List of current ambassadors of Finland

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This is a list of current ambassadors from Finland . Note that some ambassadors are responsible for more than one country while others are directly accredited from Helsinki or other capital city.

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Current ambassadors to other countries

Africa

CountryCity (location)Type of missionAmbassador
Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria Algiers Embassy Hannele Voionmaa
Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Cairo Embassy Tuula Yrjölä
Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan Ambassador accredited from EgyptTuula Yrjölä
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Pretoria EmbassyAnne Saloranta
Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana Ambassador accredited from South AfricaAnne Saloranta
Flag of Lesotho.svg Lesotho Ambassador accredited from South AfricaAnne Saloranta
Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius Ambassador accredited from South AfricaAnne Saloranta
Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia Windhoek EmbassyAnne Saloranta
Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia Addis Abeba EmbassySirpa Mäenpää
Flag of Djibouti.svg Djibouti Ambassador accredited from EthiopiaSirpa Mäenpää
Flag of South Sudan.svg South Sudan Ambassador accredited from EthiopiaLeo Olasvirta
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya Nairobi Embassy Sofie From-Emmesberger
Flag of Seychelles.svg Seychelles Ambassador accredited from KenyaSofie From-Emmesberger
Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrea Ambassador accredited from KenyaSofie From-Emmesberger
Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda Ambassador accredited from KenyaSofie From-Emmesberger
Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco Rabat EmbassyChristina Harttila
Flag of Mauritania.svg Mauritania Nouakchott Ambassador accredited from MoroccoChristina Harttila
Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique Maputo Embassy Seija Toro
Flag of Angola.svg Angola Ambassador accredited from MozambiqueSeija Toro
Flag of Eswatini.svg Swaziland Ambassador accredited from MozambiqueSeija Toro
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Abuja EmbassyRiitta Korpivaara
Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana Ambassador accredited from NigeriaRiitta Korpivaara
Flag of Benin.svg Benin Ambassador accredited from NigeriaRiitta Korpivaara
Flag of Liberia.svg Liberia Ambassador accredited from NigeriaRiitta Korpivaara
Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal Ambassador accredited from NigeriaRiitta Korpivaara
Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde Lisbon Ambassador accredited from PortugalAnne Lammila
Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania Dar es Salaam Embassy Sinikka Antila
Flag of Burundi.svg Burundi Ambassador accredited from TanzaniaSinikka Antila
Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda Ambassador accredited from TanzaniaSinikka Antila
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Congo, Democratic Republic of the Ambassador accredited from TanzaniaSinikka Antila
Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia Tunis EmbassyTanja Jääskeläinen
Flag of Libya.svg Libya Ambassador accredited from TunisiaTanja Jääskeläinen
Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia Lusaka EmbassyTimo Olkkonen
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe Ambassador accredited from ZambiaTimo Olkkonen
Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi Ambassador accredited from ZambiaTimo Olkkonen

Asia

CountryCity (location)Type of missionAmbassador
Flag of the Taliban.svg Afghanistan Kabul Embassy
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan Helsinki Roving Ambassador for the South CaucasusKirsti Narinen
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Beijing EmbassyJari Gustafsson
Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia Beijing Ambassador accredited from ChinaJari Gustafsson
Flag of India.svg India New Delhi EmbassyAapo Pölhö
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh New Delhi Ambassador accredited from IndiaAapo Pölhö
Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan Helsinki Roving Ambassador for South Asia, accredited from HelsinkiRauli Suikkonen
Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives Helsinki Roving Ambassador for South Asia, accredited from HelsinkiRauli Suikkonen
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Helsinki Roving Ambassador for South Asia, accredited from HelsinkiRauli Suikkonen
Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal Katmandu EmbassyAsko Luukkainen
Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia Jakarta EmbassyPäivi Hiltunen-Toivio
Flag of East Timor.svg East Timor Jakarta Ambassador accredited from IndonesiaKai Sauer
Flag of Iran.svg Iran Tehran EmbassyHarri Kämäräinen
Flag of Israel.svg Israel Tel Aviv Embassy Leena-Kaisa Mikkola
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan Nur-Sultan EmbassyIlkka Räisänen
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan Ambassador accredited from KazakhstanIlkka Räisänen
Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan Helsinki Roving Ambassador to Central Asia, accredited from HelsinkiNiklas Lindqvist
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan Helsinki Roving Ambassador to Central Asia, accredited from HelsinkiNiklas Lindqvist
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan Roving Ambassador to Central Asia, accredited from HelsinkiNiklas Lindqvist
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi EmbassyIlkka-Pekka Similä
Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar Ambassador accredited from United Arab EmiratesIlkka-Pekka Similä
Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain Ambassador accredited from United Arab EmiratesIlkka-Pekka Similä
Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam Hanoi EmbassyKimmo Lähdevirta
Flag of Japan.svg Japan Tokyo EmbassyManu Virtamo
Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea Seoul EmbassyMatti Heimonen
Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea Ambassador accredited from South KoreaMatti Heimonen
Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia Kuala Lumpur EmbassyMatti Pullinen
Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei Ambassador accredited from MalaysiaMatti Pullinen
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines Ambassador accredited from MalaysiaMatti Pullinen
Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Helsinki Roving Ambassador for South Asia, accredited from HelsinkiRauli Suikkonen
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia Riyadh EmbassyJarno Syrjälä
Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen Ambassador accredited from Saudi ArabiaJarno Syrjälä
Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait Ambassador accredited from Saudi ArabiaJarno Syrjälä
Flag of Oman.svg Oman Ambassador accredited from Saudi ArabiaJarno Syrjälä
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Singapore EmbassyAri Heikkinen
Flag of Syria (2025-).svg Syria Beirut Ambassador accredited from LebanonKari Kahiluoto
Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq Beirut Ambassador accredited from LebanonKari Kahiluoto
Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan Beirut Ambassador accredited from LebanonKari Kahiluoto
Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon Beirut EmbassyKari Kahiluoto
Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Bangkok EmbassyKirsti Westphalen
Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia Bangkok Ambassador accredited from ThailandKirsti Westphalen
Flag of Laos.svg Laos Bangkok Ambassador accredited from ThailandKirsti Westphalen
Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar Bangkok Ambassador accredited from ThailandKirsti Westphalen
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Ankara Embassy Pirkko Hämäläinen

Oceania

CountryCity (location)Type of missionAmbassador
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Canberra Embassy Pasi Patokallio
Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji Canberra Ambassador accredited from Australia Pasi Patokallio
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea Ambassador accredited from Australia Pasi Patokallio
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Ambassador accredited from Australia Pasi Patokallio
Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa Ambassador accredited from AustraliaPasi Patokallio

Europe

CountryCity (location)Type of missionAmbassador
Flag of Albania.svg Albania Athens Ambassador accredited from GreeceLeena Pylvänäinen
Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra Madrid Ambassador accredited from SpainRoberto Tanzi-Albi
Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia Helsinki Roving Ambassador for the South CaucasusKirsti Narinen
Flag of Austria.svg Austria Vienna Embassy Nina Vaskunlahti
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Brussels EmbassyJouko Leinonen
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria Sofia EmbassyKirsti Pohjankukka
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina Ljubljana Ambassador accredited from CroatiaKalle Kankaanpää
Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia Helsinki Roving Ambassador for the South CaucasusKirsti Narinen
Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland Reykjavík EmbassyAnu Laamanen
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Dublin EmbassyLeena Gardemeister
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Rome EmbassyMatti Lassila
Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia Riga EmbassyAnne Saloranta
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein Bern Ambassador accredited from SwitzerlandOkko-Pekka Salmimies
Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania Vilnius EmbassyJaakko Lehtovirta
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg Luxembourg Ambassador accredited from BelgiumJouko Leinonen
Flag of Greece.svg Greece Athens EmbassyLeena Pylvänäinen
Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia Zagreb EmbassyKalle Kankaanpää
Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus Nicosia EmbassyPäivi Peltokoski
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic Prague EmbassyPasi Tuominen
Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo Pristina EmbassyMatti Nissinen
Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco Paris Ambassador accredited from FranceMatti Anttonen
Flag of North Macedonia.svg North Macedonia Belgrade Ambassador accredited from SerbiaNiklas Lindqvist
Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro Belgrade Ambassador accredited from SerbiaNiklas Lindqvist
Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova Bucharest Ambassador accredited from RomaniaLeena Liukkonen
Flag of Malta.svg Malta Rome Ambassador accredited from ItalyMatti Lassila
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands The Hague EmbassyIlkka-Pekka Similä
Flag of Norway.svg Norway Oslo EmbassyTeemu Tanner
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal Lisbon EmbassyAnne Lammila
Flag of Poland.svg Poland Warsaw EmbassyPäivi Laine
Flag of France.svg France Paris EmbassyMatti Anttonen
Flag of Romania.svg Romania Bucharest EmbassyLeena Liukkonen
Flag of San Marino.svg San Marino Rome Ambassador accredited from ItalyMatti Lassila
Flag of Spain.svg Spain Madrid EmbassySari Rautio
Flag of Germany.svg Germany Berlin EmbassyKai Sauer
Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia Belgrade EmbassyNiklas Lindqvist
Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia Prague Ambassador accredited from Czech RepublicPasi Tuominen
Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia Budapest Ambassador accredited from HungaryPertti Anttinen
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Stockholm EmbassyMaimo Henriksson
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Bern EmbassyOkko-Pekka Salmimies
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Copenhagen EmbassyHarri Kämäräinen
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary Budapest EmbassyPertti Anttinen
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine Kyiv EmbassyTarja Fernández
Flag of Russia.svg Russia Moscow EmbassyMarja Liivala
Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus Vilnius Ambassador accredited from LithuaniaJaakko Lehtovirta
Minsk Finland maintains a Liaison Office in MinskLari Peltonen (Head of Office)
Flag of Vatican City (2023-present).svg Holy See Zagreb Ambassador accredited from CroatiaKalle Kankaanpää
Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia Tallinn EmbassyVesa Vasara
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom London EmbassyJukka Siukosaari

North America and the Caribbean

CountryCity (location)Type of missionAmbassador
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Ottawa EmbassyCharles Murto
Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas OttawaAmbassador accredited from CanadaCharles Murto
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Mexico City EmbassyAri Mäki
Flag of Belize.svg Belize Mexico CityAmbassador accredited from MexicoAri Mäki
Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti Mexico CityAmbassador accredited from MexicoAri Mäki
Flag of Honduras (2022-present).svg Honduras Mexico CityAmbassador accredited from MexicoEeva-Liisa Myllymäki (charge d'affaire)
Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba Mexico CityAmbassador accredited from MexicoAri Mäki
Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua Mexico CityAmbassador accredited from MexicoAri Mäki
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica Mexico CityAmbassador accredited from MexicoAri Mäki
Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador Mexico CityAmbassador accredited from MexicoAri Mäki
Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala Mexico CityAmbassador accredited from MexicoEeva-Liisa Myllymäki (charge d'affaire)
Flag of Panama.svg Panama Mexico CityAmbassador accredited from MexicoAri Mäki
Flag of the United States.svg United States Washington, D.C. EmbassyMikko Hautala

South America

CountryCityType of missionAmbassador
Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Buenos Aires EmbassyJukka Siukosaari
Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay Buenos AiresAmbassador accredited from ArgentinaJukka Siukosaari
Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay Buenos AiresAmbassador accredited from ArgentinaJukka Siukosaari
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Brasília EmbassyMarkku Virri
Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname BrasíliaAmbassador accredited from BrazilMarkku Virri
Flag of Chile.svg Chile Santiago EmbassyIlkka Heiskanen
Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela Santiago Ambassador accredited from ChileIlkka Heiskanen
Flag of Peru.svg Peru Lima EmbassyMika Koskinen
Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia LimaAmbassador accredited from PeruJuha Virtanen
Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador LimaAmbassador accredited from PeruJuha Virtanen
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia LimaAmbassador accredited from PeruJuha Virtanen

Current ambassadors to international organisations

International OrganisationCity (location)Country (location)Ambassador
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Brussels Belgium Piritta Asunmaa
Council of Europe (COE) Strasbourg France Pekka Hyvönen
European Union (EU) Brussels Belgium Pilvi-Sisko Vierros-Villeneuve
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Georgetown Guyana Mikko Pyhälä
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Vienna Austria Katja Pehrman
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Paris France Pasi-Heikki Vaaranmaa
United Nations Organization (UN) New York City United States Kai Sauer
United Nations Organization Geneva Switzerland Heidi Schroderus-Fox
United Nations Organization Vienna Austria Anu Laamanen
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Jakarta Indonesia Kai Sauer
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Paris France Antti Kuosmanen
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Vienna Austria Anu Laamanen
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) The Hague Netherlands Liisa Talonpoika
Arab League Cairo Egypt Tuula Yrjölä
African Union (AU) Addis Abeba Ethiopia Sirpa Mäenpää
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Abuja Nigeria Riitta Korpivaara
Southern African Development Community (SADC) Gaborone Botswana Petri Salo
East African Community (EAC) Arusha Tanzania Petri Salo

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