Embassy of Finland, Washington, D.C.

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Finnish Embassy in Washington, D.C.
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Embassy of Finland, Washington, D.C.
Location Washington, D.C.
Address3301 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Coordinates 38°55′27.7″N77°03′54.6″W / 38.924361°N 77.065167°W / 38.924361; -77.065167
Ambassador Mikko Hautala
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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]

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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]

Ambassadors

Representative [6] YearsStatus
Armas Saastamoinen 1919–1921Envoy
Leonard Åström 1921–1934
Eero Järnefelt 1934–1938
Hjalmar J. Procopé 1939–1944
Kalle Jutila 1945–1951
Johan Nykopp 1951–1954
Johan Nykopp 1954–1958Ambassador
Rafael Seppälä 1958–1965
Olavi Munkki 1965–1972
Leo Tuominen 1972–1977
Jaakko Iloniemi 1977–1983
Richard Müller  [ fi ]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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References

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  3. "Finnish Embassy awarded for going green".
  4. Jason Horowitz (March 18, 2010). "At Finnish Embassy, the heat is on". Washington Post.
  5. "The Home Improvement That's the Hottest of Them All". The Wall Street Journal. December 29, 2010.
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