The Honorary Consulate of Finland in New Orleans is an honorary consular post of Finland in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is run by an honorary consul – a volunteer, not a career diplomat – who helps Finnish citizens locally; passports, visas and most other formal consular services are handled by the Consulate General of Finland in Houston.
Contact Details
| Address | 1100 Poydras Street, Suite 3745, New Orleans, LA 70163, United States |
| Telephone | +1 504-715-5037 |
| mhecht@gnoinc.org | |
| Honorary Consul | Michael Hecht |
| Consular district | the States of Louisiana and Mississippi |
Opening Hours
No regular opening hours are published by the Finnish foreign ministry. Call or e-mail the honorary consulate to arrange a visit.
Location of the Honorary Consulate
Before your visit
- Services: according to the Finnish foreign ministry, the honorary consulate can provide certain notarised certificates and advise Finnish citizens in distress and help them deal with local authorities; it does not accept passport applications or handle visas or residence permits.
- Location: The honorary consulate is in the Central Business District area of New Orleans, Louisiana, about 1.5 km in a straight line from the centre of New Orleans; the nearest large airport is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY), about 19 km away. (distances: OpenStreetMap, airports: FAA passenger boarding data CY 2025)
About the Honorary Consulate of Finland in New Orleans
The honorary consul is Michael Hecht, according to the Finnish foreign ministry. The honorary consulate’s consular district covers the States of Louisiana and Mississippi. It is one of 22 honorary consulates of Finland in the United States listed by the Finnish foreign ministry. Finland also has 3 career consular posts in the United States and its embassy in Washington, D.C. 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 handles passports and visas?
For passports, visas and other formal consular services, Louisiana belongs to the consular district of the Consulate General of Finland in Houston, according to the Finnish foreign ministry. The honorary consulate in New Orleans can help with first steps and pass on documents, but it does not replace that office.
Contact details of the Finnish Consulate General in Houston, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: Williams Tower, 2800 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 1930, Houston, TX 77056, United States
- Telephone: +1 713-444-8958
- Email: sanomat.hou@gov.fi
- Website: finlandabroad.fi/web/usa
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 in New Orleans
19 other countries are represented in New Orleans: Austria (honorary), Bulgaria (honorary), Croatia (honorary), Cyprus (honorary), Dominican Republic (consulate general), France (consulate general), Germany (honorary), Hungary (honorary), Iceland (honorary), Ireland (honorary), Italy (honorary), Mexico (consulate), Monaco (honorary), Norway (honorary), Panama (consulate), Serbia (honorary), Spain (honorary), Sweden (honorary), Switzerland (honorary).
Closing days
Honorary consuls set their own office hours; the honorary consulate is usually closed on US federal holidays, whose dates are published by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, and may also close on public holidays of Finland.
Emergency assistance
In an emergency, Finnish citizens in the consular district can call the honorary consul on +1 504-715-5037 or contact the Consulate General of Finland in Houston. 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
Measured in a straight line from New Orleans, the nearest other Finnish office is the Consulate General (Texas) in Houston (about 510 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from New Orleans.
- Washington, D.C. (1,550 km) – Embassy of Finland in the United States
- Houston (510 km) – Consulate General (Texas)
- Los Angeles – Consulate General (California)
- New York (1,880 km) – Consulate General (New York)
- New Orleans – Honorary Consulate (this page)
- … and 21 more offices in other states (see the embassy page)
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Details checked on 22 October 2026. Sources: Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland (Finland Abroad) – honorary consulates in the United States (accessed 22 October 2026), U.S. Office of Personnel Management – Federal Holidays, GOV.UK foreign travel advice: USA (getting help).
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