President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö received credentials from new ambassadors on Thursday, 18 February 2021. Credentials were presented by the new Ambassador of Romania, Maria Ligor and the new Ambassador of the Republic of Colombia, Adriana Mendoza Agudelo.
The following ambassadors, side-accredited to Finland, also presented their credentials: Ambassador of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic Bounliep Houngvongsone (accredited from Stockholm), Ambassador of the Republic of Zimbabwe Alice Mashingaidze (accredited from Stockholm), Ambassador of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Nawalage Lovi Godfrey Cooray (accredited from Oslo), Ambassador of the Republic of Malta Kenneth Vella (accredited from Valletta), Ambassador of the Kingdom of Cambodia Pharidh Kan (accredited from London), Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Abbas Noyan (accredited from Stockholm), Ambassador of the Republic of Ghana Jennifer Lartey (accredited from Oslo), Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Zahoor Ahmed (accredited from Stockholm) and Ambassador of the Republic of El Salvador Patricia Nathaly Godínez Aguillón (accredited from Stockholm)
Due to the coronavirus situation, the credentials of ambassadors accredited to Finland are, for the time being, received by written procedure.