Raveesh Kumar Appointed As Next Ambassador Of India To Finland
Raveesh Kumar, seasoned diplomat and currently the Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs has been appointed as India’s next Ambassador to Finland, the government announced on Wednesday.
Kumar, a 1995-batch Indian Foreign Service officer, started his career at the Indian Mission in Jakarta.
He was also the former and youngest spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs and served from July 2017 to April 2020. In the course of time he articulated India’s position on a number of sensitive issues including last year’s Balakot strike, reorganization of Jammu and Kashmir and the controversy.
Raveesh Kumar, later announced that he was officially "passing on the baton" to Anurag Srivastava after 33 months serving in the high-profile post.
He succeeded Vani Rao, former Ambassador of India to Finland.
“He is expected to take up the assignment shortly,” the MEA said.
Finland is an important country for India in Europe. The bilateral trade between India and Finland has upturned in the past few years.
Around 35 Indian companies have invested in Finland in IT, healthcare, hospitality and automotive sectors while over 100 Finnish companies have operations in India in energy, textiles, power plants and electronics sectors.
