The Honorary Consulate of Ghana in Helsinki is a volunteer-run office that assists Ghanaian citizens in Finland; passport and visa applications go to the Ghanaian Embassy in Oslo (accredited to Finland).
Contact Details
| Postal address | Halkosuontie 140, 00660 Helsinki, Finland |
| Telephone | +358 44 500 9951 |
| kati.kivisaari@rudolfsteinerkoulu.fi | |
| Head of Mission | Kati Kivisaari, Honorary Consul |
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 Helsinki
The honorary consulate represents Ghana in Helsinki. No opening hours are published; arrange a visit in advance. To do so, call +358 44 500 9951 or e-mail kati.kivisaari@rudolfsteinerkoulu.fi.
The office is in Helsinki, about 8 km in a straight line from the city centre (Senate Square) and about 9 km from Helsinki Airport.
Citizens of Ghana need a Schengen visa for short stays in Finland, as Ghana is listed in Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 (consolidated version of 30 December 2025); Finland applies the common Schengen visa list.
Which Ghanaian office issues passports and visas?
Passports and other formal consular services for Ghanaian citizens are handled by the Ghanaian Embassy in Oslo (accredited to Finland).
Ghana has no embassy in Finland. According to the Helsinki Diplomatic List of the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the mission accredited to Finland is the Embassy of the Republic of Ghana in Oslo. It is headed by Abigail Naa Adzoko Kwashi (ambassador, letter of credence presented on 3 October 2025).
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 Ghana and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Ghanaian 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 Helsinki
92 other countries are represented in Helsinki, among them: Greece (embassy), Guatemala (honorary), Haiti (honorary), Hungary (embassy), Iceland (embassy), India (embassy), Indonesia (embassy), Iran (embassy), Iraq (embassy), Ireland (embassy), Israel (embassy), Italy (embassy), Jamaica (honorary), Japan (embassy), Kazakhstan (embassy), Latvia (embassy), Lesotho (honorary), Lithuania (embassy), Luxembourg (honorary), South Korea (embassy). The full list of all 93 missions is on the overview page for Finland.
Closing days
Finland’s public holidays are New Year’s Day, Epiphany (6 January), Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Monday, May Day (1 May), Ascension Day, Whit Sunday, Midsummer Day (the Saturday between 20 and 26 June), All Saints’ Day (the Saturday between 31 October and 6 November), Independence Day (6 December), Christmas Day and St Stephen’s Day; Midsummer Eve and Christmas Eve are also paid days off for a large part of the population. Holidays that fall on a weekend are not moved to a weekday. In 2027, Good Friday falls on 26 March and Midsummer Eve on 25 June.
Emergency assistance
In Finland, dial 112 for the police, an ambulance or the fire service (GOV.UK travel advice). Finnish citizens who need help in Ghana can contact the 24/7 service of the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs on +358 9 1605 5555 (consular emergencies only; um.fi).
Ghanaian missions in Finland
- Oslo – Embassy of Ghana (accredited to Finland, no resident embassy in Finland)
- Helsinki – Honorary Consulate (this page)
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Details checked on 20 October 2026. Sources: entry in the Helsinki Diplomatic List (accessed 20 October 2026), Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs – Helsinki Diplomatic List (accessed 20 October 2026), Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 (consolidated version of 30 December 2025), University of Helsinki Almanac Office – Flagging and public holidays, GOV.UK foreign travel advice: Finland (getting help).
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