Embassy of Finland in Peru
The embassy in 2023
LocationSan Isidro, Lima, Peru
AddressCalle La Santa María 120
(Cdra. 6 Av. Conquistadores)
Opened1982
Jurisdiction Peru
 Bolivia
 Ecuador
WebsiteWebsite (in Finnish)

The Embassy of Finland in Lima (Finnish: Suomen suurlähetystö, Lima, Spanish: Embajada de Finlandia en Lima) is Finland's diplomatic mission in Peru, located in the country's capital, Lima, and also accredited to Bolivia and Ecuador.[1]

Until August 2022, it also housed the Embassy of Sweden in Lima, also accredited to Bolivia from 1940 to 2001.[2]

Besides the embassy, Finland also operates honorary consulates in Lima, Arequipa, Cuzco and Piura.[3]

History

Embassy of Sweden (1940–2022)

The then Swedish embassy in 2019

The Embassy of Sweden, Lima (Swedish: Sveriges ambassad i Lima, Spanish: Embajada de Suecia en Lima) was Sweden's diplomatic mission in Peru, being the original occupant of the building that currently houses the Finnish embassy. The final resident ambassador was Maria Cramér.[2]

Diplomatic relations between Peru and Sweden were established in 1930.[4] A palace-like villa built in 1938 was bought by the then National Swedish Board of Public Building (Byggnadsstyrelsen) in 1940 as an ambassador's residence.[5] The embassy was closed in 2001,[5] and the Swedish ambassador in Santiago de Chile became accredited to Lima from 2001 to 2016.[6]

Following a government decision on 11 December 2015, the embassy reopened in 2016.[7] The embassy was inaugurated on 22 November 2016 by EU and Trade Minister Ann Linde together with a Team Sweden delegation. The embassy closed again in August 2022.[2]

Embassy of Finland (1963–present)

The Finnish embassy in Lima was opened for the first time on July 1, 1963. However, it was closed on September 1, 1991 due to the economic depression affecting the country at the time, as well as the Internal conflict in Peru. The embassy was reopened on February 1, 1998.[8]

The former Swedish embassy now solely houses the diplomatic mission of Finland since 2022.[1] In addition to the embassy, an ambassadorial residence was formerly operated in San Isidro, located at the address of Guillermo Marconi 270,[9] between the embassies of North and South Korea.

List of representatives

Appointment
Accreditation 		Name Notes Appointed by Head of state of Peru Term end
1963 Heikki Juhani Hannikainen Resident in Caracas Urho Kekkonen Nicolás Lindley López 1967
1967 Karl Torsten Tikanvaara Resident in Caracas Urho Kekkonen Nicolás Lindley López 1976
1976 Klaus Kristian Snellman Resident in Caracas Urho Kekkonen Francisco Morales Bermúdez 1980
1980 Seppo Taito Pietinen Urho Kekkonen Fernando Belaúnde Terry 1983
1983 Brita Johanna Riitta Örö Mauno Koivisto Fernando Belaúnde Terry 1986
1986 Esko Antero Lipponen Mauno Koivisto Alán García Pérez 1991
1991 Pertti A.O. Kärkkäinen Resident in Buenos Aires Mauno Koivisto Alberto Fujimori 1993
1993 Pekka J. Korvenheimo Resident in Buenos Aires Mauno Koivisto Alberto Fujimori 1993
1993 Maija Lähteenmäki Resident in Santiago de Chile Mauno Koivisto Alberto Fujimori 1995
1995 Risto Kauppi Resident in Santiago de Chile Martti Ahtisaari Alberto Fujimori 1998
1998 Mikko Pyhälä Martti Ahtisaari Alberto Fujimori 2002
2002 Kimmo Pulkkinen Tarja Halonen Alejandro Toledo Manrique 2007
2007 Pekka Orpana Tarja Halonen Alan García 2011
2011 Juha Virtanen [10] Tarja Halonen Ollanta Humala 2016
2016 Mika Koskinen [11] Sauli Niinistö Ollanta Humala 2019
2019 Jukka Pietikäinen Sauli Niinistö Martín Vizcarra 2022
2022[12] Antti Rytövuori Sauli Niinistö Pedro Castillo Incumbent

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Liman-suurlähetystö". Suomen suurlähetystö, Lima.
  2. 1 2 3 "Suecia & Perú". Sweden Abroad. La Embajada de Suecia en Lima fue cerrada en agosto 2022.
  3. ↑ "Kunniakonsulaatit". Suomen suurlähetystö, Lima.
  4. ↑ Ferry, Anna (21 December 2016). "Nu är vi på plats igen - i Peru!" [Now we're back - in Peru!] (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Archived from the original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Lima, Peru" (in Swedish). National Property Board of Sweden. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  6. ↑ "Sverige i Peru". Sveriges ambassad i Santiago de Chile.
  7. ↑ "Regeringen har beslutat öppna nya ambassader" [The government has decided to open new embassies] (in Swedish). Government Offices of Sweden. 11 December 2015. Archived from the original on 14 December 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  8. ↑ "Historia - Suomen suurlähetystö, Lima : Suurlähetystö : Historia". Suomen suurlähetystö, Lima. 2015-09-01. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
  9. ↑ "AGENDA DE ACTIVIDADES DICIEMBRE 2014" (PDF). Municipalidad de San Isidro. 2014-12-12.
  10. ↑ "Lista del Cuerpo Diplomático, Organismos Internacionales y Cuerpo Consular" (PDF). Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores. 2015-03-01.
  11. ↑ Directorio de Cooperación Técnica Internacional 2018-2019 (PDF) (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. 2018.
  12. ↑ Cancillería Perú🇵🇪 [@CancilleriaPeru] (July 21, 2022). "El Canciller @CesarLanda0 acompañó al Presidente de la República @PedroCastilloTe en la ceremonia de presentación de cartas credenciales de los Embajadores residentes de República Checa, Josef Hlobil; Chile, Oscar Fuentes Lira; y Finlandia, Antti Rytövuori" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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