List of diplomatic missions of Finland

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Finnish diplomatic missions

This is a list of diplomatic missions of Finland. Finland's foreign affairs ministry was established shortly after its independence in 1917. To encourage its international recognition and promote its frontier, trade and maritime interests, Finland had commissioned twelve missions abroad by the end of 1918. By the time of the Second World War broke out there were 20 Finnish embassies (of which four were outside Europe) and six consulates.[1] Today Finland has a streamlined diplomatic network that uses consulates sparingly.[2] In countries without Finnish representation, Finnish citizens can seek assistance from public officials in the foreign services of any of the other Nordic countries, in accordance with the Helsinki Treaty.[3][4]

Current missions[]

Africa[]

Host country Host city Mission level Head of mission Concurrent accreditation Ref.
 Algeria Algiers Embassy Marja Joenusva [5]
 Egypt Cairo Embassy Laura Kansikas-Debraise
Countries:
 [5]
 Ethiopia Addis Ababa Embassy Outi Holopainen
Countries:
International Organizations:
 [5][6]
 Kenya Nairobi Embassy Erik Lundberg
Countries:
International Organizations:
 [5]
 Morocco Rabat Embassy Pekka Hyvönen
Countries:
 [5]
 Mozambique Maputo Embassy Anna-Kaisa Heikkinen
Countries:
 [5]
 Namibia Windhoek Embassy Pirkko-Liisa Kyöstilä
Countries:
 [5]
 Nigeria Abuja Embassy Jyrki Pulkkinen
Countries:
International Organizations:
 [5][7]
 South Africa Pretoria Embassy Anne Lammila
Countries:
 [5]
 Tanzania Dar es Salaam Embassy Riitta Swan
Countries:
 [5]
 Tunisia Tunis Embassy Pekka Hukka
Countries:
 [5]
 Zambia Lusaka Embassy Pirjo Suomela-Chowdhury
Countries:
 [5]

Americas[]

Host country Host city Mission level Head of mission Concurrent accreditation Ref.
 Argentina Buenos Aires Embassy Kirsi Vanamo-Santacruz
Countries:
 [5]
 Brazil Brasília Embassy Jouko Leinonen [5]
São Paulo Consulate Lasse Keisalo [5]
 Canada Ottawa Embassy Roy Eriksson [5]
 Chile Santiago de Chile Embassy Eija Rotinen [5]
 Colombia Bogotá Embassy Jarmo Kuuttila
Countries:
 [5]
 Mexico Mexico City Embassy Päivi Pohjanheimo
Countries:
 [5]
 Peru Lima Embassy Jukka Pietikäinen
Countries:
 [5]
 United States Washington, D.C. Embassy Mikko Hautala
International Organizations:
 [5]
Los Angeles Consulate General Stefan Lindström [5]
New York City Consulate General Mika Koskinen [5]

Asia[]

Host country Host city Mission level Head of mission Concurrent accreditation Ref.
 China Beijing Embassy Jarno Syrjälä
Countries:
 [5]
Hong Kong Consulate General Johanna Karanko [5]
Shanghai Consulate General Pasi Hellman [5]
 India New Delhi Embassy Ritva Koukku-Ronde
Countries:
 [5]
 Indonesia Jakarta Embassy Jari Sinkari
Countries:
International Organizations:
 [5][8]
 Iran Tehran Embassy Keijo Norvanto [5]
 Iraq Baghdad Embassy Vesa Häkkinen [5]
 Israel Tel Aviv Embassy Kirsikka Lehto-Asikainen [5]
 Japan Tokyo Embassy Pekka Orpana
Countries:
 [5]
 Kazakhstan Nur-Sultan Embassy Soili Mäkeläinen-Buhanist
Countries:
 [5]
 Lebanon Beirut Embassy Tarja Fernández
Countries:
 [5]
 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Embassy Sami Leino
Countries:
 [5]
 Myanmar Yangon Embassy Riikka Laatu [5]
   Nepal Kathmandu Embassy Pertti Anttinen [5]
 Palestine Ramallah Representative Office Päivi Peltokoski [5]
 Philippines Manila Embassy Juha Pyykkö [5]
 Saudi Arabia Riyadh Embassy Antti Rytövuori
Countries:
 [5]
 Singapore Singapore Embassy Antti Vänskä [5]
 South Korea Seoul Embassy Pekka Metso
Countries:
 [5]
 Taiwan Taipei Trade Center Jari Seilonen [5]
 Thailand Bangkok Embassy Jyri Järviaho
Countries:
 [5]
 Turkey Ankara Embassy Ari Mäki [5]
 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Embassy Marianne Nissilä
Countries:
 [5]
 Vietnam Hanoi Embassy Kari Kahiluoto
Countries:
 [5]

Europe[]

Host country Host city Mission level Head of mission Concurrent accreditation Ref.
 Austria Vienna Embassy Pirkko Hämäläinen
International Organizations:
 [5]
 Belarus Minsk Liaison Office Janne Heiskanen [5]
 Belgium Brussels Embassy Riitta Resch
Countries:
 [5]
 Bulgaria Sofia Embassy Kristiina Kuvaja-Xanthopoulos [5]
 Croatia Zagreb Embassy Kalle Kankaanpää
Countries:
 [5]
 Cyprus Nicosia Embassy Harri Mäki-Reinikka [5]
 Czechia Prague Embassy Jukka Pesola
Countries:
 [5]
 Denmark Copenhagen Embassy Vesa Vasara [5]
 Estonia Tallinn Embassy Timo Kantola [5]
 France Paris Embassy Teemu Tanner
Countries:
 [5]
 Germany Berlin Embassy Anne Sipiläinen [5]
 Greece Athens Embassy Jari Gustafsson
Countries:
 [5]
 Hungary Budapest Embassy Markku Virri
Countries:
 [5]
 Iceland Reykjavík Embassy Ann-Sofie Stude [5]
 Ireland Dublin Embassy Raili Lahnalampi [5]
 Italy Rome Embassy Pia Rantala-Engberg
Countries:
 [5]
 Kosovo Pristina Embassy Pia Stjernvall [5]
 Latvia Riga Embassy Riitta Korpivaara [5]
 Lithuania Vilnius Embassy Arja Makkonen
Countries:
 [5]
 Netherlands The Hague Embassy Päivi Kaukoranta
International Organizations:
 [5]
 Norway Oslo Embassy Mikael Antell [5]
 Poland Warsaw Embassy Juha Ottman [5]
 Portugal Lisbon Embassy Satu Suikkari-Kleven
Countries:
 [5]
 Romania Bucharest Embassy Marjut Akola
Countries:
 [5]
 Russia Moscow Embassy Antti Helanterä [5]
Saint Petersburg Consulate General Sannamaaria Vanamo [5]
Murmansk Consulate General branch office Lari Peltonen [5]
Petrozavodsk Consulate General branch office Johannes Puukki [5]
 Serbia Belgrade Embassy Kimmo Lähdevirta
Countries:
 [5]
 Spain Madrid Embassy Tiina Jortikka-Laitinen
Countries:
 [5]
 Sweden Stockholm Embassy Liisa Talonpoika [5]
  Switzerland Bern Embassy Timo Rajakangas
Countries:
 [5]
 Ukraine Kyiv Embassy Päivi Laine [5]
 United Kingdom London Embassy Markku Keinänen [5]

Oceania[]

Host country Host city Mission level Head of mission Concurrent accreditation Ref.
 Australia Canberra Embassy Satu Mattila-Budich
Countries:
 [5]

Multilateral organizations[]

Organization Host city Host country Type of mission Head of mission Concurrent accreditation Ref.
 Council of Europe Strasbourg France Permanent Representation Nina Nordström [9]
 European Union Brussels Belgium Permanent Mission Marja Rislakki [9]
 NATO Brussels Belgium Mission Klaus Korhonen [9]
OECD logo.svg OECD Paris France Mission Tuomas Tapio
International Organizations:
 [9][10]
OSCE flag.svg OSCE Vienna Austria Permanent Delgation Päivi Laivola Donin de Rosière [11]
 United Nations New York City United States Permanent Mission Jukka Salovaara [9]
Geneva Switzerland Permanent Mission Kirsti Kauppi
International Organizations:
 [12]

Gallery[]

  • Embassy in Berlin

  • Embassy in Budapest

  • Embassy in Canberra

  • Embassy in Copenhagen

  • Embassy to the Holy See

  • Embassy in Kyiv

  • Embassy in Lima

  • Embassy in Lisbon

  • Embassy in London

  • Building housing the embassy in Madrid

  • Embassy in Moscow

  • Embassy in Oslo

  • Embassy in Paris

  • Embassyin Prague

  • Embassy in Reykjavík

  • Embassy in Riga

  • Embassy in Sofia

  • Embassy in Stockholm

  • Embassy in Tallinn

  • Embassy in Tokyo

  • Embassy in Vienna

  • Embassy of Finland in Warsaw

  • Embassy in Washington, D.C.

  • Embassy in Windhoek

  • Embassy in Zagreb

Closed missions[]

Africa[]

Host country Host city Mission level Year closed Ref.
 Zimbabwe Harare Embassy 2002 [13]
 Libya Tripoli Embassy 2003 [13]
 South Africa Cape Town Embassy branch office 2011 [14]

Americas[]

Host country Host city Mission level Year closed Ref.
 Nicaragua Managua Embassy 2013 [15]
 Venezuela Caracas Embassy 2011 [16]

Asia[]

Host country Host city Mission level Year closed Ref.
 Afghanistan Kabul Embassy 2021
 China Guangzhou Consulate General 2012 [13] [16]
 Kuwait Kuwait City Embassy 2003 [17]
 Pakistan Islamabad Embassy 2012 [16]
 Syria Damascus Embassy 2013 [18]

Europe[]

Host country Host city Mission level Year closed Ref.
 Germany Hamburg Consulate General 2013 [13][19]
 Luxembourg Luxembourg City Embassy 2015 [20]
 Slovakia Bratislava Embassy 2015 [20]
 Slovenia Ljubljana Embassy 2015 [20]
 Spain Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Consulate 2012 [16]
 Sweden Gothenburg Consulate 2011 [21]

Oceania[]

Host country Hoat city Mission level Year closed Ref.
 Australia Sydney Consulate General 2012 [13]

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Accredited as an observer mission.
  2. ^ Accredited as an observer mission.
  3. ^ Accredited as an observer mission.
  4. ^ Accredited as an observer mission.

References[]

  1. ^ Finnish Foreign Affairs Ministry
  2. ^ "Countries A–Z". Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland.
  3. ^ "Meld. St. 12 (2010–2011)". April 2011.
  4. ^ "Treaty of Cooperation between Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden (the Helsinki Treaty)" (PDF). Article 34.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd "Finland's embassies, consulates general and honorary consulates by country". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Embassy of Finland, Canberra".
  7. ^ "ECOWAS accredits three new Ambassadors | Economic Community of West African States(ECOWAS)".
  8. ^ https://asean.org/ambassador-finland-asean-presents-credentials/#:~:text=Ambassador%20of%20Finland%20to%20ASEAN%2C%20Jari%20Sinkari%2C%20presented%20his%20Letter,ASEAN%20Secretariat%2C%2018%20February%202019.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Missions to international organisations". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  10. ^ "More information - Finland".
  11. ^ "Permanent Delegation of Finland to the OSCE, Wien - Finland abroad".
  12. ^ "Permanent Mission, Geneva - Finland abroad".
  13. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Gov't savings shrink Finland's global embassy network". YLE. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  14. ^ https://finlandabroad.fi/web/lso/foreign-ministry-s-press-releases/-/asset_publisher/kyaK4Ry9kbQ0/content/ulkoministerio-uudistaa-suomen-edustustoverkkoa/35732
  15. ^ https://finlandabroad.fi/web/bhs/foreign-ministry-s-press-releases/-/asset_publisher/kyaK4Ry9kbQ0/content/muutoksia-suomen-edustustoverkos-1/35732?_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_kyaK4Ry9kbQ0_assetEntryId=590235%7Ctitle=Changes in Finland’s network of diplomatic missions
  16. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Finland to close embassy in Philippines". YLE. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  17. ^ "Foreign Ministry's press releases - Finland abroad".
  18. ^ "Embassy of Finland, Damascus".
  19. ^ "Foreign Ministry's press releases - Finland abroad".
  20. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Finland closing embassies in Luxembourg, Slovakia and Slovenia". YLE. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  21. ^ https://finlandabroad.fi/web/lso/foreign-ministry-s-press-releases/-/asset_publisher/kyaK4Ry9kbQ0/content/ulkoministerio-uudistaa-suomen-edustustoverkkoa/35732

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