The Embassy of Finland in Lima (, ) is

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, located in the country's capital,

Lima Lima ( ; ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (, Spanish for "City of Biblical Magi, Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rive ...

, and also accredited to

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and

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. Until August 2022, it also housed the Embassy of Sweden in Lima, also accredited to Bolivia from 1940 to 2001. Besides the embassy, Finland also operates

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s in Lima,

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and

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History

Embassy of Sweden (1940–2022)

The Embassy of Sweden, Lima (, ) was

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, being the original occupant of the building that currently houses the Finnish embassy. The final resident ambassador was Maria Cramér.

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between Peru and Sweden were established in 1930. A palace-like villa built in 1938 was bought by the then National Swedish Board of Public Building (''Byggnadsstyrelsen'') in 1940 as an ambassador's residence. The embassy was closed in 2001, and the Swedish ambassador in

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became accredited to Lima from 2001 to 2016. Following a government decision on 11 December 2015, the embassy reopened in 2016. The embassy was inaugurated on 22 November 2016 by EU and Trade Minister Ann Linde together with a Team Sweden delegation. The embassy closed again in August 2022.

Embassy of Finland (1963–present)

The Finnish embassy in Lima was opened for the first time on July 1, 1963. However, it was closed on September 1, 1991 due to the

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affecting the country at the time, as well as the

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. The embassy was reopened on February 1, 1998. The former Swedish embassy now solely houses the diplomatic mission of Finland since 2022. In addition to the embassy, an

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was formerly operated in San Isidro, located at the address of Guillermo Marconi 270, between the embassies of

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and

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History

Embassy of Sweden (1940–2022)

Embassy of Finland (1963–present)

List of representatives

See also

References

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