Current affairs

Customer service at the consulate is closed on Monday 27th January due to staff training. We are open again normally on Tuesday 28th January. 

Finland, a country of 5.5 million people, is home to 30 orchestras, including 14 symphonies, according to the Association of Finnish Symphony Orchestras. This is quite possibly the most orchestras per capita of any country in the world.

Embassy of Finland will temporarily have a portable passport device in the UK. The Embassy will process passports and ID cards in Edinburgh on Friday 14 February and Saturday 15 February 2020. Appointments for both days have now been fully booked.

You can now book your tickets!

As his country holds the current Presidency of the Council of the EU, Ambassador of Finland Markku Keinänen says even small countries like his can show leadership on climate issues

The Embassy of Finland's customer service will be closed on all British and Finnish bank holidays during Christmas and New Year. Please check the Embassy's opening times during the holiday season here.

All Finnish missions abroad and organisations issuing visas, including the Border Guard, Finnish Customs and the Police, started to use the new EU visa sticker on 11 November 2019

Ten up in our article series introducing the Honorary Consuls of Finland in the United Kingdom is Julian Phillips. Mr Phillips was appointed as Honorary Consul of Finland for Cardiff in 2001.

The Embassy of Finland is organizing an event for Finnish businesses in the UK on how they can prepare for the UK’s departure from the European Union. The event will take place on Wednesday 16th October from 11am to 12am at the Embassy of Finland in London (address: 38 Chesham Place, London SW1X 8HW), and is organized in co-operation with Business Finland and Finnish-British Chamber of Commerce.