List of Finnish ambassadors in China
In 1936 the Finnish Legation was opened at 301 Route Cardinal Mercier, Shanghai .
| Appointment accreditation |
Surname | Remarks | appointed by | Accreditation during the reign of | Leave post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Hugo Valvanne | Envoy in Shanghai | Kyösti Kallio | Lenses | 1936 |
| 1950 | Hugo Valvanne | Envoy in New Delhi | Juho Kusti Paasikivi | Mao Zedong | 1952 |
| 1952 | Helge von Knorring | Envoy in Beijing | Juho Kusti Paasikivi | Mao Zedong | 1953 |
| 1953 | Carl-Johan Sundström | from 1954 ambassador | Juho Kusti Paasikivi | Mao Zedong | 1959 |
| 1959 | Hugo Valvanne | Urho Kekkonen | Liu Shaoqi | 1961 | |
| 1961 | Joel Toivola | Urho Kekkonen | Liu Shaoqi | 1967 | |
| 1967 | Veli Helenius | Urho Kekkonen | Liu Shaoqi | 1974 | |
| 1974 | Martti Salomies | Urho Kekkonen | Dong Biwu | 1976 | |
| 1976 | Pentti Suomela | Urho Kekkonen | Song Qingling | 1984 | |
| 1984 | Risto Hyvärinen | Mauno Koivisto | Li Xiannian | 1989 | |
| 1989 | Arto Mansala | Mauno Koivisto | Yang Shangkun | 1992 | |
| 1992 | Ilkka Ristimäki | Mauno Koivisto | Yang Shangkun | 1997 | |
| 1997 | Pasi rutanes | Martti Ahtisaari | Jiang Zemin | 2001 | |
| 2001 | Benjamin Bassin | Tarja Halons | Jiang Zemin | 2005 | |
| 2005 | Antti Kuosmanen | Tarja Halons | Hu Jintao | 2009 | |
| 2009 | Lars Backström | Tarja Halons | Hu Jintao |
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