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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Country City (location) Type of mission Ambassador
  Algeria Algiers Embassy Hannele Voionmaa
  Egypt Cairo Embassy Tuula Yrjölä
  Sudan Ambassador accredited from Egypt Tuula Yrjölä
  South Africa Pretoria Embassy Anne Saloranta
  Botswana Ambassador accredited from South Africa Anne Saloranta
  Lesotho Ambassador accredited from South Africa Anne Saloranta
  Mauritius Ambassador accredited from South Africa Anne Saloranta
  Namibia Windhoek Embassy Anne Saloranta
  Ethiopia Addis Abeba Embassy Sirpa Mäenpää
  Djibouti Ambassador accredited from Ethiopia Sirpa Mäenpää
  South Sudan Ambassador accredited from Ethiopia Leo Olasvirta
  Kenya Nairobi Embassy Sofie From-Emmesberger
  Seychelles Ambassador accredited from Kenya Sofie From-Emmesberger
  Eritrea Ambassador accredited from Kenya Sofie From-Emmesberger
  Uganda Ambassador accredited from Kenya Sofie From-Emmesberger
  Morocco Rabat Embassy Christina Harttila
  Mauritania Nouakchott Ambassador accredited from Morocco Christina Harttila
  Mozambique Maputo Embassy Seija Toro
  Angola Ambassador accredited from Mozambique Seija Toro
  Swaziland Ambassador accredited from Mozambique Seija Toro
  Nigeria Abuja Embassy Riitta Korpivaara
  Ghana Ambassador accredited from Nigeria Riitta Korpivaara
  Benin Ambassador accredited from Nigeria Riitta Korpivaara
  Liberia Ambassador accredited from Nigeria Riitta Korpivaara
  Senegal Ambassador accredited from Nigeria Riitta Korpivaara
  Cape Verde Lisbon Ambassador accredited from Portugal Outi Holopainen
  Tanzania Dar es Salaam Embassy Sinikka Antila
  Burundi Ambassador accredited from Tanzania Sinikka Antila
  Rwanda Ambassador accredited from Tanzania Sinikka Antila
  Congo, Democratic Republic of the Ambassador accredited from Tanzania Sinikka Antila
  Tunisia Tunis Embassy Tanja Jääskeläinen
  Libya Ambassador accredited from Tunisia Tanja Jääskeläinen
  Zambia Lusaka Embassy Timo Olkkonen
  Zimbabwe Ambassador accredited from Zambia Timo Olkkonen
  Malawi Ambassador accredited from Zambia Timo Olkkonen
Country City (location) Type of mission Ambassador
  Afghanistan Kabul Embassy
  Azerbaijan Helsinki Roving Ambassador, accredited from Helsingistä Christer Michelsson
  China Beijing Embassy Jari Gustafsson
  Mongolia Beijing Ambassador accredited from China Jari Gustafsson
  India New Delhi Embassy Aapo Pölhö
  Bangladesh New Delhi Ambassador accredited from India Aapo Pölhö
  Bhutan Helsinki Roving Ambassador for South Asia, accredited from Helsinki Rauli Suikkonen
  Maldives Helsinki Roving Ambassador for South Asia, accredited from Helsinki Rauli Suikkonen
  Sri Lanka Helsinki Roving Ambassador for South Asia, accredited from Helsinki Rauli Suikkonen
    Nepal Katmandu Embassy Asko Luukkainen
  Indonesia Jakarta Embassy Päivi Hiltunen-Toivio
  East Timor Jakarta Ambassador accredited from Indonesia Kai Sauer
  Iran Tehran Embassy Harri Kämäräinen
  Israel Tel Aviv Embassy Leena-Kaisa Mikkola
  Kazakhstan Nur-Sultan Embassy Ilkka Räisänen
  Kyrgyzstan Ambassador accredited from Kazakhstan Ilkka Räisänen
  Tajikistan Helsinki Roving Ambassador to Central Asia, accredited from Helsinki Niklas Lindqvist
  Turkmenistan Helsinki Roving Ambassador to Central Asia, accredited from Helsinki Niklas Lindqvist
  Uzbekistan Roving Ambassador to Central Asia, accredited from Helsinki Niklas Lindqvist
  United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Embassy Ilkka-Pekka Similä
  Qatar Ambassador accredited from United Arab Emirates Ilkka-Pekka Similä
  Bahrain Ambassador accredited from United Arab Emirates Ilkka-Pekka Similä
  Vietnam Hanoi Embassy Kimmo Lähdevirta
  Japan Tokyo Embassy Manu Virtamo
  South Korea Seoul Embassy Matti Heimonen
  North Korea Ambassador accredited from South Korea Matti Heimonen
  Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Embassy Matti Pullinen
  Brunei Ambassador accredited from Malaysia Matti Pullinen
  Philippines Ambassador accredited from Malaysia Matti Pullinen
  Pakistan Helsinki Roving Ambassador for South Asia, accredited from Helsinki Rauli Suikkonen
  Saudi Arabia Riyadh Embassy Jarno Syrjälä
  Yemen Ambassador accredited from Saudi Arabia Jarno Syrjälä
  Kuwait Ambassador accredited from Saudi Arabia Jarno Syrjälä
  Oman Ambassador accredited from Saudi Arabia Jarno Syrjälä
  Singapore Singapore Embassy Ari Heikkinen
  Syria Beirut Ambassador accredited from Lebanon Kari Kahiluoto
  Iraq Beirut Ambassador accredited from Lebanon Kari Kahiluoto
  Jordan Beirut Ambassador accredited from Lebanon Kari Kahiluoto
  Lebanon Beirut Embassy Kari Kahiluoto
  Thailand Bangkok Embassy Kirsti Westphalen
  Cambodia Bangkok Ambassador accredited from Thailand Kirsti Westphalen
  Laos Bangkok Ambassador accredited from Thailand Kirsti Westphalen
  Myanmar Bangkok Ambassador accredited from Thailand Kirsti Westphalen
  Turkey Ankara Embassy Pirkko Hämäläinen

Oceania

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Country City (location) Type of mission Ambassador
  Australia Canberra Embassy Pasi Patokallio
  Fiji Canberra Ambassador accredited from Australia Pasi Patokallio
  Papua New Guinea Ambassador accredited from Australia Pasi Patokallio
  New Zealand Ambassador accredited from Australia Pasi Patokallio
  Samoa Ambassador accredited from Australia Pasi Patokallio
Country City (location) Type of mission Ambassador
  Netherlands The Hague Embassy unknown
  Albania Athens Ambassador accredited from Greece Pauli Mäkelä
  Armenia Helsinki Roving Ambassador accredited from Helsinki Christer Michelsson
  Andorra Madrid Ambassador accredited from Spain Roberto Tanzi-Albi
  Belgium Brussels Embassy Per-Mikael Engberg
  Bulgaria Sofia Embassy Harri Salmi
  Bosnia and Herzegovina Ljubljana Ambassador accredited from Slovenia Pekka Metso
  Spain Madrid Embassy Roberto Tanzi-Albi
  Georgia Helsinki Roving Ambassador accredited from Helsinki Christer Michelsson
  Iceland Reykjavík Embassy Valtteri Hirvonen
  Austria Vienna Embassy Nina Vaskunlahti
  Ireland Dublin Embassy Hilkka Nenonen
  Italy Rome Embassy Petri Tuomi-Nikula
  Latvia Riga Embassy Olli Kantanen
  Liechtenstein Bern Ambassador accredited from Switzerland Jari Luoto
  Lithuania Vilnius Embassy Harri Mäki-Reinikka
  Luxembourg Luxembourg Embassy
  Greece Athens Embassy Pauli Mäkelä
  Croatia Zagreb Embassy Timo Rajakangas
  Cyprus Nicosia Embassy Anu Saarela
  Kosovo Pristina Embassy Anne Meskanen
  Monaco Paris Ambassador accredited from France Risto Piipponen
  North Macedonia Zagreb Ambassador accredited from Croatia Timo Rajakangas
  Montenegro Belgrade Ambassador accredited from Serbia Pekka Orpana
  Moldova Bucharest Ambassador accredited from Romania Ulla Väistö
  Malta Rome Ambassador accredited from Italy Petri Tuomi-Nikula
  San Marino Rome Ambassador accredited from Italy Petri Tuomi-Nikula
  Norway Oslo Embassy Erik Lundberg
  Portugal Lisbon Embassy Outi Holopainen
  Poland Warsaw Embassy Hanna Lehtinen
  France Paris Embassy Risto Piipponen
  Romania Bucharest Embassy Ulla Väistö
  Sweden Stockholm Embassy Liisa Talonpoika[1]
  Germany Berlin Embassy Ritva Koukku-Ronde
  Serbia Belgrade Embassy Pekka Orpana
  Slovakia Bratislava Embassy Jukka Leino
  Slovenia Ljubljana Embassy Pekka Metso
   Switzerland Bern Embassy Jari Luoto
  Denmark Copenhagen Embassy Ann-Marie Nyroos
  Czech Republic Prague Embassy Helena Tuuri
  Hungary Budapest Embassy Pasi Tuominen
  Ukraine Kyiv Embassy Arja Makkonen
  Russia Moscow Embassy Hannu Himanen
  Belarus Vilnius Ambassador accredited from Lithuania Harri Mäki-Reinikka
  Holy See Bern Ambassador accredited from Switzerland Jari Luoto
  Estonia Tallinn Embassy Kirsti Narinen
  United Kingdom London Embassy Jukka Siukosaari
Country City (location) Type of mission Ambassador
  Canada Ottawa Embassy Charles Murto
  Bahamas Ottawa Ambassador accredited from Canada Charles Murto
  Mexico México Embassy Ari Mäki
  Belize México Ambassador accredited from Mexico Ari Mäki
  Haiti México Ambassador accredited from Mexico Ari Mäki
  Honduras México Ambassador accredited from Mexico Eeva-Liisa Myllymäki (charge d'affaire)
  Cuba México Ambassador accredited from Mexico Ari Mäki
  Nicaragua México Ambassador accredited from Mexico Ari Mäki
  Costa Rica México Ambassador accredited from Mexico Ari Mäki
  El Salvador México Ambassador accredited from Mexico Ari Mäki
  Guatemala México Ambassador accredited from Mexico Eeva-Liisa Myllymäki (charge d'affaire)
  Panama México Ambassador accredited from Mexico Ari Mäki
  United States Washington D.C. Embassy Mikko Hautala
Country City Type of mission Ambassador
  Argentina Buenos Aires Embassy Jukka Siukosaari
  Uruguay Buenos Aires Ambassador accredited from Argentina Jukka Siukosaari
  Paraguay Buenos Aires Ambassador accredited from Argentina Jukka Siukosaari
  Brazil Brasília Embassy Markku Virri
  Suriname Brasília Ambassador accredited from Brazil Markku Virri
  Chile Santiago Embassy Ilkka Heiskanen
  Venezuela Santiago Ambassador accredited from Chile Ilkka Heiskanen
  Peru Lima Embassy Mika Koskinen
  Bolivia Lima Ambassador accredited from Peru Juha Virtanen
  Ecuador Lima Ambassador accredited from Peru Juha Virtanen
  Colombia Lima Ambassador accredited from Peru Juha Virtanen

Current ambassadors to international organisations

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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 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

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