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This is a list of ambassadors from Finland. Note that some ambassadors are responsible for more than one country while others are directly accredited from Helsinki.
[edit] Current Finnish Ambassadors
| Host country |
Location |
Ambassador |
| Afghanistan |
Kabul, Afghanistan |
Antti Koistinen |
| Albania |
Helsinki, Finland |
Alpo Rusi |
| Algeria |
Algiers, Algeria |
Kaija Ilander |
| Andorra |
Madrid, Spain |
Maija Lähteenmäki |
| Angola |
Maputo, Mozambique |
Markku Kauppinen |
| Argentina |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Ritva Jolkkonen |
| Armenia |
Helsinki, Finland |
Terhi Hakala |
| Australia |
Canberra, Australia |
Glen Lindholm |
| Austria |
Vienna, Austria |
Kirsti Kauppi |
| Azerbaijan |
Helsinki, Finland |
Terhi Hakala |
| Bahamas |
Ottawa, Canada |
Pasi Patokallio |
| Bahrain |
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
Esa Hurtig |
| Bangladesh |
New Delhi, India |
Asko Numminen |
| Barbados |
Caracas, Venezuela |
Mikko Pyhälä |
| Belarus |
Vilnius, Lithuania |
Timo Lahelma |
| Belgium |
Brussels, Belgium |
Antti Sierla |
| Belize |
Mexico City, Mexico |
Ulla Väistö |
| Benin |
Abuja, Nigeria |
Anna-Liisa Korhonen |
| Bhutan |
New Delhi, India |
Asko Numminen |
| Bolivia |
Lima, Peru |
Kimmo Pulkkinen |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina |
Helsinki, Finland |
Alpo Rusi |
| Botswana |
Pretoria, South Africa |
Heikki Tuunanen |
| Brazil |
Brasília, Brazil |
Hannu Uusi-Videnoja |
| Brunei |
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Lauri Korpinen |
| Bulgaria |
Sofia, Bulgaria |
Kauko Jämsén |
| Burkina Faso |
Abuja, Nigeria |
Anna-Liisa Korhonen |
| Burundi |
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania |
Jorma Paukku |
| Cambodia |
Bangkok, Thailand |
Lars Backström |
| Cameroon |
Abuja, Nigeria |
Anna-Liisa Korhonen |
| Canada |
Ottawa, Canada |
Pasi Patokallio |
| Cape Verde |
No representation |
No representation |
| Chad |
No representation |
No representation |
| Chile |
Santiago de Chile, Chile |
Iivo Salmi |
| China |
Beijing, China |
Antti Kuosmanen |
| Colombia |
Caracas, Venezuela |
Mikko Pyhälä |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Abuja, Nigeria |
Anna-Liisa Korhonen |
| Republic of the Congo |
Abuja, Nigeria |
Anna-Liisa Korhonen |
| Costa Rica |
Managua, Nicaragua |
Marja Luoto |
| Côte d'Ivoire |
Abuja, Nigeria |
Anna-Liisa Korhonen |
| Croatia |
Zagreb, Croatia |
Ilpo Manninen |
| Cuba |
Mexico City, Mexico |
Ulla Väistö |
| Cyprus |
Nicosia, Cyprus |
Risto Piipponen |
| Czech Republic |
Prague, Czech Republic |
Jorma Inki |
| Denmark |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
Eero Salovaara |
| Djibouti |
No representation |
No representation |
| Dominica |
No representation |
No representation |
| Dominican Republic |
Caracas, Venezuela |
Mikko Pyhälä |
| East Timor |
Jakarta, Indonesia |
Markku Niinioja |
| Ecuador |
Santiago de Chile, Chile |
Iivo Salmi |
| Egypt |
Cairo, Egypt |
Hannu Halinen |
| El Salvador |
Managua, Nicaragua |
Marja Luoto |
| Equatorial Guinea |
No representation |
No representation |
| Eritrea |
Nairobi, Kenya |
Matti Kääriäinen |
| Estonia |
Tallinn, Estonia |
Jaakko Kalela |
| Ethiopia |
Addis Abeba, Ethiopia |
Kirsti Aarnio |
| Fiji |
Canberra, Australia |
Glen Lindholm |
| France |
Paris, France |
Charles Murto |
| Gabon |
No representation |
No representation |
| The Gambia |
No representation |
No representation |
| Georgia |
Helsinki, Finland |
Terhi Hakala |
| Germany |
Berlin, Germany |
René Nyberg |
| Ghana |
|
| Greece |
Athens, Greece |
Ole Norrback |
| Grenada |
No representation |
No representation |
| Guatemala |
Managua, Nicaragua |
Marja Luoto |
| Guinea |
No representation |
No representation |
| Guyana |
Caracas, Venezuela |
Mikko Pyhälä |
| Haiti |
Mexico City, Mexico |
Ulla Väistö |
| Honduras |
Managua, Nicaragua |
Marja Luoto |
| Hungary |
Budapest, Hungary |
Pekka Kujasalo |
| Iceland |
Reykjavík, Iceland |
Kai Granholm |
| India |
New Delhi, India |
Asko Numminen |
| Indonesia |
Jakarta, Indonesia |
Markku Niinioja |
| Iran |
Tehran, Iran |
Heikki Puurunen |
| Iraq |
Damascus, Syria |
Pertti Harvola |
| Ireland, Republic of |
Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
Seppo Kauppila |
| Israel |
Tel Aviv, Israel |
Kari Veijalainen |
| Italy |
Rome, Italy |
Pauli Makela |
| Jamaica |
Caracas, Venezuela |
Mikko Pyhälä |
| Japan |
Tokyo, Japan |
Jorma Julin |
| Jordan |
Damascus, Syria |
Pertti Harvola |
| Kazakhstan |
Helsinki, Finland |
Marja-Liisa Kiljunen |
| Kenya |
Nairobi, Kenya |
Matti Kääriäinen |
| Korea, North |
Seoul, South Korea |
Kim Luotonen |
| Korea, South |
Seoul, South Korea |
Kim Luotonen |
| Kuwait |
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
Martti Isoaro |
| Kyrgyzstan |
Helsinki, Finland |
Marja-Liisa Kiljunen |
| Laos |
Bangkok, Thailand |
Lars Backström |
| Latvia |
Riga, Latvia |
Pekka Wuoristo |
| Lebanon |
Damascus, Syria |
Pertti Harvola |
| Lesotho |
Pretoria, South Africa |
Heikki Tuunanen |
| Liberia |
|
| Libya |
Tunis, Tunisia |
Kaija Ilander |
| Liechtenstein |
Bern, Switzerland |
Pekka Ojanen |
| Lithuania |
Vilnius, Lithuania |
Timo Lahelma |
| Luxembourg |
Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
Tarja Laitiainen |
| Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
Helsinki, Finland |
Alpo Rusi |
| Madagascar |
|
| Malawi |
Maputo, Mozambique |
Markku Kauppinen |
| Malaysia |
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Lauri Korpinen |
| Maldives |
New Delhi, India |
Asko Numminen |
| Mali |
No representation |
No representation |
| Malta |
Rome, Italy |
pending |
| Marshall Islands |
No representation |
No representation |
| Mauritania |
No representation |
No representation |
| Mauritius |
Pretoria, South Africa |
Heikki Tuunanen |
| Mexico |
Mexico City, Mexico |
Ulla Väistö |
| Micronesia |
No representation |
No representation |
| Moldova |
Bucharest, Romania |
Tapio Saarela |
| Monaco |
|
| Mongolia |
Beijing, China |
Antti Kuosmanen |
| Montenegro |
|
| Morocco |
Rabat, Morocco |
Sauli Feodorow |
| Mozambique |
Maputo, Mozambique |
Markku Kauppinen |
| Myanmar |
Bangkok, Thailand |
Lars Backström |
| Namibia |
Windhoek, Namibia |
Heikki Tuunanen |
| Nepal |
Kathmandu, Nepal |
Asko Numminen |
| Netherlands |
The Hague, Netherlands |
Mikko Jokela |
| New Zealand |
Canberra, Australia |
Glen Lindholm |
| Nicaragua |
Managua, Nicaragua |
Marja Luoto |
| Nigeria |
Abuja, Nigeria |
Anna-Liisa Korhonen |
| Norway |
Oslo, Norway |
Peter Stenlund |
| Oman |
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
Martti Isoaro |
| Pakistan |
Islamabad, Pakistan |
Irmeli Mustonen |
| Panama |
Managua, Nicaragua |
Marja Luoto |
| Papua New Guinea |
Canberra, Australia |
Glen Lindholm |
| Paraguay |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Ritva Jolkkonen |
| Peru |
Lima, Peru |
Kimmo Pulkkinen |
| Philippines |
Manila, Philippines |
Riitta Resch |
| Poland |
Warsaw, Poland |
Jan Store |
| Portugal |
Lisbon, Portugal |
Sauli Feodorow |
| Qatar |
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
Esa Hurtig |
| Romania |
Bucharest, Romania |
Tapio Saarela |
| Russia |
Moscow, Russia |
Harry Helenius |
| Rwanda |
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania |
Jorma Paukku |
| San Marino |
Rome, Italy |
pending |
| Saudi Arabia |
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
Martti Isoaro |
| Senegal |
Abuja, Nigeria |
Anna-Liisa Korhonen |
| Serbia |
Belgrade, Serbia |
Kari Veijalainen |
| Seychelles |
Nairobi, Kenya |
Matti Kääriäinen |
| Sierra Leone |
No representation |
No representation |
| Singapore |
Singapore |
Risto Rekola |
| Slovakia |
Bratislava, Slovakia |
Rauno Viemerö |
| Slovenia |
Ljubljana, Slovenia |
Birgitta Stenius-Mladenov |
| Solomon Islands |
No representation |
No representation |
| Somalia |
Nairobi, Kenya |
Matti Kääriäinen |
| South Africa |
Pretoria, South Africa |
Heikki Tuunanen |
| Spain |
Madrid, Spain |
Maija Lähteenmäki |
| Sri Lanka |
New Delhi, India |
Asko Numminen |
| Sudan |
Cairo, Egypt |
Hannu Halinen |
| Suriname |
No representation |
No representation |
| Swaziland |
Pretoria, South Africa |
Heikki Tuunanen |
| Sweden |
Stockholm, Sweden |
Alec Aalto |
| Switzerland |
Bern, Switzerland |
Pekka Ojanen |
| Syria |
Damascus, Syria |
Pertti Harvola |
| Tajikistan |
Helsinki, Finland |
Marja-Liisa Kiljunen |
| Tanzania |
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
Jorma Paukku |
| Thailand |
Bangkok, Thailand |
Lars Backström |
| Togo |
No representation |
No representation |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
Caracas, Venezuela |
Mikko Pyhälä |
| Tunisia |
Tunis, Tunisia |
Kaija Ilander |
| Turkey |
Ankara, Turkey |
Maria Serenius |
| Turkmenistan |
Helsinki, Finland |
Marja-Liisa Kiljunen |
| Uganda |
Nairobi, Kenya |
Matti Kääriäinen |
| Ukraine |
Kiev, Ukraine |
Laura Reinilä |
| United Arab Emirates |
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
Esa Hurtig |
| United Kingdom |
London, United Kingdom |
Jaakko Laajava |
| United States of America |
Washington, United States |
Pekka Lintu |
| Uruguay |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Ritva Jolkkonen |
| Uzbekistan |
Helsinki, Finland |
Marja-Liisa Kiljunen |
| Vanuatu |
No representation |
No representation |
| Vatican City |
Bern, Switzerland |
Pekka Ojanen |
| Venezuela |
Caracas, Venezuela |
Mikko Pyhälä |
| Vietnam |
Hanoi, Vietnam |
Kari Alanko |
| Yemen |
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
Martti Isoaro |
| Zambia |
Lusaka, Zambia |
Markku Kauppinen |
| Zimbabwe |
Maputo, Mozambique |
Markku Kauppinen |
[edit] Ambassadors to International Organisations
| Host organisation |
Location |
Ambassador |
| African Union |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Kirsti Aarnio |
| Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organisation |
Vienna, Austria |
Kirsti Kauppi |
| Council of the European Union |
Strasbourg, France |
Ann-Marie Nyroos |
| European Union |
Brussels, Belgium |
Eikka Kosonen |
| International Atomic Energy Agency |
Vienna, Austria |
Kirsti Kauppi |
| North Atlantic Treaty Organisation |
Brussels, Belgium |
Antti Sierla |
| Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
Paris, France |
Pertti Majanen |
| Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe |
Vienna, Austria |
Aleksi Härkönen |
| United Nations |
Geneva, Switzerland |
Vesa Himanen |
| United Nations |
New York, United States |
Kirsti Lintonen |
| United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation |
Paris, France |
Pertti Majanen |
| United Nations Environment Programme |
Nairobi, Kenya |
Matti Kääriäinen |
| United Nations Human Settlements Programme |
Nairobi, Kenya |
Matti Kääriäinen |
| Western European Union |
Brussels, Belgium |
Teemu Tanner |
[edit] 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
