Ambassador of Finland
Ambassador of the Republic of Finland to the United States of America H.E. Leena-Kaisa Mikkola
Ambassador Mikkola is a career diplomat, and she joined the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland in 1992. She has worked with Middle Eastern and African Affairs, most recently as Finland's Ambbassador to Israel (2011–2016) and as the Director General for Africa and the Middle East (2017–2021). She has also worked at the diplomatic missions in Brussels, Canberra, Athens and Budapest.
Born in 1962, Ambassador Mikkola is originally from Kaustinen, Finland. She holds a Master's degree in Law from the University of Helsinki. Ambassador Mikkola has two grown-up sons, and she likes to read and enjoy the outdoors on her free time.