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The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Helsinki. [1] There is a consulate general in Turku, and consuls in Mariehamn and Kuusamo. [2] [3] [4] Pavel Kuznetsov was appointed Russian Ambassador to Finland on 14 August 2017. [5]
In 1995 the embassy in Paramaribo also suspended operations. [clarification needed] The Russian Federation has no diplomatic relations with Bhutan and Solomon Islands. Since Georgia and Russia severed diplomatic relations in 2008, the Swiss embassy in Tbilisi hosts a Russian interests section. [citation needed]
Map of diplomatic missions in Finland. This article lists diplomatic missions resident in Finland.At present, the capital Helsinki hosts 63 embassies. Several other countries accredit ambassadors from other regional capitals, such as Oslo, Stockholm, London, Paris, Berlin, Brussels, Copenhagen and Moscow.
Finland last month said it was preparing the closure of the consulate in a tit-for-tat move, after Russia expelled nine Finnish diplomats and decided to close Finland's consulate in Saint Petersburg.
Consulates-General are staffed by career consulate foreign nationals, usually with full diplomatic protection. Honorary consuls are accredited US citizens or residents who have official standing but are usually part-time [2] [3] The United States Department of State's Chicago regional office serves these missions.
The results of any investigation will be published in Finnish and Russian. [2] Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Russia inherited the Soviet treaty with Finland on the Åland Islands, and the treaty is still in force today. [3] In 1961 the consulate helped arrange a sister city agreement between Lomonosov and Mariehamn. [4]
Finnish diplomatic missions. This is a list of diplomatic missions of Finland.Finland's foreign affairs ministry was established shortly after its independence in 1917. To encourage its international recognition and promote its frontier, trade and maritime interests, Finland had commissioned twelve missions abroad by the end of 1918.
Relations between Finland and Russia have been conducted over many centuries, from wars between Sweden and Russia in the early 18th century, to the planned and realized creation and annexation of the Grand Duchy of Finland during Napoleonic times in the early 19th century, to the dissolution of the personal union between Russia and Finland after the forced abdication of Russia's last czar in ...