The Honorary Consulate General of Finland in Sliema is a volunteer-run office that assists Finnish citizens in Malta; passport and visa applications go to the Finnish Embassy in Rome (accredited to Malta).
Contact Details
| Address | 63/64, Graham Street, Sliema SLM 1711, Malta |
| Telephone | +356 2134 3790 |
| Fax | +356 2134 0745 |
| consulate.finland@oswaldarrigoltd.com | |
| Head of Mission | Simon Arrigo, Honorary Consul General |
Opening Hours
No regular opening hours are published. Contact the consulate by phone or e-mail to arrange a visit.
Location of the Consulate
About the honorary consulate in Sliema
The honorary consulate general represents Finland in Malta. George P Arrigo is listed as honorary vice consul. No opening hours are published; arrange a visit in advance. To do so, call +356 2134 3790 and e-mail consulate.finland@oswaldarrigoltd.com.
Sliema lies about 2 km in a straight line from Valletta, and about 7 km from Malta International Airport in Luqa.
As citizens of an EU country, Finnish nationals need no visa for Malta; a valid passport or national identity card is enough to enter.
Which Finnish office issues passports and visas?
Passports and other formal consular services for Finnish citizens are handled by the Finnish Embassy in Rome (accredited to Malta).
Finland has no embassy in Malta. According to the diplomatic list of the Maltese Ministry for Foreign Affairs (4 August 2026), the mission accredited to Malta is the Embassy of Finland in Rome. It is headed by Matti Kalervo Lassila (ambassador, credentials presented on 17 October 2024).
Contact details of the Finnish Embassy in Rome, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: Via Lisbona, 3, 00198 Rome, Italy
- Telephone: +39 06 852231
- Email: sanomat.roo@gov.fi
- Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:00–13:00 and 14:00–16:30
- Website: www.finlandia.it
What can an honorary consul do?
An honorary consul is not a career diplomat but a local resident – often a business person or lawyer – appointed by Finland and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Finnish citizens in an emergency (lost passport, accident, arrest), pass on applications and documents to the embassy, and certify signatures or life certificates. Passports and visas are not issued by an honorary consulate; they remain the responsibility of the embassy or a career consulate.
Other consulates and embassies in Sliema
4 other countries are represented in Sliema: Brazil (honorary), Japan (embassy), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (honorary), Thailand (honorary).
Closing days
Malta has 14 public holidays: New Year’s Day (1 January), St Paul’s Shipwreck (10 February), St Joseph (19 March), Freedom Day (31 March), Good Friday, Workers’ Day (1 May), Sette Giugno (7 June), St Peter and St Paul (29 June), the Assumption (15 August), Victory Day (8 September), Independence Day (21 September), the Immaculate Conception (8 December), Republic Day (13 December) and Christmas Day (25 December). Holidays that fall on a weekend are not moved to a weekday; Good Friday 2027 is on 26 March. The honorary consulate may also close on Finland’s national day (6 December).
Finnish missions in Malta
- Rome – Embassy of Finland (accredited to Malta, no resident embassy in Malta)
- Sliema – Honorary Consulate General (this page)
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Details checked on 16 October 2026. Sources: Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Malta – Foreign Consular Representation in Malta (updated 14 May 2026).
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