Murto
Bahamas	Ottawa	Ambassador accredited from Canada	Charles Murto
Mexico	México	Embassy	Anne Lammila
Belize	México	Ambassador accredited from Mexico	Anne Lammila
Haiti	México	Ambassador accredited from Mexico	Anne Lammila
Honduras	México	Ambassador accredited from Mexico	Eeva-Liisa Myllymäki (charge d'affaire)
Cuba	México	Ambassador accredited from Mexico	Anne Lammila
Nicaragua	México	Ambassador accredited from Mexico	Anne Lammila
Costa Rica	México	Ambassador accredited from Mexico	Anne Lammila
El Salvador	México	Ambassador accredited from Mexico	Anne Lammila
Guatemala	México	Ambassador accredited from Mexico	Eeva-Liisa Myllymäki (charge d'affaire)
Panama	México	Ambassador accredited from Mexico	Anne Lammila
United States	Washington D.C.	Embassy	Mikko Hautala

South America[]

Country	City	Type of mission	Ambassador
Argentina	Buenos Aires	Embassy	Jukka Siukosaari
Uruguay	Buenos Aires	Ambassador accredited from Argentina	Jukka Siukosaari
Paraguay	Buenos Aires	Ambassador accredited from Argentina	Jukka Siukosaari
Brazil	Brasília	Embassy	Markku Virri
Suriname	Brasília	Ambassador accredited from Brazil	Markku Virri
Chile	Santiago	Embassy	Ilkka Heiskanen
Venezuela	Santiago	Ambassador accredited from Chile	Ilkka Heiskanen
Peru	Lima	Embassy	Mika Koskinen
Bolivia	Lima	Ambassador accredited from Peru	Juha Virtanen
Ecuador	Lima	Ambassador accredited from Peru	Juha Virtanen
Colombia	Lima	Ambassador accredited from Peru	Juha Virtanen

Current ambassadors to international organisations[]

See also[]

• List of ambassadors of Finland (current and former)

References[]

External links[]

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland
• Embassy of Finland in Kabul, Afghanistan
• Embassy of Finland in Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Embassy of Finland in Canberra, Australia
• Embassy of Finland in Brussels, Belgium
• Embassy of Finland in Brasília, Brazil
• Embassy of Finland in Santiago de Chile, Chile
• Embassy of Finland in Cairo, Egypt
• Embassy of Finland in Athens, Greece
• Embassy of Finland in New Delhi, India
• Embassy of Finland in Jakarta, Indonesia
• Embassy of Finland in The Hague, Netherlands
• Embassy of Finland in Manila, Philippines
• Embassy of Finland in Pretoria, South Africa
• Embassy of Finland in Seoul, South Korea
• Embassy of Finland in Madrid, Spain
• Embassy of Finland in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
• Embassy of Finland in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
• Embassy of Finland in the United States of America