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Embassy of Finland in Bangkok is closed on Tuesday 12 November 2024 due to internal training. 24/7 service: +358 9 1605 5555 Assisting those in distress abroad. No visa enquiries. Calls will be recorded. E-mail: [email protected]
The phone lines at the Embassy of Finland are currently down and we are not able to receive calls. In emergency please call +358 9 160 55555 (the number is not for visa enquiries) or send email [email protected]
At the presidential session on 18 October, the President of the Republic appointed a Head of Mission to Maputo and a non-resident Ambassador to Cambodia.
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has sent out for comments a proposal for a new Decree of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs on Fees for Services Produced by the Foreign Service in 2025. It is proposed that several of the Foreign Ministry's services which are currently provided free of charge should be made chargeable.
The high-level meetings of the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 79) will start in New York on 24 September. Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen and Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio will attend ministerial events in New York and have bilateral meetings with their counterparts and with representatives of the UN.
The reform of the Foreign Service of Finland took a step forward on 1 August, when the reorganisation of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the updated rules of procedure took effect. The purpose of the organisational reform is to lay a suitable foundation for the Ministry’s work in the current international situation and in terms of Finland’s foreign policy change. At the same time, cooperation across organisational boundaries has become even more important.
The Embassy of Finland is closed on Monday 29 July 2024 in observance of the Birthday of H.M. King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua’s. In emergency please call +358 9 160 55555 (the number is not for visa enquiries) or send email [email protected]
The Government approved the proposal for the Report on International Economic Relations and Development Cooperation on 11 July 2024. The report complements the Report on Foreign and Security Policy with more detailed trade and development policy measures.