Embassy of Finland, Washington, D.C.

The Finnish Embassy in Washington, D.C. is Finland's embassy to the United States. It is located at 3301 Massachusetts Avenue, in the Embassy Row neighborhood.

The embassy also operates consulates-general in Los Angeles, New York, and Houston.

The modernist structure was designed by Heikkinen – Komonen Architects and opened in 1994. The embassy became the first green embassy in the United States, receiving LEED Gold Certification in 2010.

The Diplomatic Finnish Sauna Society meets at the embassy.

Ambassadors RepresentativeYearsStatusArmas Saastamoinen1919–1921EnvoyLeonard Åström1921–1934Eero Järnefelt1934–1938Hjalmar J. Procopé1939–1944Kalle Jutila1945–1951Johan Nykopp1951–1954Johan Nykopp1954–1958AmbassadorRafael Seppälä1958–1965Olavi Munkki1965–1972Leo Tuominen1972–1977Jaakko Iloniemi1977–19831983–1985Paavo Rantanen1986–1988Jukka Valtasaari1988–1996Jaakko Laajava1996–2001Jukka Valtasaari2001–2005Pekka Lintu2006–2011Ritva Koukku-Ronde2011–2015Kirsti Kauppi2015–2020Mikko Hautala2020–2024Leena-Kaisa Mikkola2024–present

See also Embassy of the United States, Helsinki

References

External links Official site https://web.archive.org/web/20110213051016/http://www.finnleo.com/blog/2011/1/4/sauna-featured-in-wall-street-journal.aspx