Current affairs

The EU Regulation on simplifying the requirements for presenting public documents will become applicable on 16 February 2019. The Regulation aims to reduce formalities and costs related to the acceptance of documents such as marriage and birth certificates.

Embassy and Finnish Church in London are organizing an event on the implications of the UK’s departure from the EU on the status and rights of Finnish citizens living in the UK. The event will take place on Thursday 7th March in London. Please register to the event in advance.

Markku Keinänen has been appointed as the new Ambassador of Finland to the UK from 1 June 2019. Ambassador Päivi Luostarinen, who has been in charge of the Embassy since 2015, is returning to Finland this summer.

At the presidential session on Friday 8 February, the President of the Republic decided to appoint the following new Ambassadors.

You can no longer use your driving licence to prove your identity when collecting a new passport or identity card. Only a passport or an ID card can be used for proof of identity.

Speech by Foreign Minister Timo Soini at the British Embassy on 30 January 2019. 100 years of Finnish-British Diplomatic relations.

Minister of Employment Jari Lindström will visit the United Kingdom on 30-31 January 2019. The themes of the visit include measures to promote the employment of special groups, integration of immigrants, and Finland’s forthcoming Presidency of the EU.

The Nordic Embassies in the UK are organizing an event on the implications of the UK’s departure from the EU on the status and rights of Nordic citizens living in the UK. The event will take place on Thursday 31 January 2019 in Edinburgh.

Seventh up in our article series introducing the Honorary Consuls of Finland in the United Kingdom is Tina McKenzie. She was appointed as the Honorary Consul of Finland for Belfast on 6 November 2017. Tina’s nomination covers the whole of Northern Ireland.

In her seasonal greetings, Ambassador Päivi Luostarinen thanks all our friends and partners for the past year, and wishes everyone happy holiday season and a successful new year 2019!