Erik af Hällström is the Consul General at the Consulate General of Finland in Mumbai. He served as Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy in New Delhi, Minister Counselor at the Embassy in the Hague, Human Rights Expert and First Secretary at the Permanent Representation in Geneva and Second Secretary at the Embassy in Brasília. At the Foreign Ministry, he served as Director of the Unit for United Nations and Global Affairs, as team leader for Pan-African issues and as Chair of the European Union COARM Working Party. He was also President of the Union for Foreign Ministry servants (UHVY) and a member of the selection committee for diplomatic recruitments. His military rank is staff sergeant.