Rwanda Consulate Helsinki

About the honorary consulate in Helsinki

The honorary consulate represents Rwanda in Helsinki. No opening hours are published; arrange a visit in advance. To do so, call +358 40 522 4613 or e-mail moliis@gmail.com.

The office is in Helsinki, about 8 km in a straight line from the city centre (Senate Square) and about 12 km from Helsinki Airport.

Citizens of Rwanda need a Schengen visa for short stays in Finland, as Rwanda is listed in Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 (consolidated version of 30 December 2025); Finland applies the common Schengen visa list.

Which Rwandan office issues passports and visas?

Passports and other formal consular services for Rwandan citizens are handled by the Rwandan Embassy in Stockholm (accredited to Finland).

Rwanda 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 Rwanda in Stockholm. It is headed by Diane Gashumba (ambassador, letter of credence presented on 17 February 2022).

Contact details of the Rwandan Embassy in Stockholm, as listed on its page in this directory:

• Address: Sveavägen 159, 113 46 Stockholm, Sweden
• Telephone: +46 8 500 019 70
• Email: ambastockholm@minaffet.gov.rw
• Website: www.rwandaembassy.se

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 Rwanda and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Rwandan 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: San Marino (honorary), Saudi Arabia (embassy), Serbia (embassy), Singapore (honorary), Slovakia (embassy), South Africa (honorary), Spain (embassy), Sri Lanka (honorary), Sweden (embassy), Switzerland (embassy), Thailand (embassy), Togo (honorary), Trinidad and Tobago (honorary), Tunisia (embassy), Türkiye (embassy), Ukraine (embassy), United Arab Emirates (embassy), United Kingdom (embassy), United States (embassy), Uruguay (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. The honorary consulate may also close on Rwanda’s national day (1 July).

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 Rwanda can contact the 24/7 service of the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs on +358 9 1605 5555 (consular emergencies only; um.fi).

Rwandan missions in Finland

• Stockholm – Embassy of Rwanda (accredited to Finland, no resident embassy in Finland)
• Helsinki – Honorary Consulate (this page)