Embassy of Finland, Dakar

Customer service

The Embassy of Finland in Abuja serves in consular matters.

For persons residing in Senegal, Finland is represented in Schengen visa matters by the Consulate General of France in Dakar.

Before contacting us, please read the news published on the Foreign Ministry’s website and updates on the social media channels, where you may find answers to the most frequently asked questions.

Office hours

Mon-Thu between 8.00 -16.15 and Fri 8.00 - 13.15

Exceptional opening hours

Suomen suurlähetystö on suljettu seuraavina suomalaisina ja paikallisina juhlapyhinä:

Päivämäärä

Juhlapyhä

Suurlähetystön virka-aika

to 01.01.

Uudenvuodenpäivä

Suljettu

pe 20.03.

Fête de Korité

Suljettu

pe 03.04.

Pitkäperjantai

Suljettu

ma 6.04.

2. pääsiäispäivä

Suljettu

pe 01.05.

Vapunpäivä

Suljettu

to 14.05.

Helatorstai

Suljettu

ma 25.05.

Pentecôte/Helluntai

Suljettu

to 28.05.

Tabaski

Suljettu

pe 26.06.

Tamkharit

Suljettu

ma 03.08.

Magal de Touba

Suljettu

ti 25.08

Maouloud

Suljettu

to -pe 24.-25.12.

Jouluaatto ja -päivä

Suljettu

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 paivystys.um@gov.fi. For consular emergencies only. No visa inquiries, visa matters are not urgent 24/7 service issues. Phone calls will be recorded.

Email

  • Sanomat.DAK@gov.fi  (Primarily we recommend using e-mail.)

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

Phone

  • +221 33 843 7153

Post address

Finlands ambassad
PB 45015
Fann Résidence
Dakar
SENEGAL

Visiting address

Avenue des Ambassadeurs/Rue du Portugal
Fann Résidence
Dakar
SENEGAL

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Personnel

Katja Ahlfors
Head of Mission
Laura Sundblad
Second Secretary
Deputy Head of Mission
Sofia Holmström
Administrative Officer
Sara Guessoum
Assistant
Ambassador's assistant

E-mail addresses are in the form: forename.surname@gov.fi. Scandinavian characters are replaced by: ä=a, ö=o, å=a.