The Embassy of Finland in London is the diplomatic mission of Finland in the United Kingdom.
It is located in Belgravia, 38 Chesham Place. Belgravia is known to be a home for many embassies.
The Grade II listed building was built by Thomas Cubitt in the 1830s and had many occupants until it became the Finnish embassy in 1975.
The ambassador of Finland to the United Kingdom, since 2025, is Teemu Turunen moved to London from the position of Deputy Director of the Finnish Security Intelligence Service. Previously, he has served as Peace Mediation Ambassador (2020–2021), Head of the Buenos Aires Mission (2016–2019), and Head of the Consular Unit at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs (2012–2016).
The Ambassador’s Residence is in 14 Kensington Palace Gardens.
Ambassadors RepresentativeUlkoasiainhallinnon matrikkeli 2, s. 366. YearsStatusRudolf Holsti1918–1919 RepresentativeOssian Donner 1919–1926 MinisterArmas Saastamoinen1926–1932G. A. Gripenberg1933–1942Eero A. Wuori1945–1947 RepresentativeEero A. Wuori 1947–1952 Minister Ernst Soravuo 1952–1955Sakari Tuomioja 1955–1957AmbassadorLeo Tuominen 1957–1968Otso Wartiovaara 1968–1974Richard Tötterman 1975–1983Ilkka Pastinen 1983–1991Leif Blomqvist 1991–1997Pertti Salolainen1996–2004Jaakko Laajava 2005–2010Pekka Huhtaniemi2010 – 2015 Päivi Luostarinen2015 - 2019Markku Keinänen 2019 – 2021Jukka Siukosaari 2021 – 2025Teemu Turunen2025-
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See also Finland–United Kingdom relations
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External links Official site