Passport & Visa Info
The following details relate to holders of adult normal passports (requirements for children may be different), if any other type of passport or travel document is held, entry requirements should be checked with the relevant embassy or consulate.
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Passports
Required, but NOT by the following:
1) Holders of National Identity Cards issued to nationals of Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Sweden & Switzerland.
Passport Validity: 1) Where a visa is not required passports must be valid for at least the intended length of stay.
2) Where a visa is required passports must be valid for at least 3 months from the expiry of the visa.
Visas
The following DO NOT require a visa:
1) Nationals of Finland
2) For stays up to 3 months by:
a) Holders of British passports with status `British subject'
b) Nationals of Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Rep, Denmark (excluding Greenland & Faroe Islands), El Salvador, Estonia, France (including Guadeloupe, Martinique & Reunion), Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong (S.A.R. passports), Hungary, Iceland, Ireland Rep, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea (South), Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao (S.A.R. passports), Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City & Venezuela.
Air Transit
Required by all except those as noted above and:
1) Persons continuing their journey to a third country within 24 hours without leaving the airport transit area, provided arriving & departing from/to a non-Schengen country & holding confirmed onward tickets & documentation (except nationals of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Congo Dem Rep, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia & Sri Lanka)
Notes: Transit without a visa is not available if any of the subsequent destinations or transit locations are a Schengen country requiring a visa. Therefore, as the passenger is entering the Schengen territory, which is a borderless territory, those nationals of countries requiring a visa for any Schengen state, which they are entering, require a visa at all times.
Re-entry Permits
Required by alien residents who are nationals of countries not noted under `Visas' above.
U.S. Embassy or Consulate in Finland
Itainen Puistotie 14B
00140, Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Tel: 358-9-616-25-701, 0830 to 1700 Monday to Friday (after hours, 358-9-616-25-0);
Fax: 358-9-616-25-800
E-mail: HelsinkiACS@state.gov.
Website: http://www.usembassy.fi.
Finland Embassy or Consulate in U.S.
Washington DC Office
925 Fifteenth Street N.W.
Suite 300
Washington, D.C. 20005
Voice: 1-800-874-5100
Local: 202-638-3800
Fax: 202-638-4674
Email: support@traveldocs.com
New York Office
641 Lexington Avenue
Suite 1435
New York, NY 10022
Voice: 1- 877-874-5104
Local: 212-223-1735
Fax: 212-634-6361
Email: ny@traveldocs.com
San Francisco Office
3 Embarcadero Center
Lobby Level, Suite 2
San Francisco, CA 94111
Voice: 1-888-874-5100
Local: 415-399-1515
Fax: 415-399-1001
Email: sfo@traveldocs.com
UK Embassy or Consulate in Finland
British Embassy
Itäinen Puistotie 17
00140 Helsinki
Tel:
+358 (0)9 2286 5100 (Main switchboard)
+358 (0)9 2286 5216 (General enquiries, no Visa calls)
+358 (0)9 2286 5210 (Commercial enquiries, no Visa calls)
Fax:
+358 (0)9 2286 5284 Chancery Section
+358 (0)9 2286 5262 General
+358 (0)9 2286 5272 Management
+358 (0)9 2286 5262 Consular and Visa
Email: info.helsinki@fco.gov.uk
Email: commercial.helsinki@fco.gov.uk
Email: consular.section.helsinki@fco.gov.uk
Office hours: Mon-Fri: 09.00-17.00
Summer hours: 14 June-3 Sep: 08:300-15:30
Visa Section: 09:00-12:00
Consular Section: 09:00-12:00 and 13:00-15:00
(by appointment only - appointments should be made at least 24 hours in advance)
Website: http://ukinfinland.fco.gov.uk
Website: http://ukinfinland.fco.gov.uk/en/visas
Finland Embassy or Consulate in UK
Visas are not required to enter Finland. As a British national, you can stay as a visitor for three months. After that, you should contact the local Finnish Police for a residence permit.
You should be in possession of a valid passport; there is no minimum validity required.
Finland Embassy or Consulate Office in Australia
Embassy of Finland
12 Darwin Avenue
Yarralumla ACT 2600
Telephone: +61 2 6273 3800
Fax: +61 2 6273 3603
Email: finland@austarmetro.com.au
Finland Embassy or Consulate Office in Belgium
Finnish Tourist Board
Vondelpark 120
3120 Tremelo
Belgium
Tel: +32 2 711 98 30 francais, +32 2 711 98 29 nederlands
Fax: +32 15 237 024
Email: finlande@mek.fi
Web site: http://www.finland-tourism.com/web/be/
Email: finland.nl@mek.fi (nederlands)
Finland Embassy or Consulate Office in Denmark
Finlands Turistbureau
Tel: +45 33 131362
Email: finland.dk@mek.fi
Web site: http://www.finland-tourism.com/web/dk/
Finland Embassy or Consulate Office in Estonia
Soome Turismiarenduskeskuse Eesti Esindus
Uus 32
10111 Tallinn
Tel: +372 6 997 010
Fax: +372 6 997 011
Email: mek.tal@mek.fi
Web site: http://www.finland-tourism.com/web/est/
Finland Embassy or Consulate Office in France
l'Office National du Tourisme de Finlande
BP 283
75425 Paris Cedex 09
Tel: +33 (1) 55 17 42 70
Fax: +33 (1) 47 42 87 22
Email: finlande@mek.fi
Web site: http://www.finland-tourism.com/web/fr/
Finland Embassy or Consulate Office in Germany
Finnischen Zentrale f374r Tourismus
Lessingstrasse 5
D-60325 Frankfurt
Tel: +49 69 500 701 57
Fax: +49 69 724 1725
Email: finnland.info@mek.fi
Web site: http://www.finland-tourism.com/web/de
Finland Embassy or Consulate Office in Hong Kong
Finnish Tourist Board
Room 1301, United Overseas Bank Building
54-58 Des Voeux Road Central
Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2525 1367
Fax: +852 2845 9560
Email: pacamltd@asiaonline.net
Finland Embassy or Consulate Office in Italy
Ente Nazionale Finlandese per il Turismo
Via Arco 4
I-20121 Milano
Tel: +39 2 696 33 578
Fax: +39 2 72 02 25 90
Email: finlandia.info@mek.fi
Web site: http://www.finland-tourism.com/web/it/
Finland Embassy or Consulate Office in Japan
Finnish Tourist Board
Imperial Hotel, Room 505
1-1-1 Uchisaiwaicho, Chiyoda-ku
100-0011 Tokyo
Tel: +81 3 3501 5207
Fax: +81 3 3580 9205
Web site: http://www.moimoifinland.com/
Finland Embassy or Consulate Office in Netherlands
Finnish Tourist Board
Johannes Vermeerplein 5
1071 DV AMSTERDAM
Tel: +31 (20) 201 3489 public inquiries
Email: finland.nl@mek.fi
Web site: http://www.finland-tourism.com/nl/
Finland Embassy or Consulate Office in Norway
Finlands Turistkontor
Tel: +47 23 16 24 30
Email: finland.no@mek.fi
Finland Embassy or Consulate Office in Russia/Moscow
Finnish Tourist Board
Kropotkinskyi per. 7, 2. floor
119 034 MOSCOW
Tel: +7 (095) 247 3735
Fax: +7 (095) 247 1691
Email: mek.mow@mek.fi
Web site: http://www.finljandija.ru/
Finland Embassy or Consulate Office in Russia/St. Petersburg
Finnish Tourist Board
Tel: +7 (812) 326-25-21
Fax: +7 (812) 326-25-23
Email: mek.pie@mek.fi
Web site: http://www.finljandija.ru/
Finland Embassy or Consulate Office in Spain
Oficina de Turismo de Finlandia
Fernando el Santo, 27-5A
28010 MADRID
Tel: +34-917 497 745
Fax: +34-913 196 948
Email: finlandia@mek.fi
Web site: http://www.finland-tourism.com/es
Finland Embassy or Consulate Office in Sweden
Finska Turistbyrån
Mail box 178
117 37 Stockholm
Telephone: +46 8 587 691 21
Fax: +46 8 545 124 31
Email: finland.se@mek.fi
Finland Embassy or Consulate Office in Switzerland
Finnische Zentrale für Tourismus
(No office location, only telephone service)
Tel: +41-1-654 5132 deutsch, +41-1-654 5133 français
Fax: +49-69 724 1725 (Germany)
Email: finnland.info@mek.fi
Web site: http://www.finland-tourism.com/web/ch/
Alternate email: finlande@mek.fi (Français)
Finland official tourism board Office
P.O. Box 625, Töölönkatu 11
FI-00101 HELSINKI
Tel: +358-(0)10 60 58000
E-mail: mek@visitfinland.com
Web site: www.mek.fi, www.visitfinland.com
Fax: +358-(0)10 60 58333
Source:
Web: http://travel.state.gov/
Web: http://www.fco.gov.uk/
Web: http://www.mek.fi, http://www.visitfinland.com