List of ambassadors of India to Finland


The Ambassador of India to the 'Republic of Finland' is the chief diplomatic representative of India to Finland. The embassy is located in 32 Kulosaarentie, 00570, Helsinki. The embassy is headed by the Ambassador.
The following people have served as Ambassadors to the Republic of Finland.

List of Indian ambassadors

S. No.NameEntered officeLeft office
1Cyril John Stracey25 October 19681 September 1973
2Mihir Kumar Roy14 September 197311 January 1975
3Shardul Bikram Shah31 January 197511 January 1977
4Shiam Sunder Nath26 August 19771 October 1980
5Madanjeet Singh17 October 19801982
6Avadhuth Raoji Kakodkar7 May 198219 July 1985
7Kalarickal Praanchu Fabian28 May 19859 June 1989
8Thangkima Cherpoot16 June 19899 November 1992
9Prithvi Raj Sood4 December 19921 November 1995
10Kamlesh Kumar20 September 199615 October 1998
11C.R. Balachandra25 February 199928 February 2001
12Om Prakash Gupta26 September 200112 August 2005
13Pradeep Singh21 August 200528 February 2009
14Om Prakash7 March 200930 September 2010
15Aladlyan Manickam8 October 201031 August 2014
16Ashok Kumar Sharma5 September 201430 June 2017
17Vani Rao25 July 201715 July 2020
18Raveesh Kumar17 July 202027 June 2024
19Hemant H. Kotalwar5 July 2024Incumbent