Current affairs

In the European Parliament elections of spring 2019, advance voting will be organised in Britain from 15th to 18th May. There will be nine advance polling stations in the UK. Check advance polling stations and times from the list below. It is also possible to vote by post.

The advance voting for the Finnish Parliamentary Elections of 2019 in Britain was possible from 3rd to 6th of April. In Britain there were in total 2494 voters, of which 1644 voted at the Finnish Embassy in London.

Finnish Embassy, Finnish Institute in London and Crisis UK organised a seminar on homelessness and Housing First model at the Ambassador's residence in March. Aura Saxén from the Finnish Institute in London wrote an article about the event.

The Embassies of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden are organizing an event on Nordic citizens’ status and rights after Brexit. The event will take place on Monday 18 March 2019 at 18.00–20.00 at meeting room LOB101 at the Library of Birmingham (address: level 1, Library of Birmingham, Centenary Square, Broad Street, Birmingham B1 2EP).

In the parliamentary elections of spring 2019, advance voting will be organised in Britain from 3rd to 6th April. Check advance polling stations and times from the list below. A possibility to vote by post will also be introduced in Finland in the parliamentary elections.

If you have participated in the Foreign Correspondents’ Programme or Young Journalists, as it was first called in the 90’s, now you might have a chance for another Finland-packed experience. FCP Alumni Edition 2019 is in June. Check out if you’re eligible and apply now!

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.