List of French ambassadors in Finland

The list of French ambassadors in Finland lists all the ambassadors of the Republic of France from 1945 until today (2011). The embassy is located in Helsinki in the Kaivopuisto district and also houses a consulate .

Heads of mission

Appointment accreditation	Surname	Remarks	appointed by	accredited during the government of	Leave post
March 10, 1945	Daniel Levi		Charles de Gaulle	Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
September 5, 1946	Daniel Levi		Félix Gouin	Juho Kusti Paasikivi
October 11, 1947	François Coulet		Vincent Auriol	Juho Kusti Paasikivi
June 15, 1950	Jacques Lecompte-Boinet		Vincent Auriol	Juho Kusti Paasikivi
17th September 1954	Jacques Lecompte-Boinet		René Coty	Juho Kusti Paasikivi
17th August 1955	Géraud Jouve		René Coty	Juho Kusti Paasikivi
March 31, 1960	Abel Verdier		Charles de Gaulle	Urho Kekkonen
May 19, 1964	Pierre Bouffanais		Charles de Gaulle	Urho Kekkonen
May 18, 1966	Bernard Dufournier		Charles de Gaulle	Urho Kekkonen
March 27, 1969	Gérard André		Alain Poher	Urho Kekkonen
October 9, 1975	Jacques Chazelle		Valery Giscard d'Estaing	Urho Kekkonen
May 5th 1981	Philippe Husson		François Mitterrand	Urho Kekkonen
June 6, 1984	Marcel Beaux		François Mitterrand	Mauno Koivisto
March 13, 1986	Henri Ourmet		François Mitterrand	Mauno Koivisto
March 16, 1988	Marcel Maître		François Mitterrand	Mauno Koivisto
October 9, 1991	Albert Turot		François Mitterrand	Mauno Koivisto
September 21, 1994	Alain Briottet		François Mitterrand	Martti Ahtisaari
January 27, 1998	Gilles d'Humières		Jacques Chirac	Martti Ahtisaari
October 11, 2002	Jean-Jacques Subrenat		Jacques Chirac	Tarja Halons
August 16, 2005	Gérard Cros		Jacques Chirac	Tarja Halons
February 22, 2008	Mme Françoise Bourolleau		Nicolas Sarkozy	Tarja Halons
2011	Eric Lebédel		Nicolas Sarkozy	Tarja Halons

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Entries since 45
2. ↑ François Coulet : Henri Feraud, Les commandos de l'air: contribution à l'histoire des Commandos p.62