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 and Lithuania.

Embassy of Iceland in Helsinki

Address:

Pohjoisesplanadi 25 B
FIN-00100 Helsinki

Phone: +358 (9) 612 2460

Email: [email protected]

Opening hours: Open all week days from 10:00 - 16:00

Name Job title Email
Arna L. Þorgeirsdóttir Deputy to the Ambassador and Trade and Cultural Representative [email protected]
Harald Aspelund Ambassador [email protected]
Jyrki Peltonen Protocol Assistant [email protected]
Päivi Kumpulainen Secretary for Administrative Affairs [email protected]
Sigrún Bessadóttir Senior Advisor and Consular Affairs Officer [email protected]

Ambassador

Mr. Harald Aspelund (2022)

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

Helsinki, Finland