List of diplomatic missions of Finland

This is a list of diplomatic missions of Finland. Finland's foreign affairs ministry was established shortly after its independence in 1917. To encourage its international recognition and promote its frontier, trade and maritime interests, Finland had commissioned twelve missions abroad by the end of 1918. By the time of the Second World War broke out there were 20 Finnish embassies (of which four were outside Europe) and six consulates.^[1] Today Finland has a streamlined diplomatic network that uses consulates sparingly.^[2] In countries without Finnish representation, Finnish citizens can seek assistance from public officials in the foreign services of any of the other Nordic countries, in accordance with the Helsinki Treaty.^[3]^[4]

Current missions

Africa

Host country	Host city	Mission	Concurrent accreditation	Ref.
Algeria	Algiers	Embassy		^[5]
Egypt	Cairo	Embassy	Countries: Sudan	^[5]
Ethiopia	Addis Ababa	Embassy	Countries: Djibouti South Sudan International Organizations: African Union^[a]	^[5]
Kenya	Nairobi	Embassy	Countries: Eritrea Seychelles Somalia Uganda International Organizations: United Nations United Nations Environment Programme United Nations Human Settlements Programme	^[5]
Morocco	Rabat	Embassy	Countries: Mauritania	^[5]
Mozambique	Maputo	Embassy	Countries: Eswatini Madagascar	^[5]
Namibia	Windhoek	Embassy	Countries: Angola	^[5]
Nigeria	Abuja	Embassy	Countries: Benin Ghana Liberia International Organizations: Economic Community of West African States^[b]	^[5]^[6]
Senegal	Dakar	Embassy	Countries: Ivory Coast Gambia	^[5]^[7]
South Africa	Pretoria	Embassy	Countries: Botswana Lesotho Mauritius	^[5]
Tanzania	Dar es Salaam	Embassy	Countries: Burundi Rwanda	^[5]
Tunisia	Tunis	Embassy	Countries: Libya	^[5]
Zambia	Lusaka	Embassy	Countries: Congo-Kinshasa Malawi Zimbabwe	^[5]

Americas

Host country	Host city	Mission	Concurrent accreditation	Ref.
Argentina	Buenos Aires	Embassy	Countries: Paraguay Uruguay	^[5]
Brazil	Brasília	Embassy		^[5]
Brazil	São Paulo	Consulate		^[5]
Canada	Ottawa	Embassy		^[5]
Chile	Santiago de Chile	Embassy		^[5]
Colombia	Bogotá	Embassy	Countries: Dominican Republic Panama Venezuela	^[5]
Mexico	Mexico City	Embassy	Countries: Costa Rica Cuba El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua	^[5]^[8]
Peru	Lima	Embassy	Countries: Bolivia Ecuador	^[5]
United States	Washington, D.C.	Embassy	International Organizations: Organization of American States^[c]	^[5]
	Los Angeles	Consulate-General		^[5]
	New York City	Consulate-General		^[5]

Asia

Host country	Host city	Mission	Concurrent accreditation	Ref.
China	Beijing	Embassy	Countries: Mongolia	^[5]
	Hong Kong	Consulate-General		^[5]
	Shanghai	Consulate-General		^[5]
India	New Delhi	Embassy	Countries: Bangladesh Bhutan Maldives Sri Lanka	^[5]
India	Mumbai	Consulate-General		^[5]
Indonesia	Jakarta	Embassy	Countries: East Timor International Organizations: Association of Southeast Asian Nations^[d]	^[5]^[9]
Iran	Tehran	Embassy		^[5]
Iraq	Baghdad	Embassy		^[5]
Israel	Tel Aviv	Embassy		^[5]
Japan	Tokyo	Embassy	Countries: Marshall Islands Micronesia Palau	^[5]
Kazakhstan	Astana	Embassy	Countries: Kyrgyzstan	^[5]
Lebanon	Beirut	Embassy	Countries: Jordan Syria	^[5]
Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	Embassy	Countries: Brunei	^[5]
Myanmar	Yangon	Embassy		^[5]
Nepal	Kathmandu	Embassy		^[5]
Pakistan	Islamabad	Embassy		^[5]
Palestine	Ramallah	Representative Office		^[5]
Philippines	Manila	Embassy		^[5]
Qatar	Doha	Embassy		^[5]^[7]
Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	Embassy	Countries: Kuwait Oman Yemen	^[5]
Singapore	Singapore	Embassy		^[5]
South Korea	Seoul	Embassy	Countries: North Korea	^[5]
Republic of China (Taiwan)	Taipei	Trade Center		^[5]
Thailand	Bangkok	Embassy	Countries: Cambodia	^[5]
Turkey	Ankara	Embassy		^[5]
United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi	Embassy	Countries: Bahrain International Organizations: International Renewable Energy Agency	^[5]^[10]
Vietnam	Hanoi	Embassy	Countries: Laos	^[5]

Europe

Host country	Host city	Mission	Concurrent accreditation	Ref.
Austria	Vienna	Embassy	International Organizations: United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency UNIDO	^[5]
Belarus	Minsk	Liaison office^[e]		^[5]
Belgium	Brussels	Embassy	Countries: Luxembourg	^[5]
Bulgaria	Sofia	Embassy		^[5]
Croatia	Zagreb	Embassy	Countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina Holy See	^[5]
Cyprus	Nicosia	Embassy		^[5]
Czechia	Prague	Embassy	Countries: Slovakia	^[5]
Denmark	Copenhagen	Embassy		^[5]
Estonia	Tallinn	Embassy		^[5]
France	Paris	Embassy	Countries: Monaco	^[5]
Germany	Berlin	Embassy		^[5]
Greece	Athens	Embassy	Countries: Albania	^[5]
Hungary	Budapest	Embassy	Countries: Slovenia	^[5]
Iceland	Reykjavík	Embassy		^[5]
Ireland	Dublin	Embassy		^[5]
Italy	Rome	Embassy	Countries: Malta San Marino International Organizations: Food and Agriculture Organization World Food Programme IFAD	^[5]
Kosovo	Pristina	Embassy		^[5]
Latvia	Riga	Embassy		^[5]
Lithuania	Vilnius	Embassy	Countries: Belarus	^[5]
Netherlands	The Hague	Embassy	International Organizations: OPCW	^[5]
Norway	Oslo	Embassy		^[5]
Poland	Warsaw	Embassy		^[5]
Portugal	Lisbon	Embassy	Countries: Cape Verde	^[5]
Romania	Bucharest	Embassy	Countries: Moldova	^[5]
Russia	Moscow	Embassy		^[5]
Serbia	Belgrade	Embassy	Countries: Montenegro North Macedonia	^[5]
Spain	Madrid	Embassy	Countries: Andorra	^[5]
Sweden	Stockholm	Embassy		^[5]
Switzerland	Bern	Embassy	Countries: Liechtenstein	^[5]
Ukraine	Kyiv	Embassy		^[5]
United Kingdom	London	Embassy		^[5]

Oceania

Host country	Host city	Mission	Concurrent accreditation	Ref.
Australia	Canberra	Embassy	Countries: Fiji New Zealand Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Vanuatu	^[5]

Multilateral organizations

Organization	Host city	Host country	Mission	Concurrent accreditation	Ref.
Council of Europe	Strasbourg	France	Permanent Representation		^[11]
European Union	Brussels	Belgium	Permanent Mission		^[11]
NATO	Brussels	Belgium	Mission		^[11]
OECD	Paris	France	Mission	International Organizations: UNESCO	^[11]^[12]
OSCE	Vienna	Austria	Permanent Delegation		^[13]
United Nations	New York City	United States	Permanent Mission		^[11]
United Nations	Geneva	Switzerland	Permanent Mission	International Organizations: Conference on Disarmament International Labour Organization World Health Organization World Trade Organization	^[14]

Gallery

Embassy in Berlin
Embassy in Brasília
Embassy in Budapest
Embassy in Canberra
Embassy in Copenhagen
Embassy in Kyiv
Embassy in Lisbon
Embassy in London
Building hosting the embassy in Madrid
Building hosting the embassy in Mexico City
Embassy in Moscow
Consulate-General in Saint Petersburg
Embassy in Oslo
Embassy in Paris
Embassy in Prague
Embassy in Reykjavík
Embassy in Riga
Embassy in Sofia
Embassy in Stockholm
Embassy in Tallinn
Embassy in Tokyo
Embassy in Vienna
Embassy in Warsaw
Embassy in Washington, D.C.
Embassy in Windhoek
Embassy in Zagreb

Closed missions

Africa

Host country	Host city	Mission	Year closed	Ref.
Libya	Tripoli	Embassy	2003	^[15]
South Africa	Cape Town	Embassy branch office	2011	^[16]
Zimbabwe	Harare	Embassy	2002	^[15]

Americas

Host country	Host city	Mission	Year closed	Ref.
Nicaragua	Managua	Embassy	2013	^[17]
Venezuela	Caracas	Embassy	2011	^[18]

Asia

Host country	Host city	Mission	Year closed	Ref.
Afghanistan	Kabul	Embassy	2021
China	Guangzhou	Consulate-General	2012	^[15]^[18]
Kuwait	Kuwait City	Embassy	2003	^[19]
Syria	Damascus	Embassy	2013	^[20]

Europe

Host country	Host city	Mission	Year closed	Ref.
Germany	Hamburg	Consulate-General	2013	^[15]^[21]
Luxembourg	Luxembourg City	Embassy	2015	^[22]
Russia	Saint Petersburg	Consulate-General	2023	^[23]
Slovakia	Bratislava	Embassy	2015	^[22]
Slovenia	Ljubljana	Embassy	2015	^[22]
Spain	Las Palmas de Gran Canaria	Consulate	2012	^[18]
Sweden	Gothenburg	Consulate	2011	^[16]

Oceania

Host country	Host city	Mission	Year closed	Ref.
Australia	Sydney	Consulate-General	2012	^[15]

Notes

^ Accredited as an observer mission.
^ Accredited as an observer mission.
^ Accredited as an observer mission.
^ Accredited as an observer mission.
^ Subordinate to the Finnish embassy in Vilnius, Lithuania.

References

^ Finnish Foreign Affairs Ministry
^ "Countries A–Z". Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland.
^ "Meld. St. 12 (2010–2011)". April 2011.
^ "Treaty of Cooperation between Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden (the Helsinki Treaty)" (PDF). Article 34.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar ^as ^at ^au ^av ^aw ^ax ^ay ^az ^ba ^bb ^bc ^bd ^be ^bf ^bg ^bh ^bi ^bj ^bk ^bl ^bm ^bn ^bo ^bp ^bq ^br ^bs ^bt ^bu ^bv ^bw ^bx ^by ^bz ^ca ^cb ^cc ^cd ^ce "Finland's embassies, consulates general and honorary consulates by country". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
^ "ECOWAS accredits three new Ambassadors | Economic Community of West African States(ECOWAS)".
^ ^a ^b "MFA: Finland opens embassies in Dakar and Doha | Ulkoministeriö / Utrikesministeriet".
^ "México". Finland Abroad. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
^ "You are being redirected". Asean.org. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
^ https://www.irena.org/-/media/Files/IRENA/Remember/Council/Seventeenth-Council-meeting/C_17_SR_1_Report-of-the-seventeenth-meeting-of-the-Council.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Missions to international organisations". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
^ "More information - Finland".
^ "Permanent Delegation of Finland to the OSCE, Wien - Finland abroad".
^ "Permanent Mission, Geneva - Finland abroad".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Gov't savings shrink Finland's global embassy network". YLE. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Foreign Ministry's press releases - Finland abroad".
^ https://finlandabroad.fi/web/bhs/foreign-ministry-s-press-releases/-/asset_publisher/kyaK4Ry9kbQ0/content/muutoksia-suomen-edustustoverkos-1/35732?_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_kyaK4Ry9kbQ0_assetEntryId=590235%7Ctitle=Changes in Finland’s network of diplomatic missions
^ ^a ^b ^c "Finland to close embassy in Philippines". YLE. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
^ "Foreign Ministry's press releases - Finland abroad".
^ "Embassy of Finland, Damascus".
^ "Foreign Ministry's press releases - Finland abroad".
^ ^a ^b ^c "Finland closing embassies in Luxembourg, Slovakia and Slovenia". YLE. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
^ "Closure of Finland's Consulate General in St Petersburg, services available at Embassy in Moscow". Foreign Ministry's press releases - Finland abroad. 3 October 2023.

External links

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland

[6] Accredited as an observer mission.

[7] Accredited as an observer mission.

[11] Accredited as an observer mission.

[12] Accredited as an observer mission.

[15] Subordinate to the Finnish embassy in Vilnius, Lithuania.

[1] Finnish Foreign Affairs Ministry

[Affairs-2] "Countries A–Z". Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland.

[3] "Meld. St. 12 (2010–2011)". April 2011.

[4] "Treaty of Cooperation between Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden (the Helsinki Treaty)" (PDF). Article 34.

[UM.Fi-EmbCon-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar ^as ^at ^au ^av ^aw ^ax ^ay ^az ^ba ^bb ^bc ^bd ^be ^bf ^bg ^bh ^bi ^bj ^bk ^bl ^bm ^bn ^bo ^bp ^bq ^br ^bs ^bt ^bu ^bv ^bw ^bx ^by ^bz ^ca ^cb ^cc ^cd ^ce "Finland's embassies, consulates general and honorary consulates by country". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland. Retrieved 14 October 2024.

[8] "ECOWAS accredits three new Ambassadors | Economic Community of West African States(ECOWAS)".

[sttinfo.fi-9] "MFA: Finland opens embassies in Dakar and Doha | Ulkoministeriö / Utrikesministeriet".

[FinAbroad-México-10] "México". Finland Abroad. Retrieved 23 September 2024.

[13] "You are being redirected". Asean.org. Retrieved 2022-03-17.

[14] ttps://www.irena.org/-/media/Files/IRENA/Remember/Council/Seventeenth-Council-meeting/C_17_SR_1_Report-of-the-seventeenth-meeting-of-the-Council.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[Finland-IOAbroad-16] "Missions to international organisations". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland. Retrieved 26 May 2021.

[17] "More information - Finland".

[18] "Permanent Delegation of Finland to the OSCE, Wien - Finland abroad".

[19] "Permanent Mission, Geneva - Finland abroad".

[SavingsShrinkMissions-20] "Gov't savings shrink Finland's global embassy network". YLE. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2021.

[finlandabroad.fi-21] "Foreign Ministry's press releases - Finland abroad".

[22] ttps://finlandabroad.fi/web/bhs/foreign-ministry-s-press-releases/-/asset_publisher/kyaK4Ry9kbQ0/content/muutoksia-suomen-edustustoverkos-1/35732?_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_kyaK4Ry9kbQ0_assetEntryId=590235%7Ctitle=Changes in Finland’s network of diplomatic missions

[YLE-CloseEmbRP-23] "Finland to close embassy in Philippines". YLE. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2021.

[24] "Foreign Ministry's press releases - Finland abroad".

[25] "Embassy of Finland, Damascus".

[26] "Foreign Ministry's press releases - Finland abroad".

[FinlandClosedEmbassies2015-27] "Finland closing embassies in Luxembourg, Slovakia and Slovenia". YLE. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2021.

[FinlandClosedEmbassies2023-28] "Closure of Finland's Consulate General in St Petersburg, services available at Embassy in Moscow". Foreign Ministry's press releases - Finland abroad. 3 October 2023.

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List of diplomatic missions of Finland

Contents

Current missions

Africa

Americas

Asia

Europe

Oceania

Multilateral organizations

Gallery

Closed missions

Africa

Americas

Asia

Europe

Oceania

See also

Notes

References

External links