List of diplomatic missions of Finland
Appearance
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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
[edit]Africa
[edit]Host country | Host city | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
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Algiers | Embassy | [5] | |
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Cairo | Embassy | Countries: |
[5] |
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Addis Ababa | Embassy | Countries: International Organizations: |
[5] |
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Nairobi | Embassy | Countries: International Organizations: |
[5] |
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Rabat | Embassy | Countries: |
[5] |
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Maputo | Embassy | Countries: |
[5] |
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Windhoek | Embassy | Countries: |
[5] |
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Abuja | Embassy | International Organizations: |
[5][6] |
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Dakar | Embassy | Countries: |
[5][7] |
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Pretoria | Embassy | [5] | |
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Dar es Salaam | Embassy | [5] | |
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Tunis | Embassy | Countries: |
[5] |
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Lusaka | Embassy | Countries: |
[5] |
Americas
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Buenos Aires | Embassy | [5] | |
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Brasília | Embassy | [5] | |
São Paulo | Consulate | [5] | ||
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Ottawa | Embassy | [5] | |
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Santiago de Chile | Embassy | [5] | |
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Bogotá | Embassy | Countries: |
[5] |
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Mexico City | Embassy | Countries: |
[5] |
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Lima | Embassy | [5] | |
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Washington, D.C. | Embassy | International Organizations: |
[5] |
Los Angeles | Consulate-General | [5] | ||
New York City | Consulate-General | [5] |
Asia
[edit]Host country | Host city | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
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Beijing | Embassy | Countries: |
[5] |
Hong Kong | Consulate-General | [5] | ||
Shanghai | Consulate-General | [5] | ||
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New Delhi | Embassy | Countries: |
[5] |
Mumbai | Consulate-General | [5] | ||
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Jakarta | Embassy | Countries: International Organizations: |
[5][8] |
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Tehran | Embassy | [5] | |
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Baghdad | Embassy | [5] | |
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Tel Aviv | Embassy | [5] | |
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Tokyo | Embassy | Countries: |
[5] |
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Astana | Embassy | Countries: |
[5] |
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Beirut | Embassy | [5] | |
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Kuala Lumpur | Embassy | Countries: |
[5] |
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Yangon | Embassy | [5] | |
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Kathmandu | Embassy | [5] | |
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Islamabad | Embassy | [5] | |
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Ramallah | Representative Office | [5] | |
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Manila | Embassy | [5] | |
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Doha | Embassy | [5][7] | |
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Riyadh | Embassy | [5] | |
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Singapore | Embassy | [5] | |
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Seoul | Embassy | Countries: |
[5] |
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Taipei | Trade Center | [5] | |
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Bangkok | Embassy | Countries: |
[5] |
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Ankara | Embassy | [5] | |
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Abu Dhabi | Embassy | Countries: International Organizations: |
[5][9] |
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Hanoi | Embassy | Countries: |
[5] |
Europe
[edit]Host country | Host city | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
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Vienna | Embassy | International Organizations: |
[5] |
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Minsk | Liaison office[e] | [5] | |
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Brussels | Embassy | Countries: |
[5] |
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Sofia | Embassy | [5] | |
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Zagreb | Embassy | Countries: |
[5] |
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Nicosia | Embassy | [5] | |
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Prague | Embassy | Countries: |
[5] |
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Copenhagen | Embassy | [5] | |
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Tallinn | Embassy | [5] | |
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Paris | Embassy | Countries: |
[5] |
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Berlin | Embassy | [5] | |
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Athens | Embassy | Countries: |
[5] |
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Budapest | Embassy | Countries: |
[5] |
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Reykjavík | Embassy | [5] | |
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Dublin | Embassy | [5] | |
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Rome | Embassy | Countries: International Organizations: |
[5] |
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Pristina | Embassy | [5] | |
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Riga | Embassy | [5] | |
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Vilnius | Embassy | Countries: |
[5] |
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The Hague | Embassy | International Organizations: |
[5] |
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Oslo | Embassy | [5] | |
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Warsaw | Embassy | [5] | |
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Lisbon | Embassy | Countries: |
[5] |
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Bucharest | Embassy | Countries: |
[5] |
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Moscow | Embassy | [5] | |
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Belgrade | Embassy | Countries: |
[5] |
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Madrid | Embassy | Countries: |
[5] |
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Stockholm | Embassy | [5] | |
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Bern | Embassy | Countries: |
[5] |
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Kyiv | Embassy | [5] | |
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London | Embassy | [5] |
Oceania
[edit]Host country | Host city | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
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Canberra | Embassy | Countries: |
[5] |
Multilateral organizations
[edit]Organization | Host city | Host country | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
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Strasbourg | France | Permanent Representation | [10] | |
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Brussels | Belgium | Permanent Mission | [10] | |
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Brussels | Belgium | Mission | [10] | |
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Paris | France | Mission | International Organizations: |
[10][11] |
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Vienna | Austria | Permanent Delegation | [12] | |
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New York City | United States | Permanent Mission | [10] | |
Geneva | Switzerland | Permanent Mission | International Organizations: |
[13] |
Gallery
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Embassy in Berlin
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Embassy in Brasília
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Embassy in Budapest
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Embassy in Canberra
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Embassy in Copenhagen
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Embassy in Kyiv
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Embassy in Lisbon
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Building hosting the embassy in Madrid
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Building hosting the embassy in Mexico City
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Embassy in Oslo
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Embassy in Paris
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Embassy in Prague
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Embassy in Reykjavík
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Embassy in Riga
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Embassy in Sofia
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Embassy in Stockholm
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Embassy in Tallinn
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Embassy in Tokyo
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Embassy in Vienna
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Embassy in Warsaw
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Embassy in Windhoek
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Embassy in Zagreb
Closed missions
[edit]Africa
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Tripoli | Embassy | 2003 | [14] |
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Cape Town | Embassy branch office | 2011 | [15] |
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Harare | Embassy | 2002 | [14] |
Americas
[edit]Host country | Host city | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
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Managua | Embassy | 2013 | [16] |
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Caracas | Embassy | 2011 | [17] |
Asia
[edit]Host country | Host city | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
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Kabul | Embassy | 2021 | |
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Guangzhou | Consulate-General | 2012 | [14][17] |
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Kuwait City | Embassy | 2003 | [18] |
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Damascus | Embassy | 2013 | [19] |
Europe
[edit]Host country | Host city | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
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Hamburg | Consulate-General | 2013 | [14][20] |
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Luxembourg City | Embassy | 2015 | [21] |
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Saint Petersburg | Consulate-General | 2023 | [22] |
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Bratislava | Embassy | 2015 | [21] |
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Ljubljana | Embassy | 2015 | [21] |
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Las Palmas de Gran Canaria | Consulate | 2012 | [17] |
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Gothenburg | Consulate | 2011 | [15] |
Oceania
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Sydney | Consulate-General | 2012 | [14] |
See also
[edit]- Foreign relations of Finland
- List of diplomatic missions of the Nordic countries
- Visa policy of the Schengen Area
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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 28 May 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".
- ^ "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.