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United Kingdom - Details of visa, commercial and consular services provided by the Embassy, plus a range of information on the UK including news, events and trading matters.
United States - Public affairs, consular and commercial services, defense information and news.
China - With a history of Sino-Finnish diplomatic relations, embassy information as well as upon education, culture, applying visa for Finnish passport bearers along with facts about China.
Estonia - Featuring a detailed history of the Estonian Embassy in Helsinki. In English, Estonian and Finnish.
Greece - Includes contact information for the Embassy of Greece in Helsinki, and also for the Honorary Consulate in Turku.
Indonesia - Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Helsinki, accredited to Finland and Estonia, with information about events organized by the embassy, contact details and related links.
Netherlands - Contains information about the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Helsinki, its operations and visa requirements.
South Africa - Offers two regular newsletters, one covering trade opportunities ,and the other scientific developments and possibilities for scientific research co-operation. Also an extensive list of South African links.
Hungary - Hungarian Embassy, Helsinki, with visa information, consular fees and the Honorary Consuls' offices.
Japan - Bilateral relations, events, scholarships, consular information and Japanese language links.
South Korea - Embassy of the Republic of Korea to Finland, with an essay on past and present Korean-Finnish relations.
Romania - The Embassy of Romania to the Republic of Finland, including an essay on how war has fostered Romanian-Finnish relations.
Iceland - Embassy of Iceland in Helsinki, accredited to Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and the Ukraine. With links to information about Iceland.
Czech Republic - Contact details for the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Helsinki, and information about the Czech Republic itself.
Belgium - Address and telephone numbers of the Embassy of Belgium in Helsinki, Finland.
Brazil - Features contact details of the Embassy of Brazil in Helsinki, information about consular services provided by the embassy, news and related links.
Canada - Information about trade, immigration, Canadian foreign policy, tourism and consular services.
Italy - Italian Embassy in Helsinki, with information about Italian regions, business, art and culture, language, gastronomy and travel.
Iran - With a monthly bulletin from the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Helsinki, which is accredited to Finland and Estonia.
Cyprus - Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus in Helsinki, accredited to Finland and Estonia. Has information about the Cyprus question, about the EU accession process, and a list of Cypriot embassies worldwide.
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