Embassy of Finland, Washington, D.C.
| Finnish Embassy in Washington, D.C. | |
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| Coordinates | 38°55′27.7″N 77°03′54.6″W / 38.924361°N 77.065167°WCoordinates: 38°55′27.7″N 77°03′54.6″W / 38.924361°N 77.065167°W |
| Location | Washington, D.C. |
| Address | 3301 Massachusetts Avenue NW |
| Ambassador | Pekka Lintu |
The Finnish Embassy in Washington, D.C. is Finland's embassy to the United States. It is located at 3301 Massachusetts Avenue, in the Embassy Row neighborhood.[1]
The embassy also operates consulates-general in Los Angeles and New York.
The modernist structure was designed by Heikkinen – Komonen Architects and opened in 1994.[2] The Embassy became the first green embassy in the United States, receiving LEED Gold Certification in 2010. [3]
The Diplomatic Finnish Sauna Society meets there.[4][5][6]
References
- ↑ http://www.embassy.org/embassies/fi.html
- ↑ http://architecturerevived.blogspot.com/2009/01/finnish-embassy-washington-dc.html
- ↑ http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2010/01/20/finnish_embassy_awarded_for_going_green
- ↑ Jason Horowitz (March 18, 2010). "At Finnish Embassy, the heat is on". Washington Post.
- ↑ washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/yeas-nays/finnish-embassy039s-sauna-039flooded039-requests
- ↑ "The Home Improvement That's the Hottest of Them All". The Wall Street Journal. December 29, 2010.
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