List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to Finland
Encyclopedia
The Ambassador from the United Kingdom to Finland is the United Kingdom
's foremost diplomatic representative
in the Republic of Finland, and in charge of the UK's diplomatic mission
in Finland. The official title is Her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Finland.
No representation (1941–1944, due to Continuation War
)
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
's foremost diplomatic representative
Diplomat
A diplomat is a person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organization. The main functions of diplomats revolve around the representation and protection of the interests and nationals of the sending state, as well as the promotion of information and...
in the Republic of Finland, and in charge of the UK's diplomatic mission
Diplomatic mission
A diplomatic mission is a group of people from one state or an international inter-governmental organisation present in another state to represent the sending state/organisation in the receiving state...
in Finland. The official title is Her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Finland.
Chargés d'affaires in Finland
- Henry Bell (1919)
- Coleridge Kennard (1919)
Ambassadors to Finland
- Richard Maximilian Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 2nd Baron ActonRichard Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 2nd Baron ActonRichard Maximilian Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 2nd Baron Acton, KCVO, JP, DL was a British Peer and diplomat. Despite his British roots and long service, having been born abroad, he was not formally a British subject, until he was naturalised by Act of Parliament in 1911...
(1919–1920) - George Jardine Kidston (1920–1921)
- Sir Ernest Amelius Rennie (1921–1930)
- Sir Rowland Arthur Charles Sperling (1930–1935)
- Herbert Adolphus Grant Watson (1935–1937)
- Thomas Maitland Snow (1937–1940)
- Sir George Gordon Vereker (1940–1941)
No representation (1941–1944, due to Continuation War
Continuation War
The Continuation War was the second of two wars fought between Finland and the Soviet Union during World War II.At the time of the war, the Finnish side used the name to make clear its perceived relationship to the preceding Winter War...
)
- Sir Francis Michie Shepherd (1944–1947)
- Sir Oswald Arthur Scott (1947–1951)
- Sir Andrew Napier Noble (1951–1954)
- Michael Justin Cresswell (1954–1958)
- Sir Douglas Laird Busk (1958–1961)
- Sir Con O'NeillCon O'Neill (diplomat)Sir Con O'Neill, , was a British civil servant and diplomat. He led the British delegation which negotiated the country's entry to the European Economic Community....
(1961–1963) - Sir Anthony Edward Lambert (1963–1966)
- Sir Robert David John Scott Fox (1966–1969)
- William Bernard John Ledwidge (1969–1972)
- Thomas Anthony Keith Elliott (1972–1975)
- Sir James Eric Cable (1975–1980)
- Andrew Christopher Stuart (1980–1983)
- Alan Brooke Turner (1983–1986)
- Hubert Anthony Justin Staples (1986–1989)
- Neil Smith (1989–1995)
- David Allan Burns (1995–1997)
- Gavin Wallace Hewitt (1997–2000)
- Alyson BailesAlyson BailesAlyson Bailes is a former English diplomat who lives in Iceland.She was born in Manchester in the United Kingdom. She graduated from Somerville College, University of Oxford in 1969 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Modern History and a Master of Arts in 1971.She joined the London Foreign and...
(2000–2002) - Matthew KirkMatthew KirkMatthew John Lushington Kirk is a British diplomat. He was the British Ambassador to Finland from August 22, 2002 until he resigned from the Diplomatic Service in 2006 to take up a position as Director of External Relationships for Vodafone.The youngest son of Sir Peter Michael Kirk MP, Kirk was...
(2002–2006) - Valerie CatonValerie CatonValerie Caton , was the British Ambassador to Finland 2006-2010. She succeeded Matthew Kirk, who resigned the posting. She is married to David Harrison, by whom she has two children, a son and a daughter....
(2006 - 2010) - Matthew James Lodge (2010 - )