Contact information of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs

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Representation of foreign states in Finland

Postal address:
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
P.O.Box 176, FI-00023 Government, Finland

Switchboard: +358 295 16001

Registry office:
Visiting address: Ritarikatu 2 b, open on working days 8.00–16.15
E-mail: kirjaamo.um(at)formin.fi
Telephone:  +358 295 351 861
Notice: No legalisation service in the Registry office.

Documents addressed to Ministry for Foreign Affairscan be delivered to the Government's mail distribution centre, address: Ritarikatu 2 b, open on working days 8.00–16.15. However, the embassies located in Helsinki can deliver documents to Ministry for Foreign affairs in Merikasarmi.

24/7 service: +358 9 1605 5555 (calls will be recorded)

Media enquiries service (outside office hours):+358 40 551 6571

E-mail:  firstname.surname@formin.fi
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Phone directory of Ministry for Foreign Affairs (PDF, 185 kB)

Fax: +358 9 629 840 or 1605 5799

Visiting addresses:

• Political Department, Department for External Economic Relations, Legal Service, Consular Services, Protocol Services, Department for Europe, Department for Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Laivastokatu 22, Merikasarminkatu 5F
• Department for the Americas and Asia and Department for Development Policy: Kirkkokatu 12
• Department for Africa and the Middle East: Kanavakatu 3 B
• Department for Communication and Financial Management Unit: Kanavakatu 3 C
• Human Resources Development:  Kanavakatu 4A (registration at control room on Katajanokanlaituri 3)
• Unit for Consular Assistance: Legalisation of documents for use abroad
  E-mail: legalizations@formin.fi

  Visiting address:
  Ministry for Foreign Affairs
  Merikasarminkatu 5 D
  00160 Helsinki

  Postal address:
  Ministry for Foreign Affairs
  KPA-10/ Legalizations
  P.O. Box 423
  00023 GOVERNMENT

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