Finland visa requirements · checked 26 September 2026

Visa & Entry Requirements for Finland

Q: What documents do I need to enter Finland?

Passport validity: The Foreign Ministry says your passport must be valid for at least ninety days after your intended date of departure from the Schengen area and must have been issued no later than ten years ago. Travel insurance: Finland's Foreign Ministry says a visa applicant's travel insurance must be in force for the period of validity of the visa applied for and cover the entire Schengen area, with minimum coverage of EUR 30,000. Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read states that a return or onward ticket is required. Proof of funds: The Foreign Ministry's visa page says that at the entry check, in addition to your visa, you must prove that you have enough funds (EUR 50 per day) to support yourself, and that the funds need to be sufficient for your stay and your return or continuation trip.

Q: How long can I stay in Finland without a visa?

Up to 90 days for every visa-free passport.

Q: How many countries can visit Finland without a visa?

93 of 198 passports can enter Finland visa-free (47%). and 105 need a visa from an embassy.

Most travellers need a visa for Finland: 105 of 198 passports must apply at an embassy or consulate, while 93 passports enter visa-free.

Finland is a Schengen member state. EU citizens can travel there with a valid passport or national ID card; nationals of the countries on the EU's visa-exempt list (Annex II of Regulation 2018/1806) are exempt from the visa requirement for stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period (ETIAS is not yet in operation); the Schengen states have jointly agreed which countries' citizens must present a visa, and the Visa Code sets the visa fee at EUR 90. The UK Foreign Office says all border crossing points on the land border between Finland and Russia will remain closed until further notice.

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Visa for Finland — requirements summary

Visa-free: 93 (47%)
Visa required: 105 (53%)

All travellers must meet the entry rules set by Finland, and they depend on your nationality. Find your passport below — you may be able to enter visa-free, or need an eVisa, a visa on arrival or a visa from an embassy.

Passport	Requirement	Max stay	Details
Afghanistan	Visa required	—	Details →
Albania	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Algeria	Visa required	—	Details →
Andorra	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Angola	Visa required	—	Details →
Antigua and Barbuda	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Argentina	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Armenia	Visa required	—	Details →
Australia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Austria	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Azerbaijan	Visa required	—	Details →
Bahamas	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Bahrain	Visa required	—	Details →
Bangladesh	Visa required	—	Details →
Barbados	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Belarus	Visa required	—	Details →
Belgium	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Belize	Visa required	—	Details →
Benin	Visa required	—	Details →
Bhutan	Visa required	—	Details →
Bolivia	Visa required	—	Details →
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Botswana	Visa required	—	Details →
Brazil	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Brunei	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Bulgaria	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Burkina Faso	Visa required	—	Details →
Burundi	Visa required	—	Details →
Cambodia	Visa required	—	Details →
Cameroon	Visa required	—	Details →
Canada	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Cape Verde	Visa required	—	Details →
Central African Republic	Visa required	—	Details →
Chad	Visa required	—	Details →
Chile	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
China	Visa required	—	Details →
Colombia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Comoros	Visa required	—	Details →
Costa Rica	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Côte d'Ivoire	Visa required	—	Details →
Croatia	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Cuba	Visa required	—	Details →
Cyprus	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Czechia	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Denmark	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Djibouti	Visa required	—	Details →
Dominica	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Dominican Republic	Visa required	—	Details →
DR Congo	Visa required	—	Details →
Ecuador	Visa required	—	Details →
Egypt	Visa required	—	Details →
El Salvador	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Equatorial Guinea	Visa required	—	Details →
Eritrea	Visa required	—	Details →
Estonia	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Eswatini	Visa required	—	Details →
Ethiopia	Visa required	—	Details →
Fiji	Visa required	—	Details →
France	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Gabon	Visa required	—	Details →
Gambia	Visa required	—	Details →
Georgia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Germany	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Ghana	Visa required	—	Details →
Greece	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Grenada	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Guatemala	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Guinea	Visa required	—	Details →
Guinea-Bissau	Visa required	—	Details →
Guyana	Visa required	—	Details →
Haiti	Visa required	—	Details →
Honduras	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Hong Kong	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Hungary	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Iceland	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
India	Visa required	—	Details →
Indonesia	Visa required	—	Details →
Iran	Visa required	—	Details →
Iraq	Visa required	—	Details →
Ireland	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Israel	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Italy	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Jamaica	Visa required	—	Details →
Japan	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Jordan	Visa required	—	Details →
Kazakhstan	Visa required	—	Details →
Kenya	Visa required	—	Details →
Kiribati	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Kosovo	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Kuwait	Visa required	—	Details →
Kyrgyzstan	Visa required	—	Details →
Laos	Visa required	—	Details →
Latvia	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Lebanon	Visa required	—	Details →
Lesotho	Visa required	—	Details →
Liberia	Visa required	—	Details →
Libya	Visa required	—	Details →
Liechtenstein	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Lithuania	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Luxembourg	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Macau	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Madagascar	Visa required	—	Details →
Malawi	Visa required	—	Details →
Malaysia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Maldives	Visa required	—	Details →
Mali	Visa required	—	Details →
Malta	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Marshall Islands	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Mauritania	Visa required	—	Details →
Mauritius	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Mexico	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Micronesia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Moldova	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Monaco	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Mongolia	Visa required	—	Details →
Montenegro	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Morocco	Visa required	—	Details →
Mozambique	Visa required	—	Details →
Myanmar	Visa required	—	Details →
Namibia	Visa required	—	Details →
Nauru	Visa required	—	Details →
Nepal	Visa required	—	Details →
Netherlands	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
New Zealand	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Nicaragua	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Niger	Visa required	—	Details →
Nigeria	Visa required	—	Details →
North Korea	Visa required	—	Details →
North Macedonia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Norway	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Oman	Visa required	—	Details →
Pakistan	Visa required	—	Details →
Palau	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Palestine	Visa required	—	Details →
Panama	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Papua New Guinea	Visa required	—	Details →
Paraguay	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Peru	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Philippines	Visa required	—	Details →
Poland	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Portugal	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Qatar	Visa required	—	Details →
Republic of the Congo	Visa required	—	Details →
Romania	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Russia	Visa required	—	Details →
Rwanda	Visa required	—	Details →
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Saint Lucia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Samoa	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
San Marino	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Sao Tome and Principe	Visa required	—	Details →
Saudi Arabia	Visa required	—	Details →
Senegal	Visa required	—	Details →
Serbia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Seychelles	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Sierra Leone	Visa required	—	Details →
Singapore	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Slovakia	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Slovenia	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Solomon Islands	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Somalia	Visa required	—	Details →
South Africa	Visa required	—	Details →
South Korea	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
South Sudan	Visa required	—	Details →
Spain	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Sri Lanka	Visa required	—	Details →
Sudan	Visa required	—	Details →
Suriname	Visa required	—	Details →
Sweden	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Switzerland	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Syria	Visa required	—	Details →
Taiwan	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Tajikistan	Visa required	—	Details →
Tanzania	Visa required	—	Details →
Thailand	Visa required	—	Details →
Timor-Leste	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Togo	Visa required	—	Details →
Tonga	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Tunisia	Visa required	—	Details →
Türkiye	Visa required	—	Details →
Turkmenistan	Visa required	—	Details →
Tuvalu	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Uganda	Visa required	—	Details →
Ukraine	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
United Arab Emirates	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
United Kingdom	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
United States	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Uruguay	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Uzbekistan	Visa required	—	Details →
Vanuatu	Visa required	—	Details →
Vatican City	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Venezuela	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Vietnam	Visa required	—	Details →
Yemen	Visa required	—	Details →
Zambia	Visa required	—	Details →
Zimbabwe	Visa required	—	Details →

Finland visa types, fees and processing times

Schengen category C visa

Embassy

Fee: 90 EUR
Max stay: 90 days
Extension: Possible

Children 6–11: EUR 45; children under 6: no fee (Foreign Ministry service-fee list).

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Schengen visa — European Union and Armenia visa facilitation agreement

Embassy

Fee: 35 EUR
Max stay: 90 days
Extension: Possible

Set at EUR 35 by the EU–Armenia visa facilitation agreement (Article 6); waived for pensioners and children under the age of 12, among other listed categories.

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Schengen visa — European Union and Azerbaijan visa facilitation agreement

Embassy

Fee: 35 EUR
Max stay: 90 days
Extension: Possible

Set at EUR 35 by the EU–Azerbaijan visa facilitation agreement (Article 6); waived for pensioners and children under the age of 12, among other listed categories.

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Schengen visa — European Union and Belarus visa facilitation agreement

Embassy

Fee: 35 EUR
Max stay: 90 days
Extension: Possible

Set at EUR 35 by the EU–Belarus visa facilitation agreement (Article 6); EUR 70 when the applicant has requested a decision within two days of submission and the consulate has accepted; waived for children under the age of 12, among other listed categories. Council Decision (EU) 2021/1940 suspended some provisions of the agreement, including for members of Belarusian official delegations.

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Schengen visa — European Union and Cabo Verde short-stay visa agreement

Embassy

Fee: 67.50 EUR
Max stay: 90 days
Extension: Possible

The EU–Cabo Verde visa facilitation agreement as amended (Article 5) sets the fee at 75 % of the amount charged under the applicable domestic legislation; children at least 12 but below 18 pay 50 % of it, and children under 12 pay nothing, among other listed categories. Finland's Foreign Ministry lists the visa fee for citizens of Cape Verde as EUR 67.50.

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Schengen visa for Russian nationals

Embassy

Fee: 90 EUR
Max stay: 90 days
Extension: Possible

Standard fee under the Visa Code (Article 16): children aged 6 to 11 pay EUR 45, and Finland's Foreign Ministry lists no fee for children under 6. The EU–Russia visa facilitation agreement is suspended in whole as regards Russian citizens (Council Decision (EU) 2022/1500). The European Commission said on 7 November 2025 that Russian nationals will no longer be able to receive multiple-entry visas.

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Schengen category D visa

Visa

Fee: 95 EUR
Valid for: 100 days

EUR 95 for an electronic application through the e-service; EUR 120 on a paper application (Foreign Ministry service-fee list). Finland grants D visas to certain categories of applicants, and to be eligible you must have a residence permit for Finland; the Foreign Ministry says a D visa is valid for 100 days.

Official application site →

Entry requirements for Finland

Passport validity

The Foreign Ministry says your passport must be valid for at least ninety days after your intended date of departure from the Schengen area and must have been issued no later than ten years ago.

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland — A visa to visit Finland✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Travel insurance

EUR 30,000.

Finland's Foreign Ministry says a visa applicant's travel insurance must be in force for the period of validity of the visa applied for and cover the entire Schengen area, with minimum coverage of EUR 30,000.

Visa Code (Regulation (EC) No 810/2009), consolidated text — EUR-Lex✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Return or onward ticket

No official source we could read states that a return or onward ticket is required. The Schengen Borders Code lists a return or round-trip ticket among the supporting documents that may verify the entry conditions, and the UK government tells British visitors they may need to show a return or onward ticket at Finnish border control.

Regulation (EU) 2016/399 (Schengen Borders Code), consolidated text 10 July 2024 — EUR-Lex✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Proof of funds

EUR 50

The Foreign Ministry's visa page says that at the entry check, in addition to your visa, you must prove that you have enough funds (EUR 50 per day) to support yourself, and that the funds need to be sufficient for your stay and your return or continuation trip.

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland — A visa to visit Finland✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Arrival cards and declarations: EES — Entry/Exit System (biometric registration)

If you arrive at a Schengen border crossing point for the first time since the EES started, passport control officers will take a photo of your face and/or scan your fingerprints, and your passport will not be stamped, the EU says. The UK government's travel advice says there is no cost for EES registration.

UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office — Finland travel advice: entry requirements✓ Checked 7 Oct 2026

Arrival cards and declarations: ETIAS — European Travel Information and Authorization System

The EU says ETIAS is the new travel authorisation for visa-exempt travellers to enter 30 European countries, Finland among them. It is currently not in operation and no applications are being collected; the EU will announce the start date several months before launch.

ETIAS — Official EU website✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Registration after arrival

The accommodation operator is responsible for making a traveller notification for each guest, and the traveller must confirm the data by signature. The operator must send the traveller data of foreigners without delay to the police department of the area where the accommodation is located.

Finlex (Ministry of Justice) — Act on Accommodation and Food Service Operations 308/2006✓ Checked 12 Oct 2026

Overstay penalties

A foreigner who intentionally stays in Finland without the required travel document, visa or residence permit is to be sentenced to a fine for an aliens offence. A foreigner who entered without a residence permit, whose stay would require a visa or residence permit that they have not applied for or been granted, may also be refused entry. An entry ban is imposed for a fixed period of at most five years.

Finlex (Ministry of Justice) — Aliens Act 301/2004, consolidated✓ Checked 12 Oct 2026

Customs allowances

If you enter or leave the EU with €10,000 in cash (or its equivalent in other currencies), you must declare it to customs in the EU country you are entering or leaving, according to the EU's Your Europe portal.

Your Europe (EU) — travelling with cash✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Finland visa requirements statistics

198

Passports covered

105

Most common: Visa required

Least common: Visa-free

47%

Visa-free access

Visa-free stays by length

90 days · 63 passports

Understanding Finland visa requirements

We track the entry rules of Finland for 198 passports. The most common situation is visa required, which applies to 105 passports (53%). 47% of passports can enter without a visa. The least common is visa-free (93 passports).

Entry categories for Finland

Visa-free entry: 93 passports can enter without a visa, for up to 90 days.
Visa required: 105 passports must apply at an embassy or consulate.

What else you need to enter Finland

Passport validity: The Foreign Ministry says your passport must be valid for at least ninety days after your intended date of departure from the Schengen area and must have been issued no later than ten years ago.
Travel insurance: Finland's Foreign Ministry says a visa applicant's travel insurance must be in force for the period of validity of the visa applied for and cover the entire Schengen area, with minimum coverage of EUR 30,000.
Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read states that a return or onward ticket is required.
Proof of funds: The Foreign Ministry's visa page says that at the entry check, in addition to your visa, you must prove that you have enough funds (EUR 50 per day) to support yourself, and that the funds need to be sufficient for your stay and your return or continuation trip.

Open your passport in the table for the exact rules — maximum stay, fees, how to apply and the official source. Entry rules change at short notice: confirm with the embassy of Finland or its official immigration website before you travel.

Frequently asked questions about Finland visas

Do I need a visa for Finland?

EU citizens can travel to Finland with a valid passport or national ID card. Nationals of the countries on the EU's visa-exempt list (Annex II of Regulation 2018/1806), which includes the United States, are exempt from the visa requirement for stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period. The Schengen states have jointly agreed which countries' citizens must present a visa; the Visa Code sets the visa fee at EUR 90.

Does time in Finland count against my Schengen 90-day limit?

Yes. Finland's Foreign Ministry says that if you do not need a visa, you can stay in Finland or in the territory of other Schengen states for ninety days in any 180-day period.

Can I cross between Finland and Russia by land?

The UK FCDO says all border crossing points on the land border between Finland and Russia will remain closed until further notice, and the Government of Canada says Finnish authorities have closed all land border crossings with Russia.

Do I need ETIAS to visit Finland?

Not yet. The EU says ETIAS, the new travel authorisation for visa-exempt travellers to enter 30 European countries including Finland, is currently not in operation and no applications are being collected, and that it will announce the start date several months before launch. The ETIAS website lists a EUR 20 application fee.

Do US citizens need a visa for Finland?

US citizens can visit Finland visa-free for 90 days. Full rules for United States passport holders.

Do UK citizens need a visa for Finland?

UK citizens can visit Finland visa-free for 90 days. Full rules for United Kingdom passport holders.

Do German citizens need a visa for Finland?

German citizens can live and travel in Finland freely. Full rules for Germany passport holders.

What documents do I need to enter Finland?

Passport validity: The Foreign Ministry says your passport must be valid for at least ninety days after your intended date of departure from the Schengen area and must have been issued no later than ten years ago. Travel insurance: Finland's Foreign Ministry says a visa applicant's travel insurance must be in force for the period of validity of the visa applied for and cover the entire Schengen area, with minimum coverage of EUR 30,000. Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read states that a return or onward ticket is required. Proof of funds: The Foreign Ministry's visa page says that at the entry check, in addition to your visa, you must prove that you have enough funds (EUR 50 per day) to support yourself, and that the funds need to be sufficient for your stay and your return or continuation trip.

How long can I stay in Finland without a visa?

Up to 90 days for every visa-free passport.

How many countries can visit Finland without a visa?

93 of 198 passports can enter Finland visa-free (47%). and 105 need a visa from an embassy.

Data: TravelRequirements.info — Entry Requirements Dataset, AXG Sp. z o.o. (CC BY 4.0) — official sources are linked on each passport page. Gaps filled from the Passport Index dataset (MIT).

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