| Embassy of Finland in London | |
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| Location | Belgravia, London |
| Address | 38 Chesham Place, London, SW1X 8HW |
| Coordinates | 51°29′51.3″N 0°9′15.3″W / 51.497583°N 0.154250°W |
| Ambassador | Teemu Turunen |
The Embassy of Finland in London is the diplomatic mission of Finland in the United Kingdom.[1]
It is located in Belgravia, 38 Chesham Place.[2] Belgravia is known to be a home for many embassies.
The Grade II listed building was built by Thomas Cubitt in the 1830s and had many occupants until it became the Finnish embassy in 1975.[3]
The ambassador of Finland to the United Kingdom, since 2025, is Teemu Turunen moved to London from the position of Deputy Director of the Finnish Security Intelligence Service. Previously, he has served as Peace Mediation Ambassador (2020–2021), Head of the Buenos Aires Mission (2016–2019), and Head of the Consular Unit at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs (2012–2016).[4]
The Ambassador’s Residence is in 14 Kensington Palace Gardens.
Ambassadors
[edit]| Representative[5][6] | Years | Status |
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| Rudolf Holsti | 1918–1919 | Representative |
| Ossian Donner | 1919–1926 | Minister |
| Armas Saastamoinen | 1926–1932 | |
| G. A. Gripenberg | 1933–1942 | |
| Eero A. Wuori | 1945–1947 | Representative |
| Eero A. Wuori | 1947–1952 | Minister |
| Ernst Soravuo | 1952–1955 | |
| Sakari Tuomioja | 1955–1957 | Ambassador |
| Leo Tuominen | 1957–1968 | |
| Otso Wartiovaara | 1968–1974 | |
| Richard Tötterman | 1975–1983 | |
| Ilkka Pastinen | 1983–1991 | |
| Leif Blomqvist | 1991–1997 | |
| Pertti Salolainen | 1996–2004 | |
| Jaakko Laajava | 2005–2010 | |
| Pekka Huhtaniemi | 2010 – 2015 | |
| Päivi Luostarinen | 2015 - 2019 | |
| Markku Keinänen | 2019 – 2021 | |
| Jukka Siukosaari | 2021 – 2025 | |
| Teemu Turunen[4] | 2025- |
Gallery
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The entrance to the embassy depicting the Coat of arms of Finland
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The London Diplomatic List" (PDF). 8 December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2013.
- ^ "Embassy of Finland, London". 17 November 2020.
- ^ "The Embassy, 38 Chesham Place". 23 November 2013.
- ^ a b "Uusia edustuston päälliköitä". Ulkoministeriö (in Finnish). Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ^ "Tietoa Britanniasta: Kahden välisetsuhteet". Suomen ulkoasiainministeriö.
- ^ Ulkoasiainhallinnon matrikkeli 2, s. 366.
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