Embassy of Finland, Pretoria

Customer service

Consular services by appointment only: Visa.PRE@gov.fi
Residence permits by appointment only: Visa.PRE@gov.fi
Contact VFS Global for visa appointment 

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

Office hours

Mon - Thurs from 08h00 to 16h15. Fridays from 08h00 to 13h45

Exceptional opening hours

Thursday 1st January, New Year's Day
Friday 3rd April, Good Friday
Monday 6th April, Family Day
Monday 27th April, Freedom Day
Fredag 1st May, Workers' Day
Tuesday 16th June, Youth Day
Friday 19th June, Midsummer Eve
Monday 10th August, Women's Day holiday
Thursday 24th September, Heritage Day
Wednesday 16th December, Day of Reconciliation
Thursday 24th December, Christmas Eve
Friday 25th December, Christmas Day

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.PRE@gov.fi
  • Visa.PRE@gov.fi  (Immigration and consular queries)

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

Telephone exchange

  • +27 12 486 6700

Post address

Embassy of Finland
PO Box 443
0001 PRETORIA
SOUTH AFRICA

Visiting address

628 Leyds Street, Muckleneuk
0002, PRETORIA
SOUTH AFRICA

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Personnel

Pekka Metso
Head of Mission
Beverley Harris
Executive Assistant
Helena Pentinmäki
Administrative Officer, Consular Services
Second Secretary, Consul
Santeri Saramäki
Administrative Officer
financial administration
Veera Virmasalo
Senior Specialist
higher education and science policy
Rui Nozes
Special Advisor, Trade and Economic Affairs
Tsakane Bok
Special Adviser
energy, the environment, technology
Maria Patjane
Consular Services Coordinator
migration matters
Masego Polo
Coordinator
Team Finland
Kedibone Mpuru
Assistant
Martha Aphane
Catering and Housekeeping Attendant
Ismo Olkkola
Property manager
Estate services for Finland’s missions in Sub-Saharan Africa
Daniel Nkosi
Office Services Attendant
Joseph Mnisi
Office Services Attendant
Jade Klaasen
Catering and Housekeeping Supervisor
Agrineth Mnguni
Catering and Housekeeping Attendant
Tagara Hove
Special Advisor, Trade and Economic Affairs
Camilo Ramada
Special Advisor, Trade and Economic Affairs

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