Embassy of Finland, Washington

Jurisdiction of the Finnish missions in the US

Customer service

Passport/identity card applicants, notarial services and citizenship declarations:

Customer service – by appointment only, Mondays through Wednesdays from 9:00 am to noon.

Make an appointment 

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.

Special opening hours

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

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.

Email

  • sanomat.WAS@gov.fi

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

Telephone exchange

  • +1 202 298 5800

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

Leena-Kaisa Mikkola
Head of Mission
Marjut Akola
Deputy Head of Mission
Sonja Heikkilä
Secretary to the Head of Mission
  • +1 202 298 5802
Emma Lindholm
Assistant
  • +1 202 413 6376
Jenni Sippola
Assistant to the Deputy Chief of Mission
  • +1 202 298 5804

Political Section

Päivi Nevala
Team Leader
political affairs
Carolina Nordling
First Secretary
Heli Pelttari
Counsellor
Tuomas Koskenniemi
Defence Counselor
Roope Järvinen
Intern

Office of the Defense, Military, Naval and Air Attaché

Juha Helle
Defense, Military, Naval and Air Attaché
Antti Paronen
Deputy Defence Attaché
Tero Solante
Deputy Defence Attaché
Mika Kanerva
Staff NCO
Ilona Nurminen
Assistant to the Defense Attaché
  • +1 202 298 5807
Jenna Ryhänen
Administrative Assistant
Lari Kahre
Intern

Section for Economic Relations

Christian Heikkinen
Team Leader
economic and trade policy
Miika Tomi
Desk Officer
Samuli Kaijomaa
Senior Specialist
Petri Koikkalainen
Senior Specialist
higher education and science policy
Heta Pyhälahti
Senior Specialist
Ashley Lund
Adviser
Ulla Lainio
Commercial Counselor, Team Finland
Eveliina Sterling
Assistant
  • +1 202 298 5845
Eemil Kivelä
Intern

Public Diplomacy Section

Riikka Hietajärvi
Press Counselor
  • +1 202 967 6266
Hannakaisa Andersson
Cultural Counselor
Sonja Hyvärinen
Coordinator
communications
Maijastina Tuominen
Coordinator
cultural affairs
Wilma Jyrkinen
Assistant
  • +1 202 298 5822
Simo Vainioniemi
Intern

Administrative and Consular Section

Pia Helin
Team Leader
Consul
Satu Iivarinen-Roth
Team Leader
financial administration
Jonna Jauhiainen
Administrative Officer
information management
Susanna Kangas
Consular Services Coordinator
Minna Cavanaugh
Office Administrator
Financial Administration
  • +1 202 209 9332
Berit Lahti
Office Administrator Financial Administration
Lasse Puhakka
Office Administrator

Support Services Section

Mika Laitinen
Property Management and Office Services Attendant
Jere Kälvi
Office Services Attendant
Ali Ibrahim
Office Services Attendant

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

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