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If the Ambassador has resided in Finland for at least three years and there is reciprocity on the exchange of decorations, the President of the Republic will grant him/her a decoration of the Order of the White Rose of Finland or Lion of Finland.
When the Ambassador departs from Finland on a weekday during office hours, a representative of the Protocol Services escorts him/her to the Helsinki Airport or the Helsinki Railway Station. The Protocol Services reserve the VIP lounge at Helsinki Airport for departing Ambassadors in the same way as upon their arrival.
1.9 Chargé d’affaires ad interim
If the sending state accredits a Head of mission to Finland from another state it may establish a diplomatic mission headed by a Chargé d’ affaires ad interim in Finland.
A Chargé d’affaires ad interim may also act provisionally as the Head of mission. A Chargé d’affaires ad interim shall be named if the post of a Head of mission is vacant or a Head of mission is for a reason unable to perform his/her functions. The name of the Chargé d’affaires ad interim shall be notified to the Protocol Services by a verbal note.
In situations where none of the members of the diplomatic staff is present, a member of the administrative or technical staff may be designated as the person in charge of the current affairs of the mission.
1.10 Military Attachés
The sending state shall request the Ministry for Foreign Affairs to approve the appointment of a military attaché by a verbal note. The verbal note must include the curriculum vitae of the proposed person. The Ministry will reply to the request by a verbal note.
1.11 Career Consuls
The Vienna Convention on Consular Relations lays down provisions concerning the appointment and status of career consuls. Finland has also concluded bilateral agreements on consular relations with a number of states.
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