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

Africa

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	Anne Lammila
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

Asia

Country	City (location)	Type of mission	Ambassador
Afghanistan	Kabul	Embassy
Azerbaijan	Helsinki	Roving Ambassador for the South Caucasus	Kirsti Narinen
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

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

Europe

Country	City (location)	Type of mission	Ambassador
Albania	Athens	Ambassador accredited from Greece	Leena Pylvänäinen
Andorra	Madrid	Ambassador accredited from Spain	Roberto Tanzi-Albi
Armenia	Helsinki	Roving Ambassador for the South Caucasus	Kirsti Narinen
Austria	Vienna	Embassy	Nina Vaskunlahti
Belgium	Brussels	Embassy	Jouko Leinonen
Bulgaria	Sofia	Embassy	Kirsti Pohjankukka
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Ljubljana	Ambassador accredited from Croatia	Kalle Kankaanpää
Georgia	Helsinki	Roving Ambassador for the South Caucasus	Kirsti Narinen
Iceland	Reykjavík	Embassy	Anu Laamanen
Ireland	Dublin	Embassy	Leena Gardemeister
Italy	Rome	Embassy	Matti Lassila
Latvia	Riga	Embassy	Anne Saloranta
Liechtenstein	Bern	Ambassador accredited from Switzerland	Okko-Pekka Salmimies
Lithuania	Vilnius	Embassy	Jaakko Lehtovirta
Luxembourg	Luxembourg	Ambassador accredited from Belgium	Jouko Leinonen
Greece	Athens	Embassy	Leena Pylvänäinen
Croatia	Zagreb	Embassy	Kalle Kankaanpää
Cyprus	Nicosia	Embassy	Päivi Peltokoski
Czech Republic	Prague	Embassy	Pasi Tuominen
Kosovo	Pristina	Embassy	Matti Nissinen
Monaco	Paris	Ambassador accredited from France	Matti Anttonen
North Macedonia	Belgrade	Ambassador accredited from Serbia	Niklas Lindqvist
Montenegro	Belgrade	Ambassador accredited from Serbia	Niklas Lindqvist
Moldova	Bucharest	Ambassador accredited from Romania	Leena Liukkonen
Malta	Rome	Ambassador accredited from Italy	Matti Lassila
Netherlands	The Hague	Embassy	Ilkka-Pekka Similä
Norway	Oslo	Embassy	Teemu Tanner
Portugal	Lisbon	Embassy	Anne Lammila
Poland	Warsaw	Embassy	Päivi Laine
France	Paris	Embassy	Matti Anttonen
Romania	Bucharest	Embassy	Leena Liukkonen
San Marino	Rome	Ambassador accredited from Italy	Matti Lassila
Spain	Madrid	Embassy	Sari Rautio
Germany	Berlin	Embassy	Kai Sauer
Serbia	Belgrade	Embassy	Niklas Lindqvist
Slovakia	Prague	Ambassador accredited from Czech Republic	Pasi Tuominen
Slovenia	Budapest	Ambassador accredited from Hungary	Pertti Anttinen
Sweden	Stockholm	Embassy	Maimo Henriksson
Switzerland	Bern	Embassy	Okko-Pekka Salmimies
Denmark	Copenhagen	Embassy	Harri Kämäräinen
Hungary	Budapest	Embassy	Pertti Anttinen
Ukraine	Kyiv	Embassy	Tarja Fernández
Russia	Moscow	Embassy	Marja Liivala
Belarus	Vilnius	Ambassador accredited from Lithuania	Jaakko Lehtovirta
	Minsk	Finland maintains a Liaison Office in Minsk	Lari Peltonen (Head of Office)
Holy See	Zagreb	Ambassador accredited from Croatia	Kalle Kankaanpää
Estonia	Tallinn	Embassy	Vesa Vasara
United Kingdom	London	Embassy	Jukka Siukosaari

North America and the Caribbean

Country	City (location)	Type of mission	Ambassador
Canada	Ottawa	Embassy	Charles Murto
Bahamas	Ottawa	Ambassador accredited from Canada	Charles Murto
Mexico	Mexico City	Embassy	Ari Mäki
Belize	Mexico City	Ambassador accredited from Mexico	Ari Mäki
Haiti	Mexico City	Ambassador accredited from Mexico	Ari Mäki
Honduras	Mexico City	Ambassador accredited from Mexico	Eeva-Liisa Myllymäki (charge d'affaire)
Cuba	Mexico City	Ambassador accredited from Mexico	Ari Mäki
Nicaragua	Mexico City	Ambassador accredited from Mexico	Ari Mäki
Costa Rica	Mexico City	Ambassador accredited from Mexico	Ari Mäki
El Salvador	Mexico City	Ambassador accredited from Mexico	Ari Mäki
Guatemala	Mexico City	Ambassador accredited from Mexico	Eeva-Liisa Myllymäki (charge d'affaire)
Panama	Mexico City	Ambassador accredited from Mexico	Ari Mäki
United States	Washington, D.C.	Embassy	Mikko Hautala

South America

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

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	Pasi-Heikki Vaaranmaa
United Nations Organization (UN)	New York City	United States	Kai Sauer
United Nations Organization	Geneva	Switzerland	Heidi Schroderus-Fox
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

• List of ambassadors of Finland (current and former)