The Embassy of Finland in
London
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is the
diplomatic mission
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of
Finland
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in the
United Kingdom
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.
It is located in
Belgravia
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Belgravia was known as the 'Five Fields' during the Tudor Period, and became a dangerous pla ...
, 38
Chesham Place. Belgravia is known to be a home for many embassies.
The
Grade II listed
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building was built by
Thomas Cubitt
Thomas Cubitt (25 February 1788 – 20 December 1855) was a British master builder, notable for his employment in developing many of the historic streets and squares of London, especially in Belgravia, Pimlico and Bloomsbury.
Background
The s ...
in the 1830s and had many occupants until it became the Finnish embassy in 1975.
The ambassador of Finland to the United Kingdom, since 2021, is Jukka Siukosaari. His career at Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs includes postings to Tokyo, Buenos Aires, London, Pretoria, Rome and Dublin. He has also worked as the Secretary General at the Office of the President of the Republic of Finland.
The Ambassador’s Residence is in 14
Kensington Palace Gardens
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.
Ambassadors
Gallery
File:Embassy_of_Finland_in_London_2.jpg, The entrance to the embassy depicting the Coat of arms of Finland
The coat of arms of Finland is a crowned lion on a red field, the right foreleg replaced with an armoured human arm brandishing a sword, trampling on a sabre with the hindpaws. The Finnish coat of arms was originally created around the year 1580. ...
See also
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Finland–United Kingdom relations
References
External links
Official site
{{Diplomatic missions in the United Kingdom
Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...
Diplomatic missions of Finland
Finland–United Kingdom relations
Grade II listed buildings in the City of Westminster
Belgravia