Current affairs

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

Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto will visit India on 4–6 November. He will meet the Minister of External Affairs of India S. Jaishankar and Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi. A special item on the agenda is a visit to Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, where Haavisto will attend the opening of the new production facility of KONE, visit one of India’s top universities IIT Madras and meet the state’s leaders. The minister’s delegation includes representatives of Finnish companies, universities and civil society organisations.

At the presidential session on Friday 25 October, the President of the Republic appointed a new Head of Mission to New Delhi and decided on two side accreditations.

In September, the Team Finland Knowledge network consisting of specialists in the field of higher education and research expanded to four new countries. The new Senior Specialists began their work at the Finnish embassies in the United Arab Emirates, South Africa, India and Russia. In addition, a new Ambassador for Education Exports Marjaana Sall started working at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in September.

External Affairs Minister of the Republic of India Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will visit Finland from 19 to 21 September.

The Embassy will be closed on Wednesday 1 May 2019 for the Labor Day. Have a nice Labor Day!

Finland is outsourcing the submission of Schengen residence permit applications in India. Finland Application Centre maintained by VFS Global will be opened in Delhi on 26th of February 2019.

Finland is outsourcing the submission of Schengen residence permit applications in India. Finland Application Centre maintained by VFS Global will be opened in Delhi on 26th of February 2019.

Polling stations in India are in New Delhi and in Goa.

Finland ranked first in the Good Country Index published on 23 January. The results of the Index indicate that, relative to its size, Finland contributes more to humanity and burdens the planet less than any other country.