Finnish Embassy in Washington, D.C. | |
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Location | Washington, D.C. |
Address | 3301 Massachusetts Avenue NW |
Coordinates | 38°55′27.7″N77°03′54.6″W / 38.924361°N 77.065167°W |
Ambassador | Mikko Hautala |
The Finnish Embassy in Washington, D.C. is Finland's embassy to the United States. It is located at 3301 Massachusetts Avenue, in the Embassy Row neighborhood. [1]
The embassy also operates consulates-general in Los Angeles and New York.
The modernist structure was designed by Heikkinen – Komonen Architects and opened in 1994. [2] The Embassy became the first green embassy in the United States, receiving LEED Gold Certification in 2010. [3]
The Diplomatic Finnish Sauna Society meets at the embassy. [4] [5]
Representative [6] | Years | Status |
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Armas Saastamoinen | 1919–1921 | Envoy |
Leonard Åström | 1921–1934 | |
Eero Järnefelt | 1934–1938 | |
Hjalmar J. Procopé | 1939–1944 | |
Kalle Jutila | 1945–1951 | |
Johan Nykopp | 1951–1954 | |
Johan Nykopp | 1954–1958 | Ambassador |
Rafael Seppälä | 1958–1965 | |
Olavi Munkki | 1965–1972 | |
Leo Tuominen | 1972–1977 | |
Jaakko Iloniemi | 1977–1983 | |
Richard Müller | 1983–1985 | |
Paavo Rantanen | 1986–1988 | |
Jukka Valtasaari | 1988–1996 | |
Jaakko Laajava | 1996–2001 | |
Jukka Valtasaari | 2001–2005 | |
Pekka Lintu | 2006–2011 | |
Ritva Koukku-Ronde | 2011–2015 | |
Kirsti Kauppi | 2015–2020 | |
Mikko Hautala | 2020–present |
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