List of current ambassadors of Finland

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

Current Finnish Ambassadors

Host country	Location	Ambassador
Afghanistan	Kabul, Afghanistan	Antti Koistinen
Albania	Helsinki, Finland	Alpo Rusi
Algeria	Algiers, Algeria	Kaija Ilander
Andorra	Madrid, Spain	Maija Lähteenmäki
Angola	Maputo, Mozambique	Markku Kauppinen
Argentina	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Ritva Jolkkonen
Armenia	Helsinki, Finland	Terhi Hakala
Australia	Canberra, Australia	Glen Lindholm
Austria	Vienna, Austria	Kirsti Kauppi
Azerbaijan	Helsinki, Finland	Terhi Hakala
Bahamas	Ottawa, Canada	Pasi Patokallio
Bahrain	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	Esa Hurtig
Bangladesh	New Delhi, India	Asko Numminen
Barbados	Caracas, Venezuela	Mikko Pyhälä
Belarus	Vilnius, Lithuania	Timo Lahelma
Belgium	Brussels, Belgium	Antti Sierla
Belize	Mexico City, Mexico	Ilkka Heiskanen
Benin	Abuja, Nigeria	Anna-Liisa Korhonen
Bhutan	New Delhi, India	Asko Numminen
Bolivia	Lima, Peru	Kimmo Pulkkinen
Bosnia-Herzegovina	Helsinki, Finland	Alpo Rusi
Botswana	Pretoria, South Africa	Heikki Tuunanen
Brazil	Brasília, Brazil	Hannu Uusi-Videnoja
Brunei	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Lauri Korpinen
Bulgaria	Sofia, Bulgaria	Kauko Jämsén
Burkina Faso	Abuja, Nigeria	Anna-Liisa Korhonen
Burundi	Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania	Jorma Paukku
Cambodia	Bangkok, Thailand	Lars Backström
Cameroon	Abuja, Nigeria	Anna-Liisa Korhonen
Canada	Ottawa, Canada	Pasi Patokallio
Cape Verde	No representation	No representation
Chad	No representation	No representation
Chile	Santiago de Chile, Chile	Iivo Salmi
China	Beijing, China	Antti Kuosmanen
Colombia	Caracas, Venezuela	Mikko Pyhälä
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Abuja, Nigeria	Anna-Liisa Korhonen
Republic of the Congo	Abuja, Nigeria	Anna-Liisa Korhonen
Costa Rica	Managua, Nicaragua	Marja Luoto
Côte d'Ivoire	Abuja, Nigeria	Anna-Liisa Korhonen
Croatia	Zagreb, Croatia	Ilpo Manninen
Cuba	Mexico City, Mexico	Ilkka Heiskanen
Cyprus	Nicosia, Cyprus	Risto Piipponen
Czech Republic	Prague, Czech Republic	Jorma Inki
Denmark	Copenhagen, Denmark	Eero Salovaara
Djibouti	No representation	No representation
Dominica	No representation	No representation
Dominican Republic	Caracas, Venezuela	Mikko Pyhälä
East Timor	Jakarta, Indonesia	Markku Niinioja
Ecuador	Santiago de Chile, Chile	Iivo Salmi
Egypt	Cairo, Egypt	Hannu Halinen
El Salvador	Managua, Nicaragua	Marja Luoto
Equatorial Guinea	No representation	No representation
Eritrea	Nairobi, Kenya	Matti Kääriäinen
Estonia	Tallinn, Estonia	Jaakko Kalela
Ethiopia	Addis Abeba, Ethiopia	Kirsti Aarnio
Fiji	Canberra, Australia	Glen Lindholm
France	Paris, France	Charles Murto
Gabon	No representation	No representation
The Gambia	No representation	No representation
Georgia	Helsinki, Finland	Terhi Hakala
Germany	Berlin, Germany	René Nyberg
Ghana
Greece	Athens, Greece	Ole Norrback
Grenada	No representation	No representation
Guatemala	Managua, Nicaragua	Marja Luoto
Guinea	No representation	No representation
Guyana	Caracas, Venezuela	Mikko Pyhälä
Haiti	Mexico City, Mexico	Ilkka Heiskanen
Honduras	Managua, Nicaragua	Marja Luoto
Hungary	Budapest, Hungary	Pekka Kujasalo
Iceland	Reykjavík, Iceland	Kai Granholm
India	New Delhi, India	Asko Numminen
Indonesia	Jakarta, Indonesia	Markku Niinioja
Iran	Tehran, Iran	Heikki Puurunen
Iraq	Damascus, Syria	Pertti Harvola
Ireland, Republic of	Dublin, Republic of Ireland	Seppo Kauppila
Israel	Tel Aviv, Israel	Kari Veijalainen
Italy	Rome, Italy	Pauli Makela
Jamaica	Caracas, Venezuela	Mikko Pyhälä
Japan	Tokyo, Japan	Jorma Julin
Jordan	Damascus, Syria	Pertti Harvola
Kazakhstan	Helsinki, Finland	Marja-Liisa Kiljunen
Kenya	Nairobi, Kenya	Matti Kääriäinen
Korea, North	Beijing, China	Antti Kuosmanen
Korea, South	Seoul, South Korea	Kim Luotonen
Kuwait	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Martti Isoaro
Kyrgyzstan	Helsinki, Finland	Marja-Liisa Kiljunen
Laos	Bangkok, Thailand	Lars Backström
Latvia	Riga, Latvia	Pekka Wuoristo
Lebanon	Damascus, Syria	Pertti Harvola
Lesotho	Pretoria, South Africa	Heikki Tuunanen
Liberia
Libya	Tunis, Tunisia	Kaija Ilander
Liechtenstein	Bern, Switzerland	Pekka Ojanen
Lithuania	Vilnius, Lithuania	Timo Lahelma
Luxembourg	Luxembourg, Luxembourg	Tarja Laitiainen
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia	Helsinki, Finland	Alpo Rusi
Madagascar
Malawi	Maputo, Mozambique	Markku Kauppinen
Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Lauri Korpinen
Maldives	New Delhi, India	Asko Numminen
Mali	No representation	No representation
Malta	Rome, Italy	pending
Marshall Islands	No representation	No representation
Mauritania	No representation	No representation
Mauritius	Pretoria, South Africa	Heikki Tuunanen
Mexico	Mexico City, Mexico	Ilkka Heiskanen
Micronesia	No representation	No representation
Moldova	Bucharest, Romania	Tapio Saarela
Monaco
Mongolia	Beijing, China	Antti Kuosmanen
Montenegro
Morocco	Rabat, Morocco	Sauli Feodorow
Mozambique	Maputo, Mozambique	Markku Kauppinen
Myanmar	Bangkok, Thailand	Lars Backström
Namibia	Windhoek, Namibia	Heikki Tuunanen
Nepal	Kathmandu, Nepal	Asko Numminen
Netherlands	The Hague, Netherlands	Mikko Jokela
New Zealand	Canberra, Australia	Glen Lindholm
Nicaragua	Managua, Nicaragua	Marja Luoto
Nigeria	Abuja, Nigeria	Anna-Liisa Korhonen
Norway	Oslo, Norway	Peter Stenlund
Oman	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Martti Isoaro
Pakistan	Islamabad, Pakistan	Irmeli Mustonen
Panama	Managua, Nicaragua	Marja Luoto
Papua New Guinea	Canberra, Australia	Glen Lindholm
Paraguay	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Ritva Jolkkonen
Peru	Lima, Peru	Kimmo Pulkkinen
Philippines	Manila, Philippines	Riitta Resch
Poland	Warsaw, Poland	Jan Store
Portugal	Lisbon, Portugal	Sauli Feodorow
Qatar	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	Esa Hurtig
Romania	Bucharest, Romania	Tapio Saarela
Russia	Moscow, Russia	Harry Helenius
Rwanda	Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania	Jorma Paukku
San Marino	Rome, Italy	pending
Saudi Arabia	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Martti Isoaro
Senegal	Abuja, Nigeria	Anna-Liisa Korhonen
Serbia	Belgrade, Serbia	Anna-Maija Korpi
Seychelles	Nairobi, Kenya	Matti Kääriäinen
Sierra Leone	No representation	No representation
Singapore	Singapore	Risto Rekola
Slovakia	Bratislava, Slovakia	Rauno Viemerö
Slovenia	Ljubljana, Slovenia	Birgitta Stenius-Mladenov
Solomon Islands	No representation	No representation
Somalia	Nairobi, Kenya	Matti Kääriäinen
South Africa	Pretoria, South Africa	Heikki Tuunanen
Spain	Madrid, Spain	Maija Lähteenmäki
Sri Lanka	New Delhi, India	Asko Numminen
Sudan	Cairo, Egypt	Hannu Halinen
Suriname	No representation	No representation
Swaziland	Pretoria, South Africa	Heikki Tuunanen
Sweden	Stockholm, Sweden	Alec Aalto
Switzerland	Bern, Switzerland	Pekka Ojanen
Syria	Damascus, Syria	Pertti Harvola
Tajikistan	Helsinki, Finland	Marja-Liisa Kiljunen
Tanzania	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	Jorma Paukku
Thailand	Bangkok, Thailand	Lars Backström
Togo	No representation	No representation
Trinidad and Tobago	Caracas, Venezuela	Mikko Pyhälä
Tunisia	Tunis, Tunisia	Kaija Ilander
Turkey	Ankara, Turkey	Maria Serenius
Turkmenistan	Helsinki, Finland	Marja-Liisa Kiljunen
Uganda	Nairobi, Kenya	Matti Kääriäinen
Ukraine	Kiev, Ukraine	Laura Reinilä
United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	Esa Hurtig
United Kingdom	London, United Kingdom	Jaakko Laajava
United States of America	Washington, United States	Pekka Lintu
Uruguay	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Ritva Jolkkonen
Uzbekistan	Helsinki, Finland	Marja-Liisa Kiljunen
Vanuatu	No representation	No representation
Vatican City	Bern, Switzerland	Pekka Ojanen
Venezuela	Caracas, Venezuela	Mikko Pyhälä
Vietnam	Hanoi, Vietnam	Kari Alanko
Yemen	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Martti Isoaro
Zambia	Lusaka, Zambia	Markku Kauppinen
Zimbabwe	Maputo, Mozambique	Markku Kauppinen

Ambassadors to International Organisations

Host organisation	Location	Ambassador
African Union	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	Kirsti Aarnio
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organisation	Vienna, Austria	Kirsti Kauppi
Council of the European Union	Strasbourg, France	Ann-Marie Nyroos
European Union	Brussels, Belgium	Eikka Kosonen
International Atomic Energy Agency	Vienna, Austria	Kirsti Kauppi
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation	Brussels, Belgium	Antti Sierla
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development	Paris, France	Pertti Majanen
Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe	Vienna, Austria	Aleksi Härkönen
United Nations	Geneva, Switzerland	Vesa Himanen
United Nations	New York, United States	Kirsti Lintonen
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation	Paris, France	Pertti Majanen
United Nations Environment Programme	Nairobi, Kenya	Matti Kääriäinen
United Nations Human Settlements Programme	Nairobi, Kenya	Matti Kääriäinen
Western European Union	Brussels, Belgium	Teemu Tanner

External links

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland
• Embassy of Finland in Kabul, Afghanistan
• Embassy of Finland in Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Embassy of Finland in Canberra, Australia
• Embassy of Finland in Brussels, Belgium
• Embassy of Finland in Brasília, Brazil
• Embassy of Finland in Santiago de Chile, Chile
• Embassy of Finland in Cairo, Egypt
• Embassy of Finland in Athens, Greece
• Embassy of Finland in New Delhi, India
• Embassy of Finland in Jakarta, Indonesia
• Embassy of Finland in The Hague, Netherlands
• Embassy of Finland in Manila, Philippines
• Embassy of Finland in Pretoria, South Africa
• Embassy of Finland in Seoul, South Korea
• Embassy of Finland in Madrid, Spain
• Embassy of Finland in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
• Embassy of Finland in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates