Ambassador Anne Lammila

Ambassador Lammila newly arrives in South Africa from Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation, where she worked as the Consul-General of Finland. Previous ambassadorial posts in Ms Lammila’s career include Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues and Gender Equality (2015–2017) and Ambassador to Mexico accredited to Cuba, Haiti, and Central America (2011–2015). Previously, she was the Deputy Head of Mission of the Finnish Embassy in Washington (2007–2011) and held various directorship positions in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, including in the Americas and Asia department. She was also the Deputy Permanent Delegate in Finland’s Permanent Mission to UNESCO, in Paris (1995–2000). Earlier in her career, Ms Lammila served in the Finnish Embassies in Madrid and Brasilia.

She holds a Master of Science Degree in Economics and Business Administration from the Turku School of Economics and Business Administration.