Annual General Meeting of Consular Corps in Finland

The Annual General Meeting of the association of Consular Corps in Finland was held in Helsinki on 17 April, 2023. The meeting was opened with a very interesting presentation by Mr. Mika Aaltola, Director of Finnish Institute of International Affairs.

One of the issues to be decided under the Articles of the Association annually is the new Board and we are pleased to share the Members:

Mr. Johan Grotenfelt continues as the Chairman of the Board and Dean of the Consular Corps, as elected for the 2nd chapter of three years in 2022. Other Members of the Board are:

Jukka Luostarinen, Hon. Consul General of San Marino

Jan Nygård, Hon. Consul of Iceland

Jari A. Rastas, Hon. Consul General of Poland

Heikki Rautvuori, Hon. Consul of Jamaica

Timo Palander, Hon. Consul of Namibia

Olli Pohjanvirta, Hon. Consul of Kazakhstan

Kati Tähtinen, Hon. Consul of Spain, Secretary

Outi Merisalo, Hon. Consul of France

Chairman of the Board Johan Grotenfelt thanked Wille Eerola, Hon. Consul General of Pakistan for his work and active input during over five years as Secretary of Consular Corps.

Consular Corps Visit to Tampere region

Consular Corps visited Tampere region on 31 March – 1 April, 2023. The extensive program included e.g. meetings with the representatives of local government, Chamber of Commerce, Business Tampere and Nokia Areena.

Consular Corps wish to express our biggest gratitudes to our consular colleagues in Tampere and further to all hosts for your valuable time and hospitality.