According to Ambassador Kala, Estonia and Vietnam have several opportunities for cooperation, including in digitalisation, trade and tourism. “Our aim is to open up the Vietnamese market, with its immense potential and rapid development, to Estonian businesses and exports. That is why Estonia’s interests in Vietnam are closely linked to the interests of our businesses,” he said. The European Union and Vietnam also signed a free trade agreement in 2020, opening up new opportunities to deepen trade relations.
Veikko Kala was born in Tartu on 12 February 1981. He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2005 and has held various positions, including at the Estonian Embassy in Vienna. He has also served as Deputy Head of Mission at the Estonian Embassy in Moscow. From 2019 to 2021, he was Foreign Policy Adviser to the Prime Minister, and from 2021 to 2025, Estonia’s Ambassador to Israel. In addition to Vietnam, Kala is accredited as ambassador to ASEAN, Indonesia and Singapore, where he resides.
