Finland

Official relations

Joined UNESCO: 10 October 1956

Head of State and/or Government in relation with UNESCO

President of the Republic: H.E. Mrs Tarja HALONEN
Prime Minister: H.E. Mr Matti VANHANEN

Permanent Delegation to UNESCO

H. E. Mr Antti Kuosmanen
Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Finland to OECD, Permanent Delegate (9/10/2009)

Permanent Delegation of Finland to UNESCO
Maison de l'UNESCO Bureau M3.35 1, rue Miollis 75732 Paris Cedex 15
Telephone: 01.45.68.34.33
Fax: 01.43.06.19.02
E-mail: dl.finlande@unesco.org

National Commission for UNESCO

President: Mr Tapio Markkanen
Vice-Chairperson: Mr Olli-Pekka Heinonen
Secretary-General: Ms Zabrina Holmström

Finnish National Commission for UNESCO
Ministry of Education and Culture International Relations P.O Box 29 FIN-00023 Government FINLAND
Telephone: (358-9) 160-04 (switchboard) ; (358-9) 1607-7386 (Sec-Gen.)
Fax: (358-9) 1607-6986 ; (389-9) 1607-6980
E-mail: unesco@MINEDU.FI; Zabrina.Holmstrom@minedu.fi;
Web site: http://www.minedu.fi/OPM/?lang=eng

Representation on the Executive Board

Participation in subsidiary organs

Subsidiary organs of the General Conference


• Intergovernmental Council for the International Hydrological Programme
  Member (Term expires : 36th General Conference)


• Intergovernmental Council of the "Management of Social Transformations" Programme
  Vice-President

Member (Term expires : 36th General Conference)

• Executive Committee of the International Campaign for the Establishment of the Nubia Museum in Aswan and the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Cairo
  Member

Other intergovernmental organs


• Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
  Member


• Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions
  Member (Term expires : 2009)

UNESCO institutes and centres


• Governing Board of the UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning
  Elected Member : Mr Tuomas Takala (Term expires : December 2008)