Embassy Information
Iceland and Finland entered into diplomatic relations in 1947. Initially Iceland's Embassy was in Stockholm. A separate Embassy was opened in Helsinki in 1997. The Embassy's jurisdiction, in addition to Finland, extends to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Ukraine. There is one Embassy to Iceland in Helsinki, that of Ukraine.
Embassy of Iceland in Helsinki
AddressPohjoisesplanadi 25B
FIN-00100 Helsinki
Phone: +358 (9) 612 2460
Open all week days from 10:00 - 16:00
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Ambassador
Harald Aspelund
Curriculum Vitae
Professional Experience
2017 - 2022
Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva, including the World Trade Organization
2013 - 2017
Director General for Administration and Consular Affairs, Ministry for Foreign Affairs
2009 - 2013
Director, Directorate for External Trade and Economic Affairs, Ministry for Foreign Affairs
2008 - 2009
Director of Human Resources, Ministry for Foreign Affairs
2004 - 2008
Minister Counsellor, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Iceland to the UN in New York
2000 - 2004
Minister Counsellor, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Iceland in Geneva
1999 - 2000
Counsellor, Directorate for External Trade and Economic Affairs, Ministry for Foreign Affairs
1997 - 1999
Counsellor, Directorate for Administration and Consular Affairs, Ministry for Foreign Affairs
1993 - 1997
First Secretary, Embassy of Iceland, Brussels
1990 - 1993
First Secretary, Directorate for External Trade and Economic Affairs, Ministry for Foreign Affairs
1989 - 1990
Agricultural Bank of Iceland
Education
Cand. Oecon. University of Iceland
Personal Information
Born: 3 August 1964 in Ísafjörður, Iceland
Spouse: Dr. Ásthildur Jónsdóttir
Two children
The Embassy's jurisdiction, in addition to Finland, extends to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and the Ukraine. The role of Icelandic honorary consuls abroad is to protect and further the interests of Iceland and Icelandic nationals as appropriate.
Honorary Consuls in the Embassy's jurisdiction: