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{{Update|date=March 2020}}
{{Politics of Finland}}
This is a list of '''current ambassadors from [[Finland]]'''. Note that some [[ambassador]]s are responsible for more than one country while others are directly accredited from [[Helsinki]] or other [[capital city]].

== Current ambassadors to other countries==
 
===[[Africa]]===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
! Country
! City (location)
!Type of mission
!Ambassador
|-
|{{Country|Algeria}}
| [[Algiers]]
| Embassy
| [[Hannele Voionmaa]]
|-
|{{Country|Egypt}}
|rowspan="2"| [[Cairo]] 
| Embassy
| [[Tuula Yrjölä]]
|-
|{{Country|Sudan}}
| Ambassador accredited from  Egypt
| Tuula Yrjölä
|-
|{{Country|South Africa}}
|rowspan="4"| [[Pretoria]]
| Embassy
| Anne Saloranta
|-
|{{Country|Botswana}}
| Ambassador accredited from  South Africa
| Anne Saloranta
|-
|{{Country|Lesotho}}
| Ambassador accredited from  South Africa
| Anne Saloranta
|-
|{{Country|Mauritius}}
| Ambassador accredited from  South Africa
|Anne Saloranta
|-
|{{Country|Namibia}}
| [[Windhoek]]
| Embassy
| Anne Saloranta
|-
|{{Country|Ethiopia}}
|rowspan="3"|[[Addis Abeba]]
| Embassy
| Sirpa Mäenpää
|-
|{{Country|Djibouti}}
| Ambassador accredited from  Ethiopia
| Sirpa Mäenpää
|-
|{{Country|South Sudan}}
| Ambassador accredited from  Ethiopia
| Leo Olasvirta
|-
|{{Country|Kenya}}
|rowspan="4"|[[Nairobi]]
| Embassy
| [[Sofie From-Emmesberger]]
|-
|{{Country|Seychelles}}
| Ambassador accredited from  Kenya
| Sofie From-Emmesberger
|-
|{{Country|Eritrea}}
| Ambassador accredited from  Kenya
| Sofie From-Emmesberger
|-
|{{Country|Uganda}}
| Ambassador accredited from  Kenya
| Sofie From-Emmesberger
|-
|{{Country|Morocco}}
| [[Rabat]]
| Embassy
| Christina Harttila
|-
|{{Country|Mauritania}}
|  [[Nouakchott]]
| Ambassador accredited from  Morocco
| Christina Harttila
|-
|{{Country|Mozambique}}
|rowspan="3"| [[Maputo]]
| Embassy
| [[Seija Toro]]
|-
|{{Country|Angola}}
| Ambassador accredited from  Mozambique
| Seija Toro
|-
|{{Country|Swaziland}}
| Ambassador accredited from  Mozambique
| Seija Toro
|-
|{{Country|Nigeria}}
|rowspan="5"|[[Abuja]]
| Embassy
| Riitta Korpivaara
|-
|{{Country|Ghana}}
| Ambassador accredited from  Nigeria
| Riitta Korpivaara
|-
|{{Country|Benin}}
| Ambassador accredited from  Nigeria
| Riitta Korpivaara
|-
|{{Country|Liberia}}
| Ambassador accredited from  Nigeria
| Riitta Korpivaara
|-
|{{Country|Senegal}}
| Ambassador accredited from  Nigeria
| Riitta Korpivaara
|-
|{{Country|Cape Verde}}
| [[Lisbon]]
| Ambassador accredited from  Portugal
| Outi Holopainen
|-
|{{Country|Tanzania}}
|rowspan="4"|[[Dar es Salaam]]
| Embassy
| [[Sinikka Antila]]
|-
|{{Country|Burundi}}
| Ambassador accredited from  Tanzania 
| Sinikka Antila
|-
|{{Country|Rwanda}}
| Ambassador accredited from  Tanzania 
| Sinikka Antila
|-
|{{Country|Congo, Democratic Republic of the}}
| Ambassador accredited from  Tanzania
| Sinikka Antila
|-
|{{Country|Tunisia}}
|rowspan="2"| [[Tunis]] 
| Embassy 
| Tanja Jääskeläinen
|-
|{{Country|Libya}}
| Ambassador accredited from  Tunisia 
| Tanja Jääskeläinen
|-
|{{Country|Zambia}}
|rowspan="3"|[[Lusaka]] 
| Embassy
| Timo Olkkonen
|-
|{{Country|Zimbabwe}}
| Ambassador accredited from  Zambia
| Timo Olkkonen 
|-
|{{Country|Malawi}}
| Ambassador accredited from  Zambia
|Timo Olkkonen 
|}

===[[Asia]]===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Country 
! City (location)
! Type of mission
! Ambassador
|-
|{{Country|Afghanistan}}
| [[Kabul]]
| Embassy
| 
|-
|{{Country|Azerbaijan}}
| [[Helsinki]]
| Roving Ambassador, accredited from Helsingistä
| Christer Michelsson
|-
|{{Country|China}}
| [[Beijing]]
| Embassy
| Jari Gustafsson
|-
|{{Country|Mongolia}}
| [[Beijing]]
| Ambassador accredited from China
| Jari Gustafsson
|-
|{{Country|India}}
| [[New Delhi]]
| Embassy
| Aapo Pölhö
|-
|{{Country|Bangladesh}}
| [[New Delhi]]
| Ambassador accredited from India
| Aapo Pölhö
|-
|{{Country|Bhutan}}
| [[Helsinki]]
| Roving Ambassador for South Asia, accredited from Helsinki
| Rauli Suikkonen
|-
|{{Country|Maldives}}
| [[Helsinki]]
| Roving Ambassador for South Asia, accredited from Helsinki
| Rauli Suikkonen
|-
|{{Country|Sri Lanka}}
| [[Helsinki]]
| Roving Ambassador for South Asia, accredited from Helsinki
| Rauli Suikkonen
|-
|{{Country|Nepal}}
| [[Katmandu]]
| Embassy
| Asko Luukkainen
|-
|{{Country|Indonesia}}
| [[Jakarta]]
| Embassy
| Päivi Hiltunen-Toivio
|-
|{{Country|East Timor}}
| [[Jakarta]]
| Ambassador accredited from Indonesia
| Kai Sauer
|-
|{{Country|Iran}}
| [[Tehran]]
| Embassy
| Harri Kämäräinen
|-
|{{Country|Israel}}
| [[Tel Aviv]]
| Embassy
| [[Leena-Kaisa Mikkola]]
|-
|{{Country|Kazakhstan}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Nur-Sultan]]
| Embassy
| Ilkka Räisänen
|-
|{{Country|Kyrgyzstan }}
| Ambassador accredited from Kazakhstan
| Ilkka Räisänen
|-
|{{Country|Tajikistan}}
| [[Helsinki]]
| Roving Ambassador to Central Asia, accredited from Helsinki
| Niklas Lindqvist
|-
|{{Country|Turkmenistan}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Helsinki]]
| Roving Ambassador to Central Asia, accredited from Helsinki
| Niklas Lindqvist
|-
|{{Country|Uzbekistan}}
| Roving Ambassador to Central Asia, accredited from Helsinki
| Niklas Lindqvist
|-
|{{Country|United Arab Emirates}}
|rowspan="3"|[[Abu Dhabi]]
| Embassy
| Ilkka-Pekka Similä
|-
|{{Country|Qatar}}
| Ambassador accredited from United Arab Emirates
| Ilkka-Pekka Similä
|-
|{{Country|Bahrain}}
| Ambassador accredited from United Arab Emirates
| Ilkka-Pekka Similä
|-
|{{Country|Vietnam}}
| [[Hanoi]]
| Embassy
| Kimmo Lähdevirta
|-
|{{Country|Japan}}
| [[Tokyo]]
| Embassy
| Manu Virtamo
|-
|{{Country|Republic of Korea}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Seoul]]
| Embassy
| Matti Heimonen
|-
|{{Country|North Korea}}
| Ambassador accredited from South Korea
| Matti Heimonen
|-
|{{Country|Malaysia}}
|rowspan="3"|[[Kuala Lumpur]]
| Embassy
| Matti Pullinen
|-
|{{Country|Brunei}}
| Ambassador accredited from Malaysia
| Matti Pullinen
|-
|{{Country|Philippines}}
| Ambassador accredited from Malaysia
| Matti Pullinen
|-
|{{Country|Pakistan}}
| [[Helsinki]]
| Roving Ambassador for South Asia, accredited from Helsinki
| Rauli Suikkonen
|- 
|{{Country|Saudi Arabia}}
|rowspan="4"|[[Riyadh]]
| Embassy
| Jarno Syrjälä
|-
|{{Country|Yemen}}
| Ambassador accredited from Saudi Arabia
| Jarno Syrjälä
|-
|{{Country|Kuwait}}
| Ambassador accredited from Saudi Arabia
| Jarno Syrjälä
|-
|{{Country|Oman}}
| Ambassador accredited from Saudi Arabia
| Jarno Syrjälä
|-
|{{Country|Singapore}}
| [[Singapore]]
| Embassy
| Ari Heikkinen
|-
|{{Country|Syria}}
| [[Beirut]]
| Ambassador accredited from Lebanon
| Kari Kahiluoto
|-
|{{Country|Iraq}}
| [[Beirut]]
| Ambassador accredited from Lebanon
| Kari Kahiluoto
|-
|{{Country|Jordan}}
| [[Beirut]]
| Ambassador accredited from Lebanon
| Kari Kahiluoto
|-
|{{Country|Lebanon}}
| [[Beirut]]
| Embassy
| Kari Kahiluoto
|-
|{{Country|Thailand}}
| [[Bangkok]]
| Embassy
| Kirsti Westphalen
|-
|{{Country|Cambodia}}
| [[Bangkok]]
| Ambassador accredited from Thailand
| Kirsti Westphalen
|-
|{{Country|Laos}}
| [[Bangkok]]
| Ambassador accredited from Thailand
| Kirsti Westphalen
|-
|{{Country|Myanmar}}
| [[Bangkok]]
| Ambassador accredited from Thailand
| Kirsti Westphalen
|-
|{{Country|Turkey}}
| [[Ankara]]
| Embassy
| [[Pirkko Hämäläinen (diplomat)|Pirkko Hämäläinen]]
|}

===Oceania===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Country 
! City (location)
! Type of mission
! Ambassador
|-
|{{Country|Australia}}
| [[Canberra]] 
| Embassy
| [[Pasi Patokallio]]
|-
|{{Country|Fiji}}
|rowspan="4"|[[Canberra]]
| Ambassador accredited from Australia 
| [[Pasi Patokallio]]
|-
|{{Country|Papua New Guinea}}
| Ambassador accredited from Australia
|[[Pasi Patokallio]]
|-
|{{Country|New Zealand}}
| Ambassador accredited from Australia 
|[[Pasi Patokallio]]
|-
|{{Country|Samoa}}
| Ambassador accredited from Australia 
|Pasi Patokallio
|}

===[[Europe]]===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Country 
! City (location)
! Type of mission
! Ambassador
|-
|{{Country|Netherlands}}
| [[The Hague]]
| Embassy
|unknown
|-
|{{Country|Albania}}
| [[Athens]]
|  Ambassador accredited from Greece
| Pauli Mäkelä
|-
|{{Country|Armenia}}
| [[Helsinki]]
| Roving Ambassador accredited from Helsinki
|Christer Michelsson
|-
|{{Country|Andorra}}
| [[Madrid]]
|  Ambassador accredited from Spain
| Roberto Tanzi-Albi
|-
|{{Country|Belgium}}
| [[Brussels]]
| Embassy
| Per-Mikael Engberg
|-
|{{Country|Bulgaria}}
| [[Sofia]]
| Embassy
| Harri Salmi
|-
|{{Country|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}
| [[Ljubljana]]
|  Ambassador accredited from Slovenia
| Pekka Metso
|-
|{{Country|Spain}}
| [[Madrid]]
| Embassy
| Roberto Tanzi-Albi
|-
|{{Country|Georgia}}
| [[Helsinki]]
| Roving Ambassador accredited from Helsinki
| Christer Michelsson
|-
|{{Country|Iceland}}
| [[Reykjavík]]
| Embassy
| Valtteri Hirvonen
|-
|{{Country|Austria}}
| [[Vienna]]
| Embassy
| [[Nina Vaskunlahti]] 
|-
|{{Country|Ireland}}
| [[Dublin]]
| Embassy
| Hilkka Nenonen
|-
|{{Country|Italy}}
| [[Rome]]
| Embassy
| Petri Tuomi-Nikula
|-
|{{Country|Latvia}}
| [[Riga]]
| Embassy
|Olli Kantanen
|-
|{{Country|Liechtenstein}}
| [[Bern]]
|  Ambassador accredited from Switzerland
| Jari Luoto
|-
|{{Country|Lithuania}}
| [[Vilnius]]
| Embassy
| Harri Mäki-Reinikka
|-
|{{Country|Luxembourg}}
| [[Luxembourg City|Luxembourg]]
| Embassy
|
|-
|{{Country|Greece}}
| [[Athens]]
| Embassy
| Pauli Mäkelä
|-
|{{Country|Croatia}}
| [[Zagreb]]
| Embassy
| Timo Rajakangas
|-
|{{Country|Cyprus}}
| [[Nicosia]]
| Embassy
| [[Anu Saarela]]
|-
|{{Country|Kosovo}}
| [[Pristina]]
| Embassy
| [[Anne Meskanen]]
|-
|{{Country|Monaco}}
| [[Paris]]
|  Ambassador accredited from France
| Risto Piipponen
|-
|{{Country|North Macedonia}}
| [[Zagreb]]
|  Ambassador accredited from Croatia
| Timo Rajakangas
|-
|{{Country|Montenegro}}
| [[Belgrade]]
|  Ambassador accredited from Serbia
| Pekka Orpana
|-
|{{Country|Moldova}}
| [[Bucharest]]
|  Ambassador accredited from Romania
| Ulla Väistö
|-
|{{Country|Malta}}
| [[Rome]]
|  Ambassador accredited from Italy
| Petri Tuomi-Nikula
|-
|{{Country|San Marino}}
| [[Rome]]
|  Ambassador accredited from Italy
| Petri Tuomi-Nikula
|-
|{{Country|Norway}}
| [[Oslo]]
| Embassy
| Erik Lundberg
|-
|{{Country|Portugal}}
| [[Lisbon]]
| Embassy
| Outi Holopainen
|-
|{{Country|Poland}}
| [[Warsaw]]
| Embassy
| Hanna Lehtinen
|-
|{{Country|France}}
| [[Paris]]
| Embassy
| Risto Piipponen
|-
|{{Country|Romania}}
| [[Bucharest]]
| Embassy
| Ulla Väistö
|-
|{{Country|Sweden}}
| [[Stockholm]]
| Embassy
|  [[Liisa Talonpoika]]<ref name="CV">{{cite news |title=CV |url=https://finlandabroad.fi/documents/3496026/0/CV_AmbassadorLiisaTalonpoika+%281%29.pdf/b9dfa898-22dd-7984-191f-5c874a32c486?t=1559128597666 |accessdate=6 March 2020 |publisher=Finland Abroad}}</ref>
|-
|{{Country|Germany}}
| [[Berlin]]
| Embassy
| Ritva Koukku-Ronde
|-
|{{Country|Serbia}}
| [[Belgrade]]
| Embassy
| Pekka Orpana
|-
|{{Country|Slovakia}}
| [[Bratislava]]
| Embassy
| Jukka Leino
|-
|{{Country|Slovenia}}
| [[Ljubljana]]
| Embassy
| Pekka Metso
|-
|{{Country|Switzerland}}
| [[Bern]]
| Embassy
| Jari Luoto
|-
|{{Country|Denmark}}
| [[Copenhagen]]
| Embassy
| [[Ann-Marie Nyroos]]
|-
|{{Country|Czech Republic}}
| [[Prague]]
| Embassy
| Helena Tuuri
|-
|{{Country|Hungary}}
| [[Budapest]]
| Embassy
| Pasi Tuominen
|-
|{{Country|Ukraine}}
| [[Kyiv]]
| Embassy
| Arja Makkonen
|-
|{{Country|Russia}}
| [[Moscow]]
| Embassy
| Hannu Himanen
|-
|{{Country|Belarus}}
| [[Vilnius]]
|  Ambassador accredited from Lithuania
| Harri Mäki-Reinikka
|-
|{{Country|Holy See}}
| [[Bern]]
|  Ambassador accredited from Switzerland
| Jari Luoto 
|-
|{{Country|Estonia}}
| [[Tallinn]]
| Embassy
| [[Kirsti Narinen]]
|-
|{{Country|United Kingdom}}
| [[London]]
| Embassy
| Jukka Siukosaari
|}

===[[North America]] and the [[Caribbean]]===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Country 
! City (location)
! Type of mission
! Ambassador
|-
|{{Country|Canada}}
| [[Ottawa]]
| Embassy
| Charles Murto
|-
|{{Country|Bahamas}}
| Ottawa
| Ambassador accredited from Canada
| Charles Murto
|-
|{{Country|Mexico}}
| [[Mexico City]]
| Embassy
| Ari Mäki
|-
|{{Country|Belize}}
| Mexico City
|Ambassador accredited from Mexico
| Ari Mäki
|-
|{{Country|Haiti}}
| Mexico City
|Ambassador accredited from Mexico
| Ari Mäki
|-
|{{Country|Honduras}}
| Mexico City
|Ambassador accredited from Mexico
| Eeva-Liisa Myllymäki (charge d'affaire)

|-
|{{Country|Cuba}}
| Mexico City
| Ambassador accredited from Mexico
| Ari Mäki
|-
|{{Country|Nicaragua}}
| Mexico City
|Ambassador accredited from Mexico
| Ari Mäki
|-
|{{Country|Costa Rica}}
| Mexico City
| Ambassador accredited from Mexico
| Ari Mäki
|-
|{{Country|El Salvador}}
| Mexico City
| Ambassador accredited from Mexico
| Ari Mäki
|-
|{{Country|Guatemala}}
| Mexico City
| Ambassador accredited from Mexico
| Eeva-Liisa Myllymäki (charge d'affaire)
|-
|{{Country|Panama}}
| Mexico City
| Ambassador accredited from Mexico
| Ari Mäki
|-
|{{Country|United States}}
| [[Washington, D.C.]]
| Embassy
| Mikko Hautala
|}

===[[South America]]===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
! Country
!City
!Type of mission
!Ambassador
|-
|{{Country|Argentina}}
| [[Buenos Aires]]
| Embassy
| Jukka Siukosaari
|-
|{{Country|Uruguay}}
| Buenos Aires
|  Ambassador accredited from  Argentina
| Jukka Siukosaari
|-
|{{Country|Paraguay}}
| Buenos Aires
|  Ambassador accredited from  Argentina
| Jukka Siukosaari
|-
|{{Country|Brazil}}
| [[Brasília]]
| Embassy
| Markku Virri
|-
|{{Country|Suriname}}
| Brasília
| Ambassador accredited from Brazil
| Markku Virri
|-
|{{Country|Chile}}
| [[Santiago]]
| Embassy
| Ilkka Heiskanen
|-
|{{Country|Venezuela}}
| [[Santiago]]
| Ambassador accredited from Chile
| Ilkka Heiskanen
|-
|{{Country|Peru}}
| [[Lima]]
| Embassy
| Mika Koskinen
|-
|{{Country|Bolivia}}
| Lima
| Ambassador accredited from Peru
| Juha Virtanen
|-
|{{Country|Ecuador}}
| Lima
| Ambassador accredited from Peru
| Juha Virtanen
|-
|{{Country|Colombia}}
| Lima
| Ambassador accredited from Peru
| Juha Virtanen
|}

== Current ambassadors to international organisations ==
{| class=wikitable
! 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|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]]
| Okko-Pekka Salmimies
|-
| [[United Nations Organization]] (UN)
| [[New York City]]
|[[United States]]
| Kai Sauer
|-
| [[United Nations Organization]] 
| [[Geneva]]
|[[Switzerland]]
| Päivi Kairamo-Hella
|-
| [[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)

==References==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.formin.fi/ Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland]
* [http://www.finland.org.af/ Embassy of Finland in Kabul, Afghanistan]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080704053758/http://www.finlandia.org.ar/ Embassy of Finland in Buenos Aires, Argentina]
* [http://www.finland.org.au/ Embassy of Finland in Canberra, Australia]
* [http://www.finlande.be/ Embassy of Finland in Brussels, Belgium]
* [http://www.finlandia.org.br/ Embassy of Finland in Brasília, Brazil]
* [http://www.finland.cl/ Embassy of Finland in Santiago, Chile]
* [http://www.finland.org.eg/ Embassy of Finland in Cairo, Egypt]
* [http://www.finland.gr/ Embassy of Finland in Athens, Greece]
* [http://www.finland.org.in/ Embassy of Finland in New Delhi, India]
* [http://www.finland.or.id/ Embassy of Finland in Jakarta, Indonesia]
* [http://www.finlande.nl/ Embassy of Finland in The Hague, Netherlands]
* [http://www.finlandembassy.ph/ Embassy of Finland in Manila, Philippines]
* [http://www.finland.org.za/ Embassy of Finland in Pretoria, South Africa]
* [http://www.finland.or.kr/ Embassy of Finland in Seoul, South Korea]
* [http://www.finlandia.es/ Embassy of Finland in Madrid, Spain]
* [http://www.finland.or.tz/ Embassy of Finland in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania] 
* [https://finlandabroad.fi/web/tur/frontpage Embassy of Finland in Ankara, Turkey]
* [http://www.finland.ae/ Embassy of Finland in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates]
*[https://finlandabroad.fi/web/usa/frontpage Embassy of Finland in the United States]

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