Office of the Minister for Foreign Affairs
The Minister for Foreign Affairs heads the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and is responsible for handling matters falling under the administrative branch of the Foreign Ministry, but excluding matters that fall under the responsibility of the other ministers of the Foreign Ministry.
- Kirjaamo.UM@gov.fi
Post address
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
PO Box 23
00023
GOVERNMENT
FINLAND
Visiting address
Laivastokatu 22 A
00160
HELSINKI
FINLAND
Personnel
Irina Ambrosin
Attaché, Administrative Affairs
Secretary to the Minister
- +358 295 350 869
Matilda af Hällström
Special Adviser to the Minister
- +358 50 476 9575
Matias Pajula
Special Adviser to the Minister
- +358 50 441 8731
Johanna Lukkarila
Diplomatic Adviser to the Minister
- +358 295 350 834
Paavo Kotiaho
Diplomatic Adviser to the Minister
- +358 295 351 016
Mia Markusas
Attaché, Administrative Affairs
Executive Assistant
Johanna Vasko
Attaché, Administrative Affairs (PMO)
- +358 295 350 847
Bettina Friberg
Attaché, Administrative Affairs (PMO)
- +358 295 350 227
Eeva Hämäläinen
Administrative Officer
Kirsi Leino Hidalgo
Attaché, Administrative Affairs
- +358 295 350 308
E-mail addresses are in the form: forename.surname@gov.fi. Scandinavian characters are replaced by: ä=a, ö=o, å=a.
Speeches and Press Releases
- 12.2.2026Press releasesForeign Minister Valtonen to attend Munich Security Conference
- 9.2.2026Press releasesSwedish Foreign Minister to attend Hanalys foreign policy forum in Finland
- 5.2.2026Press releasesBosnia and Herzegovina’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Elmedin Konaković to visit Helsinki
- 28.1.2026Press releasesEU foreign ministers to discuss Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, the Middle East and situation in African Great Lakes Region
- 16.1.2026Press releasesMinisters Valtonen and Tavio to attend World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos
- 15.1.2026Press releasesForeign Minister Valtonen to visit Lithuania
- 14.1.2026Press releasesUK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper to visit Helsinki
- 9.1.2026Press releasesForeign Minister Valtonen to attend security conference in Sälen
- 7.1.2026NewsOne year at the helm of the OSCE: an overview of Finland’s 2025 Chairpersonship
- 5.1.2026Press releasesForeign Minister Valtonen to visit German state of Bavaria