The Finnish Embassy in Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

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 is Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

's embassy to the United States

United States

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. It is located at 3301 Massachusetts Avenue

Massachusetts Avenue (Washington, D.C.)

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, in the Embassy Row

Embassy Row

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 neighborhood.

The embassy also operates consulates-general

Consul (representative)

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 in Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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 and New York

New York

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.
In 2010, the Embassy became the first green embassy in the United States, designed by Heikkinen-Komonen Architects.
It celebrated their LEED Gold Certification, with a party co-hosted by DC's Pink Line Project. The party featured art and musical entertainment.

The Diplomatic Finnish Sauna Society meets there.

External links

• Official site
• http://www.finnleo.com/blog/2011/1/4/sauna-featured-in-wall-street-journal.aspx