The Embassy of Finland in Budapest represents Finland in Hungary and serves Finnish citizens living in the country.
Contact Details
| Address | Kelenhegyi út 16/A, 1118 Budapest, Hungary |
| Telephone | +36 1 279 2500 |
| Fax | +36 1 385 0553 |
| sanomat.bud@gov.fi | |
| Website | www.finland.hu |
| Head of Mission | Jukka-Pekka Kaihilahti, Ambassador |
| National Day | 6 December |
Opening Hours
No opening hours are published in the diplomatic corps database of the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (as of 14 October 2026). Check the embassy’s website or call before visiting.
Location of the Embassy
Before your visit
- Good to know: Finnagora - Centre of Finnish culture, research and business: Kelenhegyi út 16/A, 1118 Budapest, info@finnagora.hu.
About the Finnish Embassy in Budapest
The ambassador is Jukka-Pekka Kaihilahti; accreditation dated 12 October 2026. Three honorary consulates – in Miskolc, Pécs and Veszprém – support Finnish citizens.
Documents checklist
Prepare these documents before your appointment. The lists are taken from official Finnish sources:
Finnish passport or ID card (application abroad)
- Apply in person at a Finnish embassy, consulate general or career-led consulate (only some honorary consulates can issue passports) – most missions require a booking
- Make sure your data in the Finnish population register are up to date before applying
- A passport photo no more than 6 months old (printed photo when applying at a mission)
- Your old passport or ID card for identification
- Men aged 23–30: military service documents
- Collection: some online applications can only be completed and collected in Finland – check before choosing that route
Sources: Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland – applying for a passport or identity card, Embassy of Finland in London – required attachments (finlandabroad.fi) (checked October 2026). Requirements and fees can change and individual posts may ask for more – confirm the current list with the embassy before your visit.
Other consulates and embassies in Budapest
119 other countries are represented in Budapest, among them: France (embassy), Georgia (embassy), Germany (embassy), Ghana (embassy), Ghana (honorary), Greece (embassy), Grenada (honorary), Guatemala (honorary), Holy See (apostolic nunciature), India (embassy), Indonesia (embassy), Iran (embassy), Iraq (embassy), Ireland (embassy), Israel (embassy), Italy (embassy), Japan (embassy), Jordan (honorary), Kazakhstan (embassy), South Korea (embassy). The full list of all 120 missions is on the overview page for Hungary.
Closing days
The embassy is normally closed on the public holidays observed in Hungary – New Year’s Day (1 January), the 1848 Revolution Memorial Day (15 March), Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday, Labour Day (1 May), Whit Sunday and Whit Monday, St Stephen’s Day – the State Foundation Day (20 August), the 1956 Revolution Memorial Day (23 October), All Saints’ Day (1 November) and Christmas (25 and 26 December). Christmas Eve (24 December) is also a day off in 2026. When a holiday falls on a Tuesday or Thursday, the Hungarian government usually turns the Monday or Friday in between into a rest day (in 2026: 2 January and 21 August), so many offices close on those days as well. It is usually also closed on Finland’s national day (6 December).
Emergency assistance
In Hungary, call 112 for any emergency; the direct numbers are 104 for an ambulance, 105 for the fire service and 107 for the police. Hungarian citizens who need help in Finland can contact the Embassy of Hungary in Helsinki or the Consular Service of the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (24-hour line +36 80 36 80 36).
Diplomatic missions of Finland in Hungary
Finland in Hungary
Measured in a straight line from Budapest, the nearest other Finnish office is the Honorary Consulate in Veszprém (about 96 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Budapest.
- Budapest – Embassy of Finland (this page)
- Miskolc (150 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Pécs (170 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Veszprém (96 km) – Honorary Consulate
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Details checked on 15 October 2026. Sources: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary – Diplomatic Corps database (as of 14 October 2026), www.finland.hu. Rules and opening hours can change. Confirm with the embassy before your visit.
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