The Ministry for Foreign Affairs

At the presidential session on 16 June, the President appointed Mikko Kivikoski as Head of Mission at Finland’s Embassy in New Delhi from 1 July, authorised Roving Ambassador Maria Ågren for Tajikistan, and appointed Satu Lassila, Head of Mission in Maputo, as non-resident Ambassador to Angola from 16 June.

In its session on 11 June 2026, the Government appointed Counsellor for Foreign Affairs Tuomas Tapio to serve as Permanent State Secretary at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs starting on 1 September 2026.

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas has appointed Permanent State Secretary Jukka Salovaara from the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs as EU Ambassador to London, starting on 1 September 2026.

At the presidential session on 29 May, the President of the Republic authorised a Roving Ambassador to serve in Uzbekistan.

At the presidential session on Friday 22 May, the President of the Republic appointed Anna Merrifield to serve as Head of Mission at Finland’s Embassy in Dar es Salaam as of 1 September 2026 and Lotta Nymann-Lindegren to serve as Head of Mission at Finland’s Embassy in Copenhagen as of 1 August 2026.