List of Finnish Ambassadors in the United Kingdom

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This list represents the Finnish ambassadors in London , the British capital. The so-called Ambassador to the Court of St James’s resides at 66 Chester Square in London.

Appointment
accreditation
Surname Remarks appointed by accredited by the government Leave post
1918 Rudolf Holsti Chargé d'affaires Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg David Lloyd George 1919
1919 Ossian Donner Envoy Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg David Lloyd George 1926
1926 Arma's Saastamoines Envoy Lauri Kristian Relander Ramsay MacDonald 1932
1933 Georg Achates Gripenberg Envoy Pehr Evind Svinhufvud Ramsay MacDonald 1942
1945 Eero A. Wuori Chargé d'affaires Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim Winston Churchill 1947
1947 Eero Wuori Envoy Juho Kusti Paasikivi Winston Churchill 1952
1952 Ernst Ossian Soravuo Envoy Juho Kusti Paasikivi Winston Churchill 1955
1955 Sakari Tuomioja Juho Kusti Paasikivi Anthony Eden 1957
1957 Leo Tuominen Urho Kekkonen Harold Macmillan 1968
1968 Otso Wartiovaara Urho Kekkonen Harold Wilson 1974
1975 Richard Tötterman Urho Kekkonen Harold Wilson 1983
1983 Ilkka pastins Mauno Koivisto Margaret Thatcher 1991
1991 Leif Blomqvist Mauno Koivisto John Major 1997
1996 Pertti Salolainen Martti Ahtisaari John Major 2004
2005 Jaakko Laajava Tarja Halons Tony Blair 2010
2010 Pekka Huhtaniemi Tarja Halons David Cameron

Individual evidence

Main source:
Information about the Finnish ambassadors on the Canadian presentation page for Finland

Further sources:

  1. Otso Wartiovaara (born November 16, 1908 in Helsinki) son of Siri and JV Wartiovaara. joined the foreign service in 1934. Ambassador to the Holy See, Wartiovaara (n £ e Nyst ^ n); m. Maine Alans 1936; three s .; ed. Helsinki Univ. Law School. Entered Foreign Service 34;
  2. Richard Tötterman (born October 10, 1926 in Helsinki)
  3. Ilkka Pastinen (born March 17, 1928 in Turku) Master of Political Science, Finnish diplomatist; b. 17 March 1928, Turku; s. of Martti Mikael and Ilmi Saga Karlstrom Pastinen; m. Eeva Marja Viitanen 1950; two d .; ed. Abo (Turku) Akad., Inst. d'Etudes Politiques, Paris, The International Who's Who, 1989-90 , Europa Publications, 1989 - 1700 S., S1202
  4. Pekka Huhtaniemi : [1]  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.formin.fi