List of current ambassadors of Finland

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.

Current ambassadors to other countries

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Africa

Country Host City Type of mission Ambassador/Head of Mission
Algeria Algiers Embassy Pekka Hyvönen
Cape Verde Lisbon Ambassador accredited from Portugal Christian Lindholm
Egypt Cairo Embassy Riikka Eela
Sudan Ambassador accredited from Egypt
Ethiopia Addis Ababa Embassy Sinikka Antila
Djibouti Ambassador accredited from Ethiopia
South Sudan
Kenya Nairobi Embassy Riina-Riikka Heikka
Uganda Ambassador accredited from Kenya
Eritrea
Seychelles
Morocco Rabat Embassy Marjaana Sall
Mauritania Ambassador accredited from Morocco
Mozambique Maputo Embassy Satu Lassila
Angola Ambassador accredited from Mozambique
Swaziland
Madagascar
Namibia Windhoek Embassy Katja Kalamäki
Nigeria Abuja Embassy Sanna Selin
Benin Ambassador accredited from Nigeria
Ghana
Liberia
Senegal Dakar Embassy Katja Ahlfors
Gambia Ambassador accredited from Senegal
Ivory Coast
South Africa Pretoria Embassy Pekka Metso
Botswana Ambassador accredited from South Africa
Lesotho
Mauritius
Tanzania Dar es Salaam Embassy Theresa Zitting
Burundi Ambassador accredited from Tanzania
Rwanda
Tunisia Tunis Embassy Teemu Sepponen
Libya Ambassador accredited from Tunisia
Zambia Lusaka Embassy Saana Halinen
Congo-Kinshasa Ambassador accredited from Zambia
Malawi
Zimbabwe

Asia

Country Host City Type of mission Ambassador/Head of Mission
Armenia Helsinki Roving Ambassador for the South Caucasus, accredited from Helsinki Kirsti Narinen
Azerbaijan
Georgia
China Beijing Embassy Mikko Kinnunen
Mongolia Ambassador accredited from China
India New Delhi Embassy Kimmo Lähdevirta
Bangladesh Ambassador accredited from India
Bhutan
Maldives
Sri Lanka
Indonesia Jakarta Embassy Pekka Kaihilahti
Timor-Leste Ambassador accredited from Indonesia
Iran Tehran Embassy Jani Raappana
Iraq Beirut Baghdad Antti Putkonen
Israel Tel Aviv Embassy Nina Nordström
Japan Tokyo Embassy Tanja Jääskeläinen
Kazakhstan Astana Embassy Janne Heiskanen
Kyrgyzstan Ambassador accredited from Kazakhstan
Lebanon Beirut Embassy Anne Meskanen
Jordan Ambassador accredited from Lebanon
Syria
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Embassy Anne Vasara
Brunei Ambassador accredited from Malaysia
  Nepal Katmandu Embassy Petri Puhakka
Pakistan Islamabad Embassy Hannu Ripatti
Philippines Manila Embassy Saija Nurminen
Qatar Doha Embassy Juha Mustonen
Kuwait Ambassador accredited from Qatar
Saudi Arabia Riyadh Embassy Anu-Eerika Viljanen
Oman Ambassador accredited from Saudi Arabia
Yemen
Singapore Singapore Embassy Juha Markkanen
South Korea Seoul Embassy Jyri Järviaho
North Korea Ambassador accredited from South Korea
Tajikistan Helsinki Roving Ambassador to Central Asia, accredited from Helsinki Ilkka Räisänen
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Thailand Bangkok Embassy Kristiina Kuvaja-Xanthopoulos
Cambodia Ambassador accredited from Thailand
Turkey Ankara Embassy Pirkko Hämäläinen
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Embassy Tuula Yrjölä
Bahrain Ambassador accredited from United Arab Emirates
Vietnam Hanoi Embassy Pekka Voutilainen
Laos Ambassador accredited from Vietnam

Oceania

Country Host City Type of mission Ambassador/Head of Mission
Australia Canberra Embassy Arto Haapea
Fiji Ambassador accredited from Australia
Papua New Guinea
New Zealand
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Vanuatu
Marshall Islands Tokyo Ambassador accredited from Japan Tanja Jääskeläinen
Micronesia
Palau

Europe

Country City (location) Type of mission Ambassador
Austria Vienna Embassy Nina Vaskunlahti
Belgium Brussels Embassy Jouko Leinonen
Luxembourg Ambassador accredited from Belgium
Bulgaria Sofia Embassy Kirsti Pohjankukka
Croatia Zagreb Embassy Sirpa Oksanen
Bosnia and Herzegovina Ambassador accredited from Croatia
Holy See
Cyprus Nicosia Embassy Päivi Peltokoski
Czechia Prague Embassy Pasi Tuominen
Slovakia Ambassador accredited from Czechia
Denmark Copenhagen Embassy Jukka Siukosaari
Estonia Tallinn Embassy Vesa Vasara
France Paris Embassy Kirsikka Lehto-Asikainen
Monaco Ambassador accredited from France
Germany Berlin Embassy Kai Sauer
Greece Athens Embassy Leena Pylvänäinen
Albania Ambassador accredited from Greece
Hungary Budapest Embassy Pertti Anttinen
Slovenia Ambassador accredited from Hungary
Iceland Reykjavík Embassy Ville Cantell
Ireland Dublin Embassy Leena Gardemeister
Italy Rome Embassy Matti Lassila
Malta Ambassador accredited from Italy
San Marino
Kosovo Pristina Embassy Eevamari Laaksonen
Latvia Riga Embassy Anne Saloranta
Lithuania Vilnius Embassy Jaakko Lehtovirta
Belarus Ambassador accredited from Lithuania
Netherlands The Hague Embassy Ilkka-Pekka Similä
Norway Oslo Embassy Teemu Tanner
Portugal Lisbon Embassy Christian Lindholm
Poland Warsaw Embassy Päivi Laine
Romania Bucharest Embassy Leena Liukkonen
Moldova Ambassador accredited from Romania
Russia Moscow Embassy Marja Liivala
Serbia Belgrade Embassy Niklas Lindqvist
Montenegro Ambassador accredited from Serbia
North Macedonia
Spain Madrid Embassy Jari Luoto
Andorra Ambassador accredited from Spain
Sweden Stockholm Embassy Olli Kantanen
 Switzerland Bern Embassy Okko-Pekka Salmimies
Liechtenstein Ambassador accredited from Switzerland
Ukraine Kyiv Embassy Tarja Fernández
United Kingdom London Embassy Teemu Turunen

Americas

Country Host City Type of mission Ambassador/Head of Mission
Antigua and Barbuda Helsinki Roving Ambassador for the Caribbean, accredited from Helsinki Pertti Ikonen
Barbados
Bahamas
Belize
Dominica
Grenada
Guyana
Haiti
Jamaica
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Suriname
Trinidad and Tobago
Argentina Buenos Aires Embassy Nicola Lindertz
Paraguay Ambassador accredited from Argentina
Uruguay
Brazil Brasília Embassy Antti Kaski
Canada Ottawa Embassy Hanna-Leena Korteniemi
Chile Santiago de Chile Embassy Johanna Kotkajärvi
Colombia Bogotá Embassy Eija Rotinen
Dominican Republic Ambassador accredited from Colombia
Panama
Venezuela
Mexico Mexico City Embassy Ari Mäki
Costa Rica Ambassador accredited from Mexico
Cuba
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Nicaragua
Peru Lima Embassy Lasse Keisalo
Bolivia Ambassador accredited from Peru
Ecuador
United States Washington, D.C. Embassy Leena-Kaisa Mikkola

Current ambassadors to international organisations

International Organisation City (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

See also

References

  1. ^ "The network of Finnish missions". Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
  2. ^ "Finland's embassies, consulates general and honorary consulates by country". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
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