List of Ambassadors from 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	Ghazni, Afghanistan	Pauli Järvenpää
Albania	Helsinki, Finland	Alpo Rusi
Algeria	Algiers, Algeria	pending
Andorra	Madrid, Spain	Markku Keinänen
Angola	Maputo, Mozambique	Markku Kauppinen
Argentina	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Jukka Pietikäinen
Armenia	Helsinki, Finland	Terhi Hakala
Australia	Canberra, Australia	Maija Lähteenmäki
Austria	Vienna, Austria	Marjatta Rasi
Azerbaijan	Helsinki, Finland	Terhi Hakala
Bahamas	Ottawa, Canada	Risto Piipponen
Bahrain	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	Esa Hurtig
Bangladesh	New Delhi, India	Asko Numminen
Barbados	Caracas, Venezuela	Mikko Pyhälä
Belarus	Vilnius, Lithuania	Marja-Liisa Kiljunen
Belgium	Brussels, Belgium	Antti Sierla
Belize	Mexico City, Mexico	Ulla Väistö
Benin	Abuja, Nigeria	Anna-Liisa Korhonen
Bhutan	New Delhi, India	Terhi Hakala
Bolivia	Lima, Peru	Kimmo Pulkkinen
Bosnia-Herzegovina	Helsinki, Finland	Alpo Rusi
Botswana	Pretoria, South Africa	Tiina Myllyntausta
Brazil	Brasília, Brazil	Jari Luoto
Brunei	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Lauri Korpinen
Bulgaria	Sofia, Bulgaria	Tarja Laitiainen
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	Risto Piipponen
Cape Verde	No representation	No representation
Chad	No representation	No representation
Chile	Santiago de Chile, Chile	Ilkka Heiskanen
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	Eija Rotinen
Côte d'Ivoire	Abuja, Nigeria	Anna-Liisa Korhonen
Croatia	Zagreb, Croatia	Ilpo Manninen
Cuba	Mexico City, Mexico	Ulla Väistö
Cyprus	Nicosia, Cyprus	Riitta Resch
Czech Republic	Prague, Czech Republic	Päivi Hiltunen-Toivio
Denmark	Copenhagen, Denmark	Maarit Jalava
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	Ilkka Heiskanen
Egypt	Cairo, Egypt	Hannu Halinen
El Salvador	Managua, Nicaragua	Eija Rotinen
Equatorial Guinea	No representation	No representation
Eritrea	Nairobi, Kenya	Matti Kääriäinen
Estonia	Tallinn, Estonia	Aleksi Härkönen
Ethiopia	Addis Abeba, Ethiopia	Kirsti Aarnio
Fiji	Canberra, Australia	Maija Lähteenmäki
France	Paris, France	Pilvi-Sisko Vierros
Gabon	No representation	No representation
The Gambia	No representation	No representation
Georgia	Helsinki, Finland	Terhi Hakala
Germany	Berlin, Germany	pending
Ghana	Abuja, Nigeria	Anna-Liisa Korhonen
Greece	Athens, Greece	Pekka Lintu
Grenada	No representation	No representation
Guatemala	Managua, Nicaragua	Eija Rotinen
Guinea	No representation	No representation
Guyana	Caracas, Venezuela	Mikko Pyhälä
Haiti	Mexico City, Mexico	Ulla Väistö
Honduras	Managua, Nicaragua	Eija Rotinen
Hungary	Budapest, Hungary	Jari Vilén
Iceland	Reykjavík, Iceland	Hannu Hämäläinen
India	New Delhi, India	Terhi Hakala
Indonesia	Jakarta, Indonesia	Markku Niinioja
Iran	Tehran, Iran	Harri Salmi
Iraq	Damascus, Syria	Pertti Harvola
Ireland	Dublin, Republic of Ireland	Pekka Ojanen
Israel	Tel Aviv, Israel	Kari Veijalainen
Italy	Rome, Italy	Petri Tuomi-Nikula
Jamaica	Caracas, Venezuela	Mikko Pyhälä
Japan	Tokyo, Japan	Jorma Julin
Jordan	Damascus, Syria	Pertti Harvola
Kazakhstan	Helsinki, Finland	Mikko Kinnunen
Kenya	Nairobi, Kenya	Matti Kääriäinen
North Korea	Seoul, South Korea	Matti Heimonen
South Korea	Seoul, South Korea	Matti Heimonen
Kuwait	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Martti Isoaro
Kyrgyzstan	Helsinki, Finland	Marja-Liisa Kiljunen
Laos	Bangkok, Thailand	Lars Backström
Latvia	Riga, Latvia	Maria Serenius
Lebanon	Damascus, Syria	Pertti Harvola
Lesotho	Pretoria, South Africa	Tiina Myllyntausta
Liberia
Libya	Tunis, Tunisia	Kaija Ilander
Liechtenstein	Bern, Switzerland	Alpo Rusi
Lithuania	Vilnius, Lithuania	Marja-Liisa Kiljunen
Luxembourg	Luxembourg, Luxembourg	Marja Lehto
Macedonia	Helsinki, Finland	Alpo Rusi
Madagascar
Malawi	Maputo, Mozambique	Markku Kauppinen
Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Lauri Korpinen
Maldives	New Delhi, India	Terhi Hakala
Mali	No representation	No representation
Malta	Rome, Italy	Petri Tuomi-Nikula
Marshall Islands	No representation	No representation
Mauritania	No representation	No representation
Mauritius	Pretoria, South Africa	Tiina Myllyntausta
Mexico	Mexico City, Mexico	Ulla Väistö
Federated States of Micronesia	No representation	No representation
Moldova	Bucharest, Romania	Tapio Saarela
Monaco
Mongolia	Beijing, China	Antti Kuosmanen
Montenegro
Morocco	Rabat, Morocco	Asko Numminen
Mozambique	Maputo, Mozambique	Markku Kauppinen
Myanmar	Bangkok, Thailand	Lars Backström
Namibia	Windhoek, Namibia	Tiina Myllyntausta
Nepal	Kathmandu, Nepal	Asko Numminen
Netherlands	The Hague, Netherlands	Liisa Talonpoika
New Zealand	Canberra, Australia	Maija Lähteenmäki
Nicaragua	Managua, Nicaragua	Eija Rotinen
Nigeria	Abuja, Nigeria	Anna-Liisa Korhonen
Norway	Oslo, Norway	Erik Lundberg
Oman	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Martti Isoaro
Pakistan	Islamabad, Pakistan	Irmeli Mustonen
Panama	Managua, Nicaragua	Eija Rotinen
Papua New Guinea	Canberra, Australia	Maija Lähteenmäki
Paraguay	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Jukka Pietikäinen
Peru	Lima, Peru	Pekka Orpana
Philippines	Manila, Philippines	Riitta Resch
Poland	Warsaw, Poland	Vesa Himanen
Portugal	Lisbon, Portugal	Asko Numminen
Qatar	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	Matti Lassila
Romania	Bucharest, Romania	Tapio Saarela
Russia	Moscow, Russia	Hannu Himanen
Rwanda	Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania	Jorma Paukku
San Marino	Rome, Italy	Petri Tuomi-Nikula
Saudi Arabia	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Martti Isoaro
Senegal	Abuja, Nigeria	Anna-Liisa Korhonen
Serbia	Belgrade, Serbia	Kari Veijalainen
Seychelles	Nairobi, Kenya	Matti Kääriäinen
Sierra Leone	No representation	No representation
Singapore	Singapore	Ari Heikkinen
Slovakia	Bratislava, Slovakia	Rauno Viemerö
Slovenia	Ljubljana, Slovenia
Solomon Islands	No representation	No representation
Somalia	Nairobi, Kenya	Matti Kääriäinen
South Africa	Pretoria, South Africa	Tiina Myllyntausta
Spain	Madrid, Spain	Markku Keinänen
Sri Lanka	New Delhi, India	Asko Numminen
Sudan	Cairo, Egypt	Hannu Halinen
Suriname	Brasília, Brazil	Jari Luoto
Swaziland	Pretoria, South Africa	Tiina Myllyntausta
Sweden	Stockholm, Sweden	Harry Helenius
Switzerland	Bern, Switzerland	Alpo Rusi
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	Tiina Jortikka-Laitinen
Turkey	Ankara, Turkey	Maria Serenius
Turkmenistan	Helsinki, Finland	Marja-Liisa Kiljunen
Uganda	Nairobi, Kenya	Matti Kääriäinen
Ukraine	Kiev, Ukraine	Arja Makkonen
United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	Matti Lassila
United Kingdom	London, United Kingdom	Pekka Huhtaniemi
United States	Washington, United States	Pekka Lintu
Uruguay	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Jukka Pietikäinen
Uzbekistan	Helsinki, Finland	Marja-Liisa Kiljunen
Vanuatu	No representation	No representation
Vatican City	Bern, Switzerland	Alpo Rusi
Venezuela	Caracas, Venezuela	Mikko Pyhälä
Vietnam	Hanoi, Vietnam	Kimmo Lähdevirta
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 Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization (preparatory commission)	Vienna, Austria	Marjatta Rasi
Council of Europe	Strasbourg, France	Pekka Hyvönen
European Union	Brussels, Belgium	Jan Store
International Atomic Energy Agency	Vienna, Austria	Marjatta Rasi
NATO	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	Jarmo Viinanen
22px 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