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
Protocol Services
  • +358 295 350 568
Nicola Lindertz
Deputy Director General
Protocol Services
  • +358 295 350 977
Pasi Tuominen
Ambassador
Protocol Services
  • +358 40 578 8185
Eero Oinonen
Assistant Desk Officer
Protocol Services
  • +358 295 350 160
Maiju Palosaari
Assistant Desk Officer
Protocol Services
  • +358 295 350 494
Sofia Holmström
Executive Secretary
Protocol Services
  • +358 295 350 187
Kirsi Karjalainen
Assistant Secretary
Protocol Services
Wilma Särkkä
Assistant Secretary
Protocol Services
  • +358 295 350 495
Iita Kaitosalmi
Protocol Services
Tiia Toppinen
Protocol Services

Chancery

Hanna Rantala
Senior Specialist, Legal Affairs
Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities
Team Leader
Protocol Services
  • +358 295 350 059
Marjut Partanen
Administrative Officer
diplomatic register, diplomatic privileges and immunities
VAT
Protocol Services
  • +358 295 350 430
Jaana Heino
Administrative Officer
Honorary Consuls, Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities, VAT
Protocol Services
  • +358 295 350 752
Lauri Selonen
Helsinki Diplomatic List, Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities, VAT
Protocol Services
  • +358 295 352 377

Visits and state ceremonies

Päivi Alatalo
Team Leader, coordination of visits
Protocol Services
  • +358 295 350 958
Kristiina Vuorenpää
Coordinator
Visit arrangements, Agréments, Crendential Ceremonies
Protocol Services
  • +358 295 351 718
Tomi Nenonen
Coordinator
Visit arrangements, Transportation
Protocol Services
  • +358 295 351 255
Marja Nykänen
Coordinator
state ceremonies
Protocol Services
  • +358 295 350 811
Marita Kritsos
Coordinator
state ceremonies
Protocol Services
  • +358 2 953 506 37
Katariina Prepula
Coordinator
Visit arrangements and transportation, Financial administration
Protocol Services
  • +358 295 351 125

Conference Service Team

Annariina Kukkonen
Head of Conference Services
Protocol Services
  • +358 29 535 0898
  • +358 50 595 7407
Marianna Wallin
Coordinator, conferences
Protocol Services
  • +358 295 350 523

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