Embassy of Finland, Washington
Customer service
Passport/identity card applicants, notarial services and citizenship declarations:
Customer service - by appointment only, Mondays through Wednesdays from 9:00am to noon.
Other service appointments by email.
Email: passi.was@gov.fi
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.
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 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.
- sanomat.WAS@gov.fi
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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Personnel
Management
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
Foluso Ajetunmobi
Assistant
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
Jenna Ryhänen
Administrative Assistant
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
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
Anni Kanerva
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
Support Services Section
Mika Laitinen
Property Management and 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