4, Preobrazhenskaya ploshchad

Agreements for purchasing a site No.4, Preobrazhenskaya ploshchad (square) and building were made in autumn, 2001. Consent for constructing a building for the Diplomatic Mission was received from Moscow in March, 2003. After that, building and construction works sped up. Laying the foundation was on June 6, 2003; the building was roofed on February 2, 2004. The building started to be used on September 4, 2004. Opening ceremony with participation of Tarja Halonen, the President of the Republic of Finland, took place on November 24, 2004.
Cross total area is 7893 m; usable area is 6723 m.
Cost of the construction is approximately 18 millions euro. The builder is Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Finland. The general contractor is Skanska East Europe Oy. Architectural engineering: JV Siren Arkkitehdit Oy and Eagle Group International.
In the Consulate General building there are chancellery, premises of the Consular and Visa Sections and also a multifunctional room for different kinds of arrangements.
The nearest metro station to the Consulate General is “Chernyshevskaya”. The Consulate General is approximately within 7 minutes working distance from the metro station.

71, ulitsa Chaikovskogo

The Residence of the Consul General

Consul General’s Residence is approximately within ten minutes walking distance from the new building of the General Consulate, in a former palace of a nobleman.
In 1830 on this site there was a three-storey seven-graded stone house belonging to junior captain of the Guards N.P. Mosolov. In 1875 the house became the property of Princess S.B. Urusova. A 3-storey additional construction according to the project of architect Fokin was built by the princess’s order. In 1880 the next owner of the house became General-Major E.D. Ermilov. Ermilov renewed the interior of the house and later the faзade. Next time the faзade was rebuilt in 1913 when the building belonged to Hartung, owner of the stables. After the revolution and till 1967 the building was an ordinary dwelling house. In 1967 it was rented to the Finnish State.
Till the autumn, 2004, when a new building for the Consulate General was constructed, there were administrative premises in the building 71, ulitsa Chaikovskogo. At present the building is under repair. When the repair finishes, apart from the Consul General’s residence there will be living quarters, premises for negotiations and a one-roomed flat for the guests.