Embassy of Finland, Beijing

Customer service

Customer service: Mon-Thu 09:00-12:00 and 13:00-14:00, by appointment only.

Consular assistance and legalisations:

Appointments and inquiries by email: [email protected]

Passport and identity card applications:

Sign in and book your passport and identity card appointment online.

Visa applications:

Visa applicants are invited to submit their applications at the VFS Global Finland Visa Application Centre (VAC).

Visa inquiries by email:  [email protected] (in Chinese and English)

Visa inquiries by phone: +86 202 910 6156 (Chinese and English Mon-Fri 08:00 - 17:00)

Residence permit matters:

Sign in and book your residence permit identification, fast track or chef interview appointment online.

If you have received an interview request from the Finnish Immigration Service, please book your appointment by email [email protected].

Other inquiries:

E-mail inquiries [email protected]

Jurisdiction of the Finnish missions in mainland China

Use the secure email service if your email contains sensitive personal data.

Use the secure email service if your email contains sensitive personal data.

Office hours

Mon-Fri 9:00 - 12:00, 13:00 - 16:45

Exceptional opening hours

Exceptional opening hours

24/7 service

When a mission is closed, you can in an emergency situation contact the Foreign Ministry’s 24/7 service: tel. +358 9 1605 5555 or email [email protected]. For consular emergencies only. No visa inquiries, visa matters are not urgent 24/7 service issues. Phone calls will be recorded.

Email

Use the secure email service if your email contains sensitive personal data.

Telephone exchange

  • +86 108 519 8300

Fax

  • +86 108 519 8301  (Embassy)
  • +86 108 519 8401  (Consular assistance, passport and visas, and legalisations)

Visiting address, post address

Embassy of Finland
Level 19, West Tower, Genesis Beijing
No. 8 Xinyuan South Road
100027 BEIJING
CHINA

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Personnel

Silvia Sairanen
Intern

Management

Mikko Kinnunen
Head of Mission
CV
Terhi Bunders
Deputy Head of Mission
Elina Malmberg
Secretary to the Head of Mission
Maria Kankaanpää
Assistant
Executive Secretary

Political Affairs

Anna Savolainen
Minister-Counsellor
Head of Political Section
Mikko Karppinen
Sinologist
Heini Laakso
Desk Officer
Zhifen Pan
Assistant

Economic Affairs

Melissa Säilä
Minister-Counsellor
Head of Economic and Trade Section
Anna-Stiina Antola
Senior Specialist
Food industry
Jenny Chen
Assistant
Esteri Hukka
Desk Officer
climate, environment, energy, transport
Lauri Kangasniemi
Senior Specialist
Desk Officer
China's economic and trade policy
Brenda Li
Assistant

Trade and Business Promotion

Justin Di
Adviser
Sanorita Li
Adviser
Alex Liu
Adviser
Marko Tiesmäki
Minister Counsellor, Trade and Business Promotion
Candice Zhang
Adviser
Oliver Zhou
Adviser

Media and Cultural Affairs

Janna Laine
Press and Cultural Counsellor
Sarah Zhang
Coordinator

Education and Science Affairs

Olli Suominen
Senior Specialist
higher education and science policy

Consular and Immigration matters

Eliisa Kojo
Consul
Salla Kenttä
Consular Services Coordinator
Miska Misukka
Consular Services Coordinator
Andreia Saari de Lorenzo Isique
Administrative Officer, Consular Services
Johanna Virtapuro
Consular service officer

Administrative affairs

Carrie Cui
Office Administrator
Nova Eskolin
Administrative Officer
Therese Li
Assistant
Melina Piao
Administrative Assistant
Julia Rajaniemi
Administrative Officer
information management
Jenni Singh
Administrative Officer
financial administration
Markku Voutilainen
Property Management and Office Services Attendant

Office of the Defence Attaché

Juha Torkkeli
Defense, Military, Naval and Air Attaché
Noora Pannula
Assistant

Special advisers

Jan Aarnisalo
Senior Specialist
police matters
Juli Li
Assistant
Mikko Oksanen
Liaison Officer, Finnish Border Guard

Interns

Pihla Pantsu
Intern

E-mail addresses are in the form: [email protected]. Scandinavian characters are replaced by: ä=a, ö=o, å=a.

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