Protocol Services

The duties of the Protocol Services include the dealings of the President of the Republic with foreign heads of state and diplomatic representatives based in Finland.

Protocol Services is in charge of organising high level visits and state ceremonies, as well as handling the formalities of international relations.

The office of the Protocol Services takes care of matters related to diplomatic privileges and immunities. It also issues residence permits for the staff of foreign missions and international organizations.

Email

  • PRO@gov.fi

Post address

Protocol Services
PO Box 176
00023
GOVERNMENT
FINLAND

Visiting address

Laivastokatu 22 A
00160
HELSINKI
FINLAND

Personnel

Mika Koskinen
Chief of Protocol
  • +358 295 350 568
Christian Lindholm
Deputy Director General
  • +358 295 350 578
Heli Appelgren
Assistant
  • +358 2 953 504 36
Eero Oinonen
Assistant Desk Officer
  • +358 295 350 160

Chancery

Hanna Rantala
Senior Specialist, Legal Affairs
Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities
  • +358 295 350 059
Marjut Partanen
Administrative Officer
diplomatic register, diplomatic privileges and immunities
  • +358 295 350 430
Eila Julku
Administrative Officer
Helsinki Diplomatic List, Diplomatic privileges and immunities
  • +358 295 350 419
Anne Timola
Administrative Officer
honorary consuls, diplomatic privileges and immunities
  • +358 295 350 521

Visits and state ceremonies

Päivi Alatalo
Desk Officer
protocol affairs, coordination of visits
  • +358 295 350 958
Kristiina Vuorenpää
Coordinator
Visit arrangements, Agréments, Crendential Ceremonies
  • +358 295 351 718
Tomi Nenonen
Coordinator
Visit arrangements, VAT, Transportation
  • +358 295 351 255
Kirsi-Marja Sivén
Coordinator
Visit arrangements, VAT, Transportation
  • +358 295 350 751
Tiina Nelin
Coordinator
Ceremonies, Decorations
  • +358 295 351 745
Marja Nykänen
Coordinator
state ceremonies
  • +358 295 350 811
Annariina Kukkonen
Attaché
Conference Adviser
  • +358 29 535 0898
  • +358 50 595 7407

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