List of Ambassadors from Finland

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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.

Current Finnish Ambassadors

Host country Location Ambassador
 Afghanistan Ghazni, Afghanistan Pauli Järvenpää
 Albania Helsinki, Finland Alpo Rusi
 Algeria Algiers, Algeria pending
 Andorra Madrid, Spain Markku Keinänen
 Angola Maputo, Mozambique Markku Kauppinen
 Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina Jukka Pietikäinen
 Armenia Helsinki, Finland Terhi Hakala
 Australia Canberra, Australia Maija Lähteenmäki
 Austria Vienna, Austria Marjatta Rasi
 Azerbaijan Helsinki, Finland Terhi Hakala
 Bahamas Ottawa, Canada Risto Piipponen
 Bahrain Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Esa Hurtig
 Bangladesh New Delhi, India Asko Numminen
 Barbados Caracas, Venezuela Mikko Pyhälä
 Belarus Vilnius, Lithuania Marja-Liisa Kiljunen
 Belgium Brussels, Belgium Antti Sierla
 Belize Mexico City, Mexico Ulla Väistö
 Benin Abuja, Nigeria Anna-Liisa Korhonen
 Bhutan New Delhi, India Terhi Hakala
 Bolivia Lima, Peru Kimmo Pulkkinen
 Bosnia-Herzegovina Helsinki, Finland Alpo Rusi
 Botswana Pretoria, South Africa Tiina Myllyntausta
 Brazil Brasília, Brazil Jari Luoto
 Brunei Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Lauri Korpinen
 Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria Tarja Laitiainen
 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 Risto Piipponen
 Cape Verde No representation No representation
 Chad No representation No representation
 Chile Santiago de Chile, Chile Ilkka Heiskanen
 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 Eija Rotinen
 Côte d'Ivoire Abuja, Nigeria Anna-Liisa Korhonen
 Croatia Zagreb, Croatia Ilpo Manninen
 Cuba Mexico City, Mexico Ulla Väistö
 Cyprus Nicosia, Cyprus Riitta Resch
 Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic Päivi Hiltunen-Toivio
 Denmark Copenhagen, Denmark Maarit Jalava
 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 Ilkka Heiskanen
 Egypt Cairo, Egypt Hannu Halinen
 El Salvador Managua, Nicaragua Eija Rotinen
 Equatorial Guinea No representation No representation
 Eritrea Nairobi, Kenya Matti Kääriäinen
 Estonia Tallinn, Estonia Aleksi Härkönen
 Ethiopia Addis Abeba, Ethiopia Kirsti Aarnio
 Fiji Canberra, Australia Maija Lähteenmäki
 France Paris, France Pilvi-Sisko Vierros
 Gabon No representation No representation
 The Gambia No representation No representation
 Georgia Helsinki, Finland Terhi Hakala
 Germany Berlin, Germany pending
 Ghana Abuja, Nigeria Anna-Liisa Korhonen
 Greece Athens, Greece Pekka Lintu
 Grenada No representation No representation
 Guatemala Managua, Nicaragua Eija Rotinen
 Guinea No representation No representation
 Guyana Caracas, Venezuela Mikko Pyhälä
 Haiti Mexico City, Mexico Ulla Väistö
 Honduras Managua, Nicaragua Eija Rotinen
 Hungary Budapest, Hungary Jari Vilén
 Iceland Reykjavík, Iceland Hannu Hämäläinen
 India New Delhi, India Terhi Hakala
 Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia Markku Niinioja
 Iran Tehran, Iran Harri Salmi
 Iraq Damascus, Syria Pertti Harvola
 Ireland Dublin, Republic of Ireland Pekka Ojanen
 Israel Tel Aviv, Israel Kari Veijalainen
 Italy Rome, Italy Petri Tuomi-Nikula
 Jamaica Caracas, Venezuela Mikko Pyhälä
 Japan Tokyo, Japan Jorma Julin
 Jordan Damascus, Syria Pertti Harvola
 Kazakhstan Helsinki, Finland Mikko Kinnunen
 Kenya Nairobi, Kenya Matti Kääriäinen
 North Korea Seoul, South Korea Matti Heimonen
 South Korea Seoul, South Korea Matti Heimonen
 Kuwait Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Martti Isoaro
 Kyrgyzstan Helsinki, Finland Marja-Liisa Kiljunen
 Laos Bangkok, Thailand Lars Backström
 Latvia Riga, Latvia Maria Serenius
 Lebanon Damascus, Syria Pertti Harvola
 Lesotho Pretoria, South Africa Tiina Myllyntausta
 Liberia
 Libya Tunis, Tunisia Kaija Ilander
 Liechtenstein Bern, Switzerland Alpo Rusi
 Lithuania Vilnius, Lithuania Marja-Liisa Kiljunen
 Luxembourg Luxembourg, Luxembourg Marja Lehto
 Macedonia Helsinki, Finland Alpo Rusi
 Madagascar
 Malawi Maputo, Mozambique Markku Kauppinen
 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Lauri Korpinen
 Maldives New Delhi, India Terhi Hakala
 Mali No representation No representation
 Malta Rome, Italy Petri Tuomi-Nikula
 Marshall Islands No representation No representation
 Mauritania No representation No representation
 Mauritius Pretoria, South Africa Tiina Myllyntausta
 Mexico Mexico City, Mexico Ulla Väistö
 Federated States of Micronesia No representation No representation
 Moldova Bucharest, Romania Tapio Saarela
 Monaco
 Mongolia Beijing, China Antti Kuosmanen
 Montenegro
 Morocco Rabat, Morocco Asko Numminen
 Mozambique Maputo, Mozambique Markku Kauppinen
 Myanmar Bangkok, Thailand Lars Backström
 Namibia Windhoek, Namibia Tiina Myllyntausta
   Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal Asko Numminen
 Netherlands The Hague, Netherlands Liisa Talonpoika
 New Zealand Canberra, Australia Maija Lähteenmäki
 Nicaragua Managua, Nicaragua Eija Rotinen
 Nigeria Abuja, Nigeria Anna-Liisa Korhonen
 Norway Oslo, Norway Maimo Henriksson
 Oman Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Martti Isoaro
 Pakistan Islamabad, Pakistan Irmeli Mustonen
 Panama Managua, Nicaragua Eija Rotinen
 Papua New Guinea Canberra, Australia Maija Lähteenmäki
 Paraguay Buenos Aires, Argentina Jukka Pietikäinen
 Peru Lima, Peru Pekka Orpana
 Philippines Manila, Philippines Riitta Resch
 Poland Warsaw, Poland Vesa Himanen
 Portugal Lisbon, Portugal Asko Numminen
 Qatar Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Matti Lassila
 Romania Bucharest, Romania Tapio Saarela
 Russia Moscow, Russia Hannu Himanen
 Rwanda Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania Jorma Paukku
 San Marino Rome, Italy Petri Tuomi-Nikula
 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 Ari Heikkinen
 Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakia Rauno Viemerö
 Slovenia Ljubljana, Slovenia
 Solomon Islands No representation No representation
 Somalia Nairobi, Kenya Matti Kääriäinen
 South Africa Pretoria, South Africa Tiina Myllyntausta
 Spain Madrid, Spain Markku Keinänen
 Sri Lanka New Delhi, India Asko Numminen
 Sudan Cairo, Egypt Hannu Halinen
 Suriname Brasília, Brazil Jari Luoto
 Swaziland Pretoria, South Africa Tiina Myllyntausta
 Sweden Stockholm, Sweden Harry Helenius
  Switzerland Bern, Switzerland Alpo Rusi
 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 Tiina Jortikka-Laitinen
 Turkey Ankara, Turkey Maria Serenius
 Turkmenistan Helsinki, Finland Marja-Liisa Kiljunen
 Uganda Nairobi, Kenya Matti Kääriäinen
 Ukraine Kiev, Ukraine Arja Makkonen
 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Matti Lassila
 United Kingdom London, United Kingdom Pekka Huhtaniemi
 United States Washington, United States Pekka Lintu
 Uruguay Buenos Aires, Argentina Jukka Pietikäinen
 Uzbekistan Helsinki, Finland Marja-Liisa Kiljunen
 Vanuatu No representation No representation
  Vatican City Bern, Switzerland Alpo Rusi
 Venezuela Caracas, Venezuela Mikko Pyhälä
 Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam Kimmo Lähdevirta
 Yemen Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Martti Isoaro
 Zambia Lusaka, Zambia Markku Kauppinen
 Zimbabwe Maputo, Mozambique Markku Kauppinen

Ambassadors to International Organisations

Host organisation Location Ambassador
African Union Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Kirsti Aarnio
Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization (preparatory commission) Vienna, Austria Marjatta Rasi
Council of Europe Strasbourg, France Pekka Hyvönen
 European Union Brussels, Belgium Jan Store
International Atomic Energy Agency Vienna, Austria Marjatta Rasi
 NATO 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 Jarmo Viinanen
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

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