Jari Vilén

Jari Vilén
Vilén in 2018
Minister of Foreign Trade and European Affairs
In office
4 January 2002  17 April 2003
Prime MinisterPaavo Lipponen
Preceded byKimmo Sasi
Succeeded byPaula Lehtomäki
Personal details
Born (1964-04-17) 17 April 1964
Kemi, Finland
Political partyNational Coalition Party
SpouseEva Söregi-Vilén

Jari Pekka Olavi Vilén (born 17 April 1964 in Kemi) is a Finnish diplomat and politician. He served in the Parliament of Finland from 1999 to 2007 as a representative of the district of Lapland and member of the National Coalition Party. Since 2007, he has served as Finland's ambassador to several countries. Following allegations of sexual and financial misconduct in 2024, he was relocated to Helsinki.