Finland's Honorary Consulate
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Tasks
Honorary Consuls of Finland:
- Monitor the rights of Finns and Permanent Residents of Finland in the area in which the consulate is located
- Provide guidance and advice for Finnish citizens or Permanent Residents traveling abroad to that area
- Provide some notarized certificates
- Promote economic and cultural relations between Finland and the country in which the honorary consulate is located
Locations in the United States
Honorary Consuls of Finland can be found in:
- Boston, MA
- Anchorage, AK
- Atlanta GA
- Baltimore, MD
- Birmingham, AL
- Chicago, IL
- Dallas, TX
- Denver, CO
- Detroit, MI
- Hancock, MI
- Honolulu, HI
- Houston, TX
- Lake Worth, FL
- Miami, FL
- Minneapolis, MN
- New Orleans, LA
- Newark, NJ
- Norfolk, VA
- Norwich, CT
- Philadelphia, PA
- Phoenix, AZ
- Portland, OR
- Salt Lake City, UT
- San Diego, CA
- San Francisco, CA
- Seattle, WA
- St. Louis, MO
- Virginia, MN
Past and present Honorary Consuls
- Andy Bingham, Salt Lake City, UT[1]
- Hanna Eklund, Anchorage, AK
- Olavi Göös, Chicago, IL[2]
- Leonard Kopelman, Boston, MA[3]
- Jarl Lindfors, San Francisco, CA
- Pertti Lindfors, San Francisco, CA
- James Kurtti, Hancock, MI
References
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