Finland's new Ambassador in India 

Embassy of Finland in New Delhi now has a new head of mission. The new ambassador Aapo Pölhö arrived with his spouse Inkeri Siekkinen to New Delhi in the beginning of May and presented his credentials to the President of India Pranab Mukherjee in a Credentials Ceremony on 28^th May 2013. The ambassador was accompanied by Inkeri Siekkinen, Minister-Counsellor Pekka Voutilainen, Counsellor Juha Pyykkö, First Secretary Heli Lehto and Second Secretary Raimo Pahkasalo.

Ambassador Pölhö after presenting his credentials with spouse Inkeri Siekkinen by his side

Mr. Pölhö has previously served as Head of the Embassy of Finland in Cairo, at the Embassy of Finland in Brussels and simultaneously at the Mission of Finland to NATO in Brussels. His other service at diplomatic missions has included postings to the Embassies of Finland in Baghdad, Mexico, Brasilia and Washington, as well as the Permanent Mission of Finland to the UN in Geneva.

Mr. Pölhö came to the employ of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 1976. In the past he has served as Director General of the Department for Africa and the Middle East, Deputy Director General of the Political Department, Director of the Security Policy Unit, and Deputy Director General of the Unit for Security Policy and the Unit for Arms Control. Most recently, he has worked at the Ministry, handling tasks related to the Weapons of Mass Destruction Free Zone in the Middle East.

Embassy staff raising a toast to the new ambassador