Embassy of Finland, Ankara

Customer service

Appointment booking is required for visiting the Embassy.

Embassy telephone service times and numbers:

Consular matters in Türkiye

Telephone service on Tuesday and Thursday 14.00 - 15.00.

Tel: +90 312 457 4444

Consular matters in Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria

Telephone service on Tuesday and Thursday 14.00 - 15.00.

Tel: +90 312 457 4433

Visa matters:

Visa Center VFS Global serves customers in Türkiye at Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir and Antalya as well as in Lebanon at Beirut.  Applicants must book an appointment for submitting their visa applications in advance.

Information about changing entry requirements to Finland from the Finnish Border Guard website(Link to another website.).

Contact details and opening hours of Visa Centers in Türkiye:

Contact details of Visa Center in Lebanon:

Residence permit matters:

Residence permit application center VFS Global serves customers in Türkiye at Ankara. Applicants must book an appointment for submitting their residence permit applications in advance.

Contact details and opening hours of Residence permit application centre in Türkiye:

  • Submission of applications: Mon-Wed 10:00-15:30 and Thu-Fri 09:00-15:30
  • Notification of decisions: 08:30-10:00
  • Email: info.firptr@vfshelpline.com
  • Tel: +90 212 373 5823 (8.30-12.00 and 13.00-17.00)

Passport matters:

Appointment booking is required for the passport matters.
Book an appointment for passport matters through this email:
Consulate.ANK@gov.fi 

Exceptional opening hours

Exceptional opening hours(Link to another website.)

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

  • Consulate.DAM@gov.fi  (Citizens of Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Georgia and Azerbaijan)
  • Consulate.ANK@gov.fi  (Turkin alueen kansalaispalveluasiat)
  • Sanomat.ANK@gov.fi

Telephone exchange

  • +90 312 457 4400

Fax

  • +90 312 468 0072

Visiting address

Beyaz Zambaklar Sokağı No:44
06690 GAZIOSMANPASA, ANKARA
TÜRKIYE

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Personnel

Sara Kärnä
Desk Officer

Management

Pirkko Hämäläinen
Head of Mission
CV
Tapani Kivelä
Deputy Head of Mission
Neslihan Akdağ
Assistant

Team Finland (Economic Promotion, Public Diplomacy, Culture and Communications)

Joona Selin
Senior Specialist
Esra Demirci Akyol
Coordinator
Ebru Çelikten
Assistant

Team for Consular and Migration Affairs

Merja Kärkkäinen
Consul, Team Leader
Anna Vilkamaa
Administrative Officer
consular services
Ella Laakso
Administrative Officer
consular services
Jukka-Antti Pohjola
Administrative Officer
Mikko Vehviläinen
Administrative Officer

Team for Administration

Erika Sipola
Administrative Officer
Kirsi Hurme
Administrative Officer
Sibel Sel Ömrüuzun
Administrative Assistant

Defense Attaché office

Harri Paldanius
Defense, Military, Naval and Air Attaché
Semra Turgutcan
Assistant
Gulcin Erdem
Assistant

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