This is a list of diplomatic missions of Finland. Finland's foreign affairs ministry was established shortly after its
independence
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in 1917. To encourage its international recognition and promote its frontier, trade and maritime interests, Finland had commissioned twelve missions abroad by the end of 1918. By the time of the Second World War broke out there were 20 Finnish embassies (of which four were outside Europe) and six consulates. Today
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
has a streamlined diplomatic network that uses consulates sparingly.
In countries without Finnish representation, Finnish citizens can seek assistance from public officials in the foreign services of
any of the other Nordic countries, in accordance with the
Helsinki Treaty
The Helsinki Treaty on cooperation between Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden set the framework for Nordic cooperation in the Nordic Council and the Nordic Council of Ministers
The Nordic Council of Ministers is an intergover ...
.
Current missions
Africa
Americas
Asia
Europe
Oceania
Multilateral organizations
Gallery
File:Ambassade des pays nordiques (Berlin) (6298294868).jpg, Embassy in Berlin
File:Finnish Embassy in Budapest.jpg, Embassy in Budapest
File:The Embassy of Finland and Estonia to Australia May 2016.jpg, Embassy in Canberra
File:Sankt Annæ Pladsa.JPG, Embassy in Copenhagen
File:Embassy of Finland in Kyiv.jpg, Embassy in Kyiv
File:Palacete dos Condes de Sabrosa 01.jpg, Embassy in Lisbon
File:Finnish Embassy building, Belgravia (geograph 3752808).jpg, Embassy in London
File:Edificio Castellana 15 (Madrid) 01.jpg, Building hosting the embassy in Madrid
File:Monte Pelvoux 111, Ciudad de México.jpg, Building hosting the embassy in Mexico City
File:Moscow, Kropotkinskii 15 17, embassy of Finland.JPG, Embassy in Moscow
File:Consulate General of Finland, St. Petersburg 20070517.jpg, Consulate-General in Saint Petersburg
File:Thomas Heftyes gate 1 (bilde 02).jpg, Embassy in Oslo
File:Ambassade de Finlande en France.jpg, Embassy in Paris
File:Chotkův palác, Praha 04.JPG, Embassy in Prague
File:Embassy of Finland in Reykjavik.jpg, Embassy in Reykjavík
File:Embassy of Finland in Riga I2195 C.JPG, Embassy in Riga
File:Embassy of Ireland, Sofia.jpg, Embassy in Sofia
File:Finlands ambassad 2008.jpg, Embassy in Stockholm
File:Soome.IMG 3292.JPG, Embassy in Tallinn
File:Embassy of Finland in Tokyo.JPG, Embassy in Tokyo
File:Palais Schlesinger Ferst-Reisnerstr 51-Finnische Botschaft.JPG, Embassy in Vienna
File:Finnish Embassy in Poland.jpg, Embassy of Finland in Warsaw
File:Washington DC August 2018 15 (Embassy of Finland).jpg, Embassy in Washington, D.C.
File:Finnish Embassy in Windhoek.jpg, Embassy in Windhoek
File:Embassies of Finland, Ireland and Poland in Zagreb.jpg, Embassy in Zagreb
Closed missions
Africa
Americas
Asia
Europe
Oceania
Future missions to open
Below is a list of countries where the government of Finland has stated its intentions to open a diplomatic mission:
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Yerevan
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(Embassy)
See also
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Foreign relations of Finland
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List of diplomatic missions of the Nordic countries
This is a list of diplomatic missions of the Nordic countries, which consists of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. In some countries, all or some of the Nordic countries have joint embassies. Examples includes the Nordic Embassies i ...
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Visa policy of the Schengen Area
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Notes
References
External links
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland
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Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
Diplomatic missions
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