H.E. Anu-Eerika Viljanen

Before her current position she served as a Minister plenipotentiary and Deputy Head of
Mission at the Embassy of Finland in Paris, France (2019–2022), and at the Permanent
Representation of Finland to the Council of Europe during the Presidency of Finland to the
Ministers’ Committee in Strasbourg, France (2018–2019), and as the Head of
Administration and Personnel at the Permanent Representation of Finland to the EU in
Brussels, Belgium (2012-2015). Mrs. Anu-Eerika has worked for the Finnish Foreign
Ministry for nearly 23 years and served also in various leading positions at the Ministry for
Foreign Affairs of Finland. She has a strong background on multilateral affairs, security
policy and equality issues.
Mrs. Anu-Eerika was born in Lahti, Finland in 1974. She graduated from the University of
Helsinki in 2001 with a Master’s in Law (LLM), and has completed courses in the studies on
Business Administration and leadership at the University of Vaasa in 2005.
In 2022, she was appointed as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Finland to
the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the non-resident Ambassador of Finland to the Republic
of Yemen, and the Sultanate of Oman.
Mrs. Anu-Eerika is married and has two adult children, and her hobbies include exercise
and performing different kinds of sports.