The Consulate General of Finland in Houston is a career consular post of Finland in Houston, Texas; it serves Finnish citizens and travellers in its consular district. Finland is represented in Washington, D.C., by the Embassy of Finland in the United States.
Contact Details
| Address | Williams Tower, 2800 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 1930, Houston, TX 77056, United States |
| Telephone | +1 713-444-8958 |
| sanomat.hou@gov.fi consular.hou@gov.fi |
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| Website | finlandabroad.fi/web/usa |
| Head of Post | Stefan Lindström, Head of Mission |
| Consular district | Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas |
Opening Hours
No opening hours are published by the Finnish foreign ministry. Call or e-mail the consulate general before visiting.
Location of the Consulate General
Before your visit
- Passport and ID card applications, notary services and citizenship notifications only by appointment; telephone enquiries Monday to Thursday 9:00–10:00.
- When the consulate general is closed, Finnish citizens in an emergency can call the ministry’s 24/7 duty service in Helsinki, +358 9 1605 5555 (paivystys.um@gov.fi); no visa enquiries.
- Location: The consulate general is in the Uptown area of Houston, Texas, about 9.3 km in a straight line from the centre of Houston; the nearest large airport is William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), about 20 km away. (distances: OpenStreetMap, airports: FAA passenger boarding data CY 2025)
About the Consulate General of Finland in Houston
The consulate general is headed by Stefan Lindström (head of mission), according to the Finnish foreign ministry. Its consular district covers Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. It is one of 3 career consular posts of Finland in the United States listed by the Finnish foreign ministry. The consulate general is not among the consular offices listed in the Congressional Directory (February 2026); the details shown follow the Finnish foreign ministry. In Finland, the United States is represented by the U.S. Embassy in Helsinki (fi.usembassy.gov), according to the Congressional Directory.
Which Finnish office is responsible for me?
| Office | Area covered |
|---|---|
| Embassy, Washington, D.C. | District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia – served by the embassy |
| Consulate General, Houston (this page) | Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas |
| Consulate General, Los Angeles | Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Idaho, California, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming |
| Consulate General, New York | Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, West Virginia and Wisconsin, plus Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands |
Source: Finland Abroad – consular districts of the Finnish missions in the United States (accessed 22 October 2026).
Other consulates in Houston
25 other countries are represented in Houston, among them: Argentina (consulate), Bolivia (consulate general), Brazil (consulate general), Chile (consulate general), Colombia (consulate general), France (consulate general), Germany (consulate general), Greece (consulate), Hungary (consulate), Italy (consulate general), Mexico (consulate general), Panama (consulate), Peru (consulate general), Poland (consulate general), Russia (consulate general), Spain (consulate general), Sweden (consulate general), Türkiye (consulate general), Ukraine (consulate general), United Kingdom (consulate general). The full list of all 26 missions is on the overview page for the United States.
Closing days
The dates of the US federal holidays are published by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. The consulate general may also close on public holidays of Finland.
Emergency assistance
In an emergency, Finnish citizens should call the consulate general on +1 713-444-8958. In the United States, dial 911 for an ambulance, the fire service or the police (GOV.UK travel advice). US citizens who need consular help in Finland can contact the U.S. Embassy in Helsinki.
Diplomatic missions of Finland in the United States
Finland in the United States
- Washington, D.C. – Embassy of Finland in the United States
- Houston – Consulate General (this page)
- Los Angeles – Consulate General (California)
- New York – Consulate General (New York)
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Details checked on 22 October 2026. Sources: Finland Abroad (Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland) – page of the consulate general (read in the browser; curl blocked) (accessed 22 October 2026), Congressional Directory, 119th Congress – Diplomatic Offices (20 February 2026), U.S. Office of Personnel Management – Federal Holidays, GOV.UK foreign travel advice: USA (getting help), finlandabroad.fi/web/usa.
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