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1.8 Heads of Mission
1.8.1 Agrément
The sending state must ascertain that an agrément has been obtained to the person proposed to be accredited as an Ambassador to Finland. The sending state shall address its request for an agrément to the Protocol Services. The request should include curriculum vitae of the proposed Ambassador.
Having received the agrément, the sending state may accredit the designated Ambassador as its representative to Finland.
1.8.2 Arrival
The time of arrival of the new Ambassador shall be notified to the Protocol Services by a verbal note.
On arrival, the new Ambassador will be met at the Helsinki Airport or the Helsinki Railway Station by a representative of the Protocol Services provided that the arrival takes place on a weekday during office hours. Should the arrival take place during the weekend, on a holiday or outside office hours, the Protocol Services will not meet the Ambassador. However, also in this case the Protocol Services will reserve the Helsinki Airport VIP lounge for the arrival of the new Ambassador.
1.8.3 Presentation of Credentials and other Appointments
The Ambassador resident in Helsinki will present copies of his/her Letter of Credence and his/her predecessor’s Letter of Recall to the Chief of Protocol. A non-resident Ambassador will present the copies to the Secretary of State or in his absence to the Under-Secretary of State or a representative of the Protocol Services. Protocol Services will take care of the arrangements.
Protocol Services will arrange a date for the presentation of the Letter of Credence with the Office of the President of the Republic. Ambassadors residing in Helsinki present their Letter of Credence in an order based on the date of their arrival in Finland, while non-resident Ambassadors present their Letter of Credence in an order that the sending states have submitted their request for presentation of the
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