Embassy History
The Embassy of Ireland in Helsinki was first opened in 1993. However, Ireland's diplomatic relations with Finland were established in November 1961. Before 1993, Finland was covered on a non-residential basis by the Embassies of Ireland in Moscow and Stockholm.
Finland opened a resident Embassy in Dublin in 1989 headed by Ambassador Mr Osmo Lares. Previously the Finnish Ambassadors to Belgium and the Netherlands have been accredited diplomatic representatives to Ireland.
Dáithí O'Ceallaigh | 1993-1998 |
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Gearoid O'Broin | 1998-2002 |
Antoín Mac Unfraidh | 2003-2007 |
Philip McDonagh | 2007-2009 |
Dermot Brangan | 2009-2013 |
Dónal Denham | 2013-2015 |
Colm Ó Floinn | 2015-2017 |
Maeve Collins | 2017-2019 |
Ruth Parkin | 2020-Present |