Contact information

Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Postal address:
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
P.O.Box 176, FI-00023 Government, Finland

Switchboard: +358 295 16001
Fax: +358 9 629 840 or 1605 5799

Email: kirjaamo.um@gov.fi

Use the secure email service if your email contains sensitive personal data.

Arrival instructions for the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.

Customer service at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.

24/7 service (no visa enquiries)

+358 9 1605 5555

Assisting those in distress abroad. No visa enquiries. For consular emergencies only. Calls will be recorded.
E-mail: paivystys.um@gov.fi

Visa matters are not urgent.

Visa enquiries: visas.mfa@gov.fi.

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Media enquiries service

Outside office hours +358 40 551 6571

During office hours: please contact Communications Unit

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The organisation of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs is led by the Minister for Foreign Affairs who is in charge of the government department. The Ministry's highest civil servants are the Permanent State Secretary, who acts as the head of the Office of the Minister, and four Under-Secretaries of State.

Three of the members of the Government of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo are responsible for matters that fall under the administration of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.

Read more about the organisation of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.

Registry office

Registration of incoming documents.

Visiting address: Ritarikatu 2 b, open on working days 8.00–16.15
E-mail: kirjaamo.um(at)gov.fi
Telephone:  +358 295 351 861 Notice: No visa enquiries, no legalisation of documents.

Documents addressed to Ministry for Foreign Affairs can be delivered to the Government's mail distribution centre, address: Ritarikatu 2 b, open on working days 8.00–16.15. 

Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Merikasarmi
Laivastokatu 22
00160 Helsinki

Postal address

Ministry for Foreign Affairs
PO Box 176
00023 Finnish Government

Instructions for visitors at Merikasarmi

Arrival

When you arrive in Merikasarmi, please make your way to the reception lobby for registration either in building G on Laivastokuja 3 G4 or in building F on Merikasarminkatu 5 F1. By showing your ID, you will be issued a visitor’s badge at the reception desk. The reception lobbies are open on weekdays from 7.45 to 16.45.

Parking

If you arrive by car, you can park your vehicle in parking area P1 on Laivastokuja 3. Make sure to collect a parking permit for your car for the day from the reception desk in building G.

Moving in Merikasarmi premises

Remember to wear the visitor’s badge in a visible place. When you need to go to the Conference Rooms on your own, follow the routes indicated on the map.

The shortest accessible way to Conference Centre A is through the A2 entrance if you are accompanied by your host.