President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö received credentials from new ambassadors on Thursday 23 July 2020. Credentials were presented by new Ambassador of the Republic of Iceland Auðunn Atlason, new Ambassador of Italy Sergio Pagano and new Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany Konrad Helmut Arz von Straussenburg.
Due to the coronavirus situation, for the time being, the credentials of ambassadors accredited to Finland are received by written procedure.