Passport and Visa

Passport: Citizens of Nordic countries (Denmark, Iceland, Sweden and Norway ) do not need a passport for entering Finland. EU-nationals, and citizens of Liechtenstein, Monaco, San Marino, Switzerland and Schengen Agreement countries (Austria, Belgium,Denmark,France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherland, Norway, Portugal, Spain and Sweden ) can enter Finland with a valid passport or a valid identity card. . All other nationalities require a valid passport.

Holders of refugee travel documents
(agreements 1946 or 1951) from Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom do not need visas if their stay does not exceed three months.


Visa:
Countries whose citizens do not require a visa for entry into Finland : Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, USA, Uruguay, Vatican and Venezuela. Holders of a Laissez Passer of the United Nations and the EC require no visa.

More Information: The Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Unit for Passports and Visas, P.O.BOX 176, 00161 HELSINKI, tel: +358-(0)9-1 60 05.


NOTE:
Travellers planning a trip across the border to Russia must have a visa. It is advisable to get it at the Embassy of Russia in the traveller's country of origin, because it takes at least eight weekdays to obtain a visa in Helsinki.

Vaccination certificate requirements:
No vaccination requirements for any international traveller.

Last Modified 10/30/2007
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