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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.
[edit] Current Finnish Ambassadors
| Host country | Location | Ambassador
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| Afghanistan | Kabul, Afghanistan | Antti Koistinen
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| Albania | Helsinki, Finland | Alpo Rusi
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| Algeria | Algiers, Algeria | Kaija Ilander
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| Andorra | Madrid, Spain | Maija Lähteenmäki
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| Angola | Maputo, Mozambique | Markku Kauppinen
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| Argentina | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Ritva Jolkkonen
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| Armenia | Helsinki, Finland | Terhi Hakala
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| Australia | Canberra, Australia | Glen Lindholm
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| Austria | Vienna, Austria | Kirsti Kauppi
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| Azerbaijan | Helsinki, Finland | Terhi Hakala
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| Bahamas | No representation | No representation
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| Bahrain | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Esa Hurtig
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| Bangladesh | New Delhi, India | Asko Numminen
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| Barbados | Caracas, Venezuela | Mikko Pyhälä
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| Belarus | Vilnius, Lithuania | Timo Lahelma
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| Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | Antti Sierla
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| Belize | Mexico City, Mexico | Ilkka Heiskanen
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| Benin | Abuja, Nigeria | Anna-Liisa Korhonen
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| Bhutan | New Delhi, India | Asko Numminen
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| Bolivia | Lima, Peru | Kimmo Pulkkinen
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| Bosnia-Herzegovina | Helsinki, Finland | Alpo Rusi
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| Botswana | Pretoria, South Africa | Heikki Tuunanen
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| Brazil | Brasília, Brazil | Hannu Uusi-Videnoja
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| Brunei | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Lauri Korpinen
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| Bulgaria | Sofia, Bulgaria | Kauko Jämsén
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| Burkina Faso | Abuja, Nigeria | Anna-Liisa Korhonen
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| Burundi | Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania | Jorma Paukku
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| Cambodia | Bangkok, Thailand | Lars Backström
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| Cameroon | Abuja, Nigeria | Anna-Liisa Korhonen
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| Canada | Ottawa, Canada | Pasi Patokallio
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| Cape Verde | No representation | No representation
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| Chad | No representation | No representation
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| Chile | Santiago de Chile, Chile | Iivo Salmi
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| China | Beijing, China | Antti Kuosmanen
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| Colombia | Caracas, Venezuela | Mikko Pyhälä
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| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Abuja, Nigeria | Anna-Liisa Korhonen
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| Republic of the Congo | Abuja, Nigeria | Anna-Liisa Korhonen
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| Costa Rica | Managua, Nicaragua | Marja Luoto
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| Côte d'Ivoire | Abuja, Nigeria | Anna-Liisa Korhonen
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| Croatia | Zagreb, Croatia | Ilpo Manninen
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| Cuba | Mexico City, Mexico | Ilkka Heiskanen
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| Cyprus | Nicosia, Cyprus | Risto Piipponen
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| Czech Republic | Prague, Czech Republic | Jorma Inki
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| Denmark | Copenhagen, Denmark | Eero Salovaara
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| Djibouti | No representation | No representation
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| Dominica | No representation | No representation
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| Dominican Republic | Caracas, Venezuela | Mikko Pyhälä
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| East Timor | Jakarta, Indonesia | Markku Niinioja
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| Ecuador | Santiago de Chile, Chile | Iivo Salmi
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| Egypt | Cairo, Egypt | Hannu Halinen
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| El Salvador | Managua, Nicaragua | Marja Luoto
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| Equatorial Guinea | No representation | No representation
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| Eritrea | Nairobi, Kenya | Matti Kääriäinen
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| Estonia | Tallinn, Estonia | Jaakko Kalela
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| Ethiopia | Addis Abeba, Ethiopia | Kirsti Aarnio
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| Fiji | Canberra, Australia | Glen Lindholm
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| France | Paris, France | Charles Murto
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| Gabon | No representation | No representation
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| The Gambia | No representation | No representation
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| Georgia | Helsinki, Finland | Terhi Hakala
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| Germany | Berlin, Germany | René Nyberg
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| Ghana |
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| Greece | Athens, Greece | Ole Norrback
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| Grenada | No representation | No representation
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| Guatemala | Managua, Nicaragua | Marja Luoto
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| Guinea | No representation | No representation
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| Guyana | Caracas, Venezuela | Mikko Pyhälä
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| Haiti | Mexico City, Mexico | Ilkka Heiskanen
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| Honduras | Managua, Nicaragua | Marja Luoto
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| Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | Pekka Kujasalo
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| Iceland | Reykjavík, Iceland | Kai Granholm
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| India | New Delhi, India | Asko Numminen
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| Indonesia | Jakarta, Indonesia | Markku Niinioja
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| Iran | Tehran, Iran | Heikki Puurunen
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| Iraq | Damascus, Syria | Pertti Harvola
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| Ireland, Republic of | Dublin, Republic of Ireland | Seppo Kauppila
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| Israel | Tel Aviv, Israel | Kari Veijalainen
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| Italy | Rome, Italy | Pauli Makela
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| Jamaica | Caracas, Venezuela | Mikko Pyhälä
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| Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Jorma Julin
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| Jordan | Damascus, Syria | Pertti Harvola
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| Kazakhstan | Helsinki, Finland | Marja-Liisa Kiljunen
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| Kenya | Nairobi, Kenya | Matti Kääriäinen
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| Korea, North | Beijing, China | Antti Kuosmanen
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| Korea, South | Seoul, South Korea | Kim Luotonen
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| Kuwait | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Martti Isoaro
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| Kyrgyzstan | Helsinki, Finland | Marja-Liisa Kiljunen
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| Laos | Bangkok, Thailand | Lars Backström
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| Latvia | Riga, Latvia | Pekka Wuoristo
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| Lebanon | Damascus, Syria | Pertti Harvola
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| Lesotho | Pretoria, South Africa | Heikki Tuunanen
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| Liberia |
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| Libya | Tunis, Tunisia | Kaija Ilander
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| Liechtenstein | Bern, Switzerland | Pekka Ojanen
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| Lithuania | Vilnius, Lithuania | Timo Lahelma
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| Luxembourg | Luxembourg, Luxembourg | Tarja Laitiainen
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| Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | Helsinki, Finland | Alpo Rusi
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| Madagascar |
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| Malawi | Maputo, Mozambique | Markku Kauppinen
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| Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Lauri Korpinen
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| Maldives | New Delhi, India | Asko Numminen
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| Mali | No representation | No representation
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| Malta | Rome, Italy | pending
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| Marshall Islands | No representation | No representation
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| Mauritania | No representation | No representation
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| Mauritius | Pretoria, South Africa | Heikki Tuunanen
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| Mexico | Mexico City, Mexico | Ilkka Heiskanen
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| Micronesia | No representation | No representation
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| Moldova | Bucharest, Romania | Tapio Saarela
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| Monaco |
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| Mongolia | Beijing, China | Antti Kuosmanen
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| Montenegro |
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| Morocco | Rabat, Morocco | Sauli Feodorow
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| Mozambique | Maputo, Mozambique | Markku Kauppinen
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| Myanmar | Bangkok, Thailand | Lars Backström
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| Namibia | Windhoek, Namibia | Heikki Tuunanen
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| Nepal | Kathmandu, Nepal | Asko Numminen
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| Netherlands | The Hague, Netherlands | Mikko Jokela
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| New Zealand | Canberra, Australia | Glen Lindholm
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| Nicaragua | Managua, Nicaragua | Marja Luoto
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| Nigeria | Abuja, Nigeria | Anna-Liisa Korhonen
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| Norway | Oslo, Norway | Peter Stenlund
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| Oman | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Martti Isoaro
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| Pakistan | Islamabad, Pakistan | Irmeli Mustonen
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| Panama | Managua, Nicaragua | Marja Luoto
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| Papua New Guinea | Canberra, Australia | Glen Lindholm
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| Paraguay | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Ritva Jolkkonen
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| Peru | Lima, Peru | Kimmo Pulkkinen
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| Philippines | Manila, Philippines | Riitta Resch
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| Poland | Warsaw, Poland | Jan Store
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| Portugal | Lisbon, Portugal | Sauli Feodorow
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| Qatar | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Esa Hurtig
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| Romania | Bucharest, Romania | Tapio Saarela
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| Russia | Moscow, Russia | Harry Helenius
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| Rwanda | Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania | Jorma Paukku
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| San Marino | Rome, Italy | pending
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| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Martti Isoaro
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| Senegal | Abuja, Nigeria | Anna-Liisa Korhonen
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| Serbia | Belgrade, Serbia | pending
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| Seychelles | Nairobi, Kenya | Matti Kääriäinen
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| Sierra Leone | No representation | No representation
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| Singapore | Singapore, Singapore | Risto Rekola
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| Slovakia | Bratislava, Slovakia | Rauno Viemerö
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| Slovenia | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Birgitta Stenius-Mladenov
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| Solomon Islands | No representation | No representation
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| Somalia | Nairobi, Kenya | Matti Kääriäinen
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| South Africa | Pretoria, South Africa | Heikki Tuunanen
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| Spain | Madrid, Spain | Maija Lähteenmäki
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| Sri Lanka | New Delhi, India | Asko Numminen
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| Sudan | Cairo, Egypt | Hannu Halinen
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| Suriname | No representation | No representation
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| Swaziland | Pretoria, South Africa | Heikki Tuunanen
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| Sweden | Stockholm, Sweden | Alec Aalto
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| Switzerland | Bern, Switzerland | Pekka Ojanen
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| Syria | Damascus, Syria | Pertti Harvola
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| Tajikistan | Helsinki, Finland | Marja-Liisa Kiljunen
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| Tanzania | Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania | Jorma Paukku
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| Thailand | Bangkok, Thailand | Lars Backström
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| Togo | No representation | No representation
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| Trinidad and Tobago | Caracas, Venezuela | Mikko Pyhälä
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| Tunisia | Tunis, Tunisia | Kaija Ilander
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| Turkey | Ankara, Turkey | Maria Serenius
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| Turkmenistan | Helsinki, Finland | Marja-Liisa Kiljunen
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| Uganda | Nairobi, Kenya | Matti Kääriäinen
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| Ukraine | Kiev, Ukraine | Laura Reinilä
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| United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Esa Hurtig
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| United Kingdom | London, United Kingdom | Jaakko Laajava
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| United States of America | Washington, United States | Pekka Lintu
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| Uruguay | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Ritva Jolkkonen
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| Uzbekistan | Helsinki, Finland | Marja-Liisa Kiljunen
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| Vanuatu | No representation | No representation
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| Vatican City | Bern, Switzerland | Pekka Ojanen
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| Venezuela | Caracas, Venezuela | Mikko Pyhälä
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| Vietnam | Hanoi, Vietnam | Kari Alanko
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| Yemen | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Martti Isoaro
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| Zambia | Lusaka, Zambia | Markku Kauppinen
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| Zimbabwe | Maputo, Mozambique | Markku Kauppinen
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[edit] Ambassadors to International Organisations
| Host organisation | Location | Ambassador
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| African Union | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Kirsti Aarnio
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| Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organisation | Vienna, Austria | Kirsti Kauppi
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| Council of the European Union | Strasbourg, France | Ann-Marie Nyroos
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| European Union | Brussels, Belgium | Eikka Kosonen
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| International Atomic Energy Agency | Vienna, Austria | Kirsti Kauppi
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| North Atlantic Treaty Organisation | Brussels, Belgium | Antti Sierla
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| Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development | Paris, France | Pertti Majanen
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| Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe | Vienna, Austria | Aleksi Härkönen
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| United Nations | Geneva, Switzerland | Vesa Himanen
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| United Nations | New York, United States | Kirsti Lintonen
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| United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation | Paris, France | Pertti Majanen
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| United Nations Environment Programme | Nairobi, Kenya | Matti Kääriäinen
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| United Nations Human Settlements Programme | Nairobi, Kenya | Matti Kääriäinen
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| Western European Union | Brussels, Belgium | Teemu Tanner
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[edit] 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 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
