Current affairs

Johanna Sumuvuori, State Secretary of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, is leading the Finnish delegation to a high-level conference for media freedom held in London on 10–11 July. The conference was convened by Jeremy Hunt, the UK Foreign Secretary.

The Embassy of Finland in London will be closed on Monday 26th August 2019 for the British Summer Bank Holiday.

Finland’s famed ‘Pertti’s Choice’ popup opens in London 7th to 10th August with Outsider art, music performances, vegan café and a shop

Eight up in our article series introducing the Honorary Consuls of Finland in the United Kingdom is Stephen Bolton. Mr Bolton was appointed as Honorary Consul of Finland for Nottingham in April 2001 in recognition of his close connections and trade links with Finland.

ThisisFINLAND’s first Foreign Correspondents Programme (FCP) for alumni will bring to Finland ten journalists and media professionals who have participated in the programme in earlier years. The alumni programme will take place from 10 to 15 June. We aim to offer the participants an updated picture of Finland.

Like many languages, Finnish is full of loanwords – words that were, at some point, borrowed from other languages and incorporated into Finnish. Finland would now like to give the rest of the world a word, to encourage international discussion about equality and inclusivity, and to support everyone who is working to promote them. The word is: hän.

Embassy of Finland in London is looking for a full-time Executive Assistant on a permanent basis, from 1st July 2019 or according to agreement. Please apply by 14th June 2019.

Advance voting for the European elections of 2019 in Finland was organized in Britain from 15th to 18th of May. There were in total 1060 voters, of which 705 voted at the Finnish Embassy in London.

The Embassy of Finland's customer service and switchboard will be closed on all British and Finnish bank holidays during this spring.

Nordics are taking over The Old Market in Brighton for a week – fabulous and varied shows throughout!