Embassy of Finland, London

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Embassy of Finland in London
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Embassy of Finland, London
Location Belgravia, London
Address38 Chesham Place, London, SW1X 8HW
Coordinates 51°29′51.3″N0°9′15.3″W / 51.497583°N 0.154250°W / 51.497583; -0.154250 Coordinates: 51°29′51.3″N0°9′15.3″W / 51.497583°N 0.154250°W / 51.497583; -0.154250
Ambassador Markku Keinänen

The Embassy of Finland in London is the diplomatic mission of Finland in the United Kingdom. [1]

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It is located in Belgravia, 38 Chesham Place. [2] Belgravia is known to be a home for many embassies.

The Grade II listed building was built by Thomas Cubitt in the 1830s and had many occupants until it became the Finnish embassy in 1975. [3]

The ambassador of Finland to the United Kingdom, since 2019, is Markku Keinänen. His career at Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs has included posts in Madrid, Brussels and London. [4]

The Ambassador’s Residence is in 14 Kensington Palace Gardens.

Ambassadors

Representative [5] [6] YearsStatus
Rudolf Holsti 1918–1919Representative
Ossian Donner 1919–1926Minister
Armas Saastamoinen 1926–1932
G. A. Gripenberg 1933–1942
Eero A. Wuori 1945–1947Representative
Eero A. Wuori 1947–1952Minister
Ernst Soravuo 1952–1955
Sakari Tuomioja 1955–1957Ambassador
Leo Tuominen 1957–1968
Otso Wartiovaara 1968–1974
Richard Tötterman 1975–1983
Ilkka Pastinen 1983–1991
Leif Blomqvist 1991–1997
Pertti Salolainen 1996–2004
Jaakko Laajava 2005–2010
Pekka Huhtaniemi 2010 – 2015
Päivi Luostarinen 2015 - 2019
Markku Keinänen 2019 - present

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References

  1. "The London Diplomatic List" (PDF). 8 December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-11.
  2. "Embassy of Finland, London". 17 November 2020.
  3. "The Embassy, 38 Chesham Place". 23 November 2013.
  4. "Markku Keinänen Finland's new Ambassador to the UK from June". 17 November 2020.
  5. "Tietoa Britanniasta: Kahden välisetsuhteet". Suomen ulkoasiainministeriö.
  6. Ulkoasiainhallinnon matrikkeli 2, s. 366.