Current affairs
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15.12.2023
Embassy of Finland in Riga is hiring a Chef!
The Embassy of Finland in Riga is recruiting a Chef to the Residence of the Ambassador starting in February 2024, or as agreed. If you are an enthusiastic, creative and fully qualified professional with an interest in Nordic cuisine, do join the Finnish Embassy team in Riga! The deadline for applications is 15 January 2024.
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1.6.2021
Advance voting abroad in Finland's municipal elections in 2021
The municipal elections will be held on Sunday 13 June 2021. The Act on the Postponement of the 2021 Municipal Elections entered into force on 29 March 2021. The advance voting period will be from 26 May to 8 June in Finland and from 2 to 5 June abroad. -
18.3.2020
Exceptions in the customer service
Customer service available only by appointment -
4.4.2019
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1.3.2019
Modern stories of Finland meet ancient Kalevala via Gallen-Kallela
Just outside Helsinki, a show at the Gallen-Kallela Museum ties together Finnish epic poetry, local storytelling in many languages, and rarely seen artworks by a famous painter. -
26.2.2019
It is here again! Apply to the thisisFINLAND Foreign Correspondents’ Programme – Alumni Edition 2019!
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. Foreign Correspondents’ Programme – Alumni Edition 2019 starts on June 10th and ends on June 16th, 2019. Check out if you’re eligible and apply now! -
15.2.2019
At Finland’s high schools, wild winter party precedes study break
Finnish tradition dictates that in mid-February, students in their last year of high school start their study break with a great big party. Meanwhile, the students below them celebrate their new status as the eldest kids in the building by dancing. -
15.2.2019
Acceptance procedure for public documents is simplified in EU countries
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. -
24.1.2019
From good to “goodest”: Finland tops the Good Country Index
Finland is number one in the newest Good Country Index, which seeks to measure “what each country on earth contributes to the good of humanity.” We talk to the index’s creator, Simon Anholt, about what it means to be “goodest.” -
17.1.2019
Ambassador’s New Year’s Greetings
Dear partners, friends and customers of the Embassy of Finland in Latvia and in Finland! I wish you Happy New Year 2019! I have worked now for a few months as the Finnish Ambassador to Latvia and I can say with great satisfaction that the bilateral relations between Finland and Latvia are close and free of problems.