Unclear accounting of visa proceeds of the Finnish Foreign Ministry to be investigated

Press Release 106/2004
3 May 2004


Unclarities have been discovered in connection with the accounting of visa proceeds at the Finnish Embassy in Bucharest. The Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs reported the suspected offence to the police in March and transferred the suspected officer from another posting to Helsinki. The Ministry also suspended the officer from office in the beginning of April for the time of the ongoing investigation.

The Ministry made a request for investigation of the matter to the Helsinki Police Department, which referred it to the Tampere Police Department. The police provide information on the pretrial investigation of the matter.

Further information: Officer in charge of the investigation, Juha Siljamäki, tel. +358-3-219 5535