The Embassy of Finland in Lima (Finnish: Suomen suurlähetystö, Lima, Spanish: Embajada de Finlandia en Lima) is Finland's diplomatic mission in Peru, located in the country's capital, Lima, and also accredited to Bolivia and Ecuador.[1]
| Embassy of Finland in Peru | |
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 The embassy in 2023 | |
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| Location | San Isidro, Lima, Peru |
| Address | Calle La Santa María 120 (Cdra. 6 Av. Conquistadores) |
| Opened | 1982 |
| Jurisdiction |  Peru Bolivia Ecuador |
| Website | Website (in Finnish) |
Until August 2022, it also housed the Embassy of Sweden in Lima, also accredited to Bolivia from 1940 to 2001.[2]
Besides the embassy, Finland also operates honorary consulates in Lima, Arequipa, Cuzco and Piura.[3]
History
editEmbassy of Sweden (1940–2022)
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The Embassy of Sweden, Lima (Swedish: Sveriges ambassad i Lima, Spanish: Embajada de Suecia en Lima) was Sweden's diplomatic mission in Peru, being the original occupant of the building that currently houses the Finnish embassy. The final resident ambassador was Maria Cramér.[2]
Diplomatic relations between Peru and Sweden were established in 1930.[4] A palace-like villa built in 1938 was bought by the then National Swedish Board of Public Building (Byggnadsstyrelsen) in 1940 as an ambassador's residence.[5] The embassy was closed in 2001,[5] and the Swedish ambassador in Santiago de Chile became accredited to Lima from 2001 to 2016.[6]
Following a government decision on 11 December 2015, the embassy reopened in 2016.[7] The embassy was inaugurated on 22 November 2016 by EU and Trade Minister Ann Linde together with a Team Sweden delegation. The embassy closed again in August 2022.[2]
Embassy of Finland (1963–present)
editThe Finnish embassy in Lima was opened for the first time on July 1, 1963. However, it was closed on September 1, 1991 due to the economic depression affecting the country at the time, as well as the Internal conflict in Peru. The embassy was reopened on February 1, 1998.[8]
The former Swedish embassy now solely houses the diplomatic mission of Finland since 2022.[1] In addition to the embassy, an ambassadorial residence was formerly operated in San Isidro, located at the address of Guillermo Marconi 270,[9] between the embassies of North and South Korea.
List of representatives
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Liman-suurlähetystö". Suomen suurlähetystö, Lima.
- ^ a b c "Suecia & Perú". Sweden Abroad.
La Embajada de Suecia en Lima fue cerrada en agosto 2022.
- ^ "Kunniakonsulaatit". Suomen suurlähetystö, Lima.
- ^ Ferry, Anna (21 December 2016). "Nu är vi på plats igen - i Peru!" [Now we're back - in Peru!] (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Archived from the original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Lima, Peru" (in Swedish). National Property Board of Sweden. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ "Sverige i Peru". Sveriges ambassad i Santiago de Chile.
- ^ "Regeringen har beslutat öppna nya ambassader" [The government has decided to open new embassies] (in Swedish). Government Offices of Sweden. 11 December 2015. Archived from the original on 14 December 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ "Historia - Suomen suurlähetystö, Lima : Suurlähetystö : Historia". Suomen suurlähetystö, Lima. 2015-09-01. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
- ^ "AGENDA DE ACTIVIDADES DICIEMBRE 2014" (PDF). Municipalidad de San Isidro. 2014-12-12.
- ^ "Lista del Cuerpo Diplomático, Organismos Internacionales y Cuerpo Consular" (PDF). Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores. 2015-03-01.
- ^ Directorio de Cooperación Técnica Internacional 2018-2019 (PDF) (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. 2018.
- ^ Cancillería Perú🇵🇪 [@CancilleriaPeru] (2022-07-21). "El Canciller @CesarLanda0 acompañó al Presidente de la República @PedroCastilloTe en la ceremonia de presentación de cartas credenciales de los Embajadores residentes de República Checa, Josef Hlobil; Chile, Oscar Fuentes Lira; y Finlandia, Antti Rytövuori" (Tweet) – via Twitter.