Current affairs

Ms Pirkko-Liisa Kyöstilä started as the new Chargé d'Affaires of the Embassy of Finland in Kathmandu the 1st of March 2007. Ms. Kyöstilä has worked in the foreign service of Finland since 1987. Before joining the Embassy of Finland in Kathmandu she worked as Counsellor in the Permanent Delegation of Finland to the OECD in Paris, France.

The service fees rose 1 of January 2007. The change is based on a European Union Council decision of 1 June 2006. New fee for the Schengen visa is 60 euros and the new fee for residence permits is 200 euros. The fee for residence permits for students and people under 18 is 55 euros.

The Embassy of Finland in Kathmandu has new webpages. The new pages are more userfriendly than the previous ones. The layout of the pages is new, whereas the structure of the pages remains almost the same. The Embassy of Finland in Kathmandu takes responsibility for the content of this website, which will be kept as up-to-date as possible.