Embassy of Finland, Washington

Jurisdiction of the Finnish missions in the US (Opens New Window)

Customer service

Passport/identity card applicants, notarial services and citizenship declarations:

Customer service - by appointment only, Mondays through Wednesdays from 9:00am to noon.

Make an appointment(Link to another website.)

Other service appointments by email.

Email: [email protected]


Telephone inquiries: +1 202 298 5800, Mondays and Wednesdays  1.00 pm -3.00 pm

We will inform about possible changes on our social media channels and our website finlandabroad.fi/usa.

Special opening hours (Opens New Window)

Office hours

Mon-Fri 9:00 am -12:00 pm and 1:00 pm - 4:15 pm

24/7 service

When a mission is closed, you can in an emergency situation contact the Foreign Ministry's 24/7 service: tel. +358 9 1605 5555 or email [email protected]. For consular emergencies only. No visa inquiries, visa matters are not urgent 24/7 service issues. Phone calls will be recorded.

Email

Telephone exchange

  • +1 202 298 5800

Fax

  • +1 202 298 6030

Visiting address, post address

Embassy of Finland
3301 Massachusetts Avenue NW
WASHINGTON, D.C., 20008
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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Website

Personnel

Management

Leena-Kaisa Mikkola
Head of Mission
Marjut Akola
Deputy Head of Mission
Tanja Lindholm
Assistant to the Head of Mission
  • +1 202 298 5802
Jenni Sippola
Assistant to the Deputy Head of Mission
  • +1 202 298 5804
Tarja Thatcher
Social Secretary
  • +1 202 298 5819

Political Section

Päivi Nevala
Team Leader
political affairs
Carolina Nordling
First Secretary
Heli Pelttari
Counsellor
Tuomas Koskenniemi
Defence Counselor
Pietari Lehtonen
Intern

Office of the Defense, Military, Naval and Air Attaché

Juha Helle
Defense, Military, Naval and Air Attaché
Markus Mecklin
Deputy Defence Attaché
Antti Paronen
Deputy Defence Attaché
Mika Kanerva
Staff NCO
Ilona Nurminen
Assistant to the Defense Attaché
  • +1 202 298 5807
Santeri Puttonen
Intern

Section for Economic Relations

Christian Heikkinen
Team Leader
economic and trade policy
Nina Koivula
Desk Officer
Samuli Kaijomaa
Senior Specialist
Petri Koikkalainen
Senior Specialist
higher education and science policy
Heta Pyhälahti
Senior Specialist
Ann-Mari Kemell
Senior Specialist
Ashley Lund
Adviser
Eveliina Sterling
Assistant
  • +1 202 298 5845
Niina Niskanen
Intern

Business Finland

Ulla Lainio
Commercial Counselor
Martti Wallin
Industrial Counselor
Nancy Najarian
Senior Advisor

Public Diplomacy Section

Riikka Hietajärvi
Press Counselor
  • +1 202 967 6266
Hannakaisa Andersson
First Secretary
Otto Mattila
Coordinator
Elisa Seppänen
Coordinator
Sonja Hyvärinen
Assistant
  • +1 202 298 5824
Susanna Kontio
Intern

Administrative Section

Pia Saarikivi
Team Leader
Satu Iivarinen-Roth
Team Leader
financial administration
Jonna Jauhiainen
Administrative Officer
information management
Susanna Kangas
Office administrator, Consular Affairs
Minna Cavanaugh
Office Administrator
Financial Administration
Berit Lahti
Office Administrator, Financial Administration
  • +1 202 446 7509
Jenna Ryhänen
Office Administrator

Support Services Section

Mika Laitinen
Property Management and Office Services Attendant
Jani Elfvengren
Office Services Attendant
Alexander Dela Cruz
Office Services Attendant
Raimo Hautasaari
Caretaker-Gardener
Jere Kälvi
Office Services Attendant

Personnel of the Ambassador's residence

Tuija Laukkonen
Chef
Marisa Villanueva
Housekeeper
Minda Vitalicio
Butler

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