Sami Leino

Sami Leino is an accomplished diplomat currently serving as the Ambassador of Finland to Malaysia and Brunei at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland since October 2012. In addition to this role, Sami Leino has held various significant positions within the Ministry, including Director of the Unit for Eastern Asia and Oceania and Deputy Director for East Asia. Prior experience includes serving as Minister Counsellor and Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Finland in the Netherlands, Adviser to the Secretary of State, First Secretary at the Mission of Finland to NATO, and Second Secretary at the Embassy of Finland in Moscow. Sami Leino started a professional career in diplomacy as an Attaché in both the Ministry's Legal Service and the Permanent Mission of Finland to the OSCE. Sami Leino holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree from the University of Turku, earned between 1992 and 1997.