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 PortugalOuti Holopainen
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, accredited from HelsingistäChrister Michelsson
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.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 the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The Hague Embassyunknown
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania Athens Ambassador accredited from GreecePauli Mäkelä
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia Helsinki Roving Ambassador accredited from HelsinkiChrister Michelsson
Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra Madrid Ambassador accredited from SpainRoberto Tanzi-Albi
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Brussels EmbassyPer-Mikael Engberg
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Sofia EmbassyHarri Salmi
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Ljubljana Ambassador accredited from SloveniaPekka Metso
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Madrid EmbassyRoberto Tanzi-Albi
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Helsinki Roving Ambassador accredited from HelsinkiChrister Michelsson
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Reykjavík EmbassyValtteri Hirvonen
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Vienna Embassy Nina Vaskunlahti
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Dublin EmbassyHilkka Nenonen
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Rome EmbassyPetri Tuomi-Nikula
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Riga EmbassyOlli Kantanen
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein Bern Ambassador accredited from SwitzerlandJari Luoto
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Vilnius EmbassyHarri Mäki-Reinikka
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Luxembourg Embassy
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Athens EmbassyPauli Mäkelä
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Zagreb EmbassyTimo Rajakangas
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus Nicosia Embassy Anu Saarela
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo Pristina Embassy Anne Meskanen
Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco Paris Ambassador accredited from FranceRisto Piipponen
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia Zagreb Ambassador accredited from CroatiaTimo Rajakangas
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Belgrade Ambassador accredited from SerbiaPekka Orpana
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova Bucharest Ambassador accredited from RomaniaUlla Väistö
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta Rome Ambassador accredited from ItalyPetri Tuomi-Nikula
Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino Rome Ambassador accredited from ItalyPetri Tuomi-Nikula
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Oslo EmbassyErik Lundberg
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Lisbon EmbassyOuti Holopainen
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Warsaw EmbassyHanna Lehtinen
Flag of France.svg  France Paris EmbassyRisto Piipponen
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Bucharest EmbassyUlla Väistö
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Stockholm Embassy Liisa Talonpoika [1]
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Berlin EmbassyRitva Koukku-Ronde
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Belgrade EmbassyPekka Orpana
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Bratislava EmbassyJukka Leino
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Ljubljana EmbassyPekka Metso
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Bern EmbassyJari Luoto
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Copenhagen Embassy Ann-Marie Nyroos
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Prague EmbassyHelena Tuuri
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Budapest EmbassyPasi Tuominen
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Kyiv EmbassyArja Makkonen
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Moscow EmbassyHannu Himanen
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Vilnius Ambassador accredited from LithuaniaHarri Mäki-Reinikka
Flag of the Vatican City.svg   Holy See Bern Ambassador accredited from SwitzerlandJari Luoto
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Tallinn Embassy Kirsti Narinen
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 México EmbassyAri Mäki
Flag of Belize.svg  Belize MéxicoAmbassador accredited from MexicoAri Mäki
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti MéxicoAmbassador accredited from MexicoAri Mäki
Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras México Ambassador accredited from MexicoEeva-Liisa Myllymäki (charge d'affaire)
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba MéxicoAmbassador accredited from MexicoAri Mäki
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua MéxicoAmbassador accredited from MexicoAri Mäki
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica MéxicoAmbassador accredited from MexicoAri Mäki
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador MéxicoAmbassador accredited from MexicoAri Mäki
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala MéxicoAmbassador accredited from MexicoEeva-Liisa Myllymäki (charge d'affaire)
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama MéxicoAmbassador 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
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).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 Okko-Pekka Salmimies
United Nations Organization (UN) New York City United States Kai Sauer
United Nations Organization Geneva Switzerland Päivi Kairamo-Hella
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

See also

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References

  1. "CV". Finland Abroad. Retrieved 6 March 2020.