Visa requirements for Finnish citizens

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Visa requirements for Finnish citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Finland. As of May 2023, Finnish citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 191 countries and territories, ranking the Finnish passport 4th in terms of travel freedom (tied with Austria, Luxembourg, and Sweden) according to the Henley Passport Index. Additionally, the World Tourism Organization also published a report on 15 January 2016 ranking the Finnish passport 1st in the world (tied with Denmark, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Singapore and the United Kingdom) in terms of travel freedom, with the mobility index of 160 (out of 215 with no visa weighted by 1, visa on arrival weighted by 0.7, eVisa by 0.5 and traditional visa weighted by 0).

As a member state of the European Union, Finnish citizens enjoy freedom of movement within the European Economic Area (EEA). The Citizens’ Rights Directive defines the right of free movement for citizens of the EEA. Through bilateral agreements freedom of movement is extended to Switzerland, and all EU and EFTA nationals are not only visa-exempt but are legally entitled to enter and reside in each other's countries.

In order to travel to another country, a Finnish citizen requires a passport, except within the Nordic Passport Union, where no travel document is required, however traveler in the Nordic Passport Union must be able to prove their identity, for example with a passport, identity card or a Nordic driving license. A passport is also not required for holders of the Finnish identity card for travel to European countries (except Belarus, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine) as well as French overseas territories and Georgia.

Visa requirements map

Visa requirements

Territories and disputed areas
Visa requirements for Finnish citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognized countries and restricted zones:

Europe
— Visa required.
— Visa required (issued for single entry for 21 days/1/2/3 months or multiple entry visa for 1/2/3 months).Travellers with Artsakh visa (expired or valid) or evidence of travel to Artsakh (stamps) will be permanently denied entry to Azerbaijan.
Mount Athos — Special permit required (4 days: 25 euro for Orthodox visitors, 35 euro for non-Orthodox visitors, 18 euro for students). There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed.
Brest and Grodno — Visa not required for 10 days.
Crimea — Visa issued by Russia is required.
— Visa free access for 3 months. Passport required.
UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus — Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas.
— Freedom of movement.
— Visa not required.
– Visa not required.
– Visa not required.
– Visa not required.
— Visa not required.
Jan Mayen — permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.
– Visa not required.
— From 1 July 2019, Finnish citizens are eligible for E-visa access for 8 days.
— visa free for 90 days.
Closed cities and regions in Russia — special authorization required.
— Visa free. Multiple entry visa to Russia and three-day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.
— Visa free. Registration required after 24h.

Africa
(outside Asmara) — visa covers Asmara only; to travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).
(Western Sahara controlled territory) — Visa not required up to 3 months.
— Visa issued on arrival (30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival).
— All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit.
Darfur — Separate travel permit is required.

Asia
Hainan — Visa not required for 15 days for traveling as part of a tourist group (5 or more people)
— Visa not required for 90 days.
— Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for whole states of Nagaland and Sikkim and parts of states Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh. Restricted Area Permit (RAP) required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year.
— Visa on arrival for 15 days is available at Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports.
— Special permission required for the town of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast, and the town of Gvardeyskiy near Almaty.
Kish Island — Visitors to Kish Island do not require a visa.
— Visa not required for 90 days.
Sabah and Sarawak — These states have their own immigration authorities and passport is required to travel to them, however the same visa applies.
Maldives — With the exception of the capital Malé, tourists are generally prohibited from visiting non-resort islands without the express permission of the Government of Maldives.
outside Pyongyang – People are not allowed to leave the capital city, tourists can only leave the capital with a governmental tourist guide (no independent moving)
— Visa not required. Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.
— Visa not required for 90 days.
Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province — OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez.
— A special permit, issued prior to arrival by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is required if visiting the following places: Atamurat, Cheleken, Dashoguz, Serakhs and Serhetabat.
Tibet Autonomous Region — Tibet Travel Permit required (10 US Dollars).
Korean Demilitarized Zone — restricted zone.
UNDOF Zone and Ghajar — restricted zones.
Phú Quốc — can visit without a visa for up to 30 days.
— Special permission needed for travel outside Sana’a or Aden.

Caribbean and North Atlantic

— Visa not required for 3 months.
— Visa not required for 30 days.
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba — Visa not required for 3 months.
— Visa not required for 21 days (extendable).
— Visa not required for 1 month (extendable).
— Visa not required for 6 months.
— Visitors arriving at San Andrés and Leticia must buy tourist cards on arrival.
— Visa not required for 3 months.
— Visa not required for 6 months.
— Freedom of movement.
Margarita Island — All visitors are fingerprinted.
— Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required.
— Visa not required for 30 days.
— Visa not required for 3 months.
— Visa not required for 90 days.
— Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required.

Oceania
— Electronic authorization for 30 days.
Ashmore and Cartier Islands — special authorization required.
Clipperton Island — special permit required.
— Visa free access for 31 days.
Lau Province — Special permission required.
— Visa not required.
— Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required.
— Visa not required for 3 months.
— Visa on arrival valid for 30 days is issued free of charge.
— Visa not required.
— 14 days visa free and landing fee US$35 or tax of US$5 if not going ashore.
— Entry permit required.
United States Minor Outlying Islands — special permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island.
— Visa not required.

South Atlantic and Antarctica
— Visitor Permit valid for 4 weeks is issued on arrival.

— eVisa for 3 months within any year period.
— Entry Permit (£25) for 183 days is issued on arrival.
— Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.
— Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).
Antarctica and adjacent islands — special permits required for , , Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency.
— Certain countries will deny access to holders of Israeli visas or passport stamps of Israel because of the Arab League boycott of Israel.

Non-ordinary passports

Holders of various categories of official Finnish passports have additional visa-free access to the following countries:

(diplomatic passports)
(diplomatic or service passports)
(diplomatic passports)

Holders of diplomatic or service passports of any country have visa-free access to Cape Verde, Ethiopia, Mali and Zimbabwe.

Right to consular protection in non-EU countries

When in a non-EU country where there is no Finnish embassy, Finnish citizens as EU citizens have the right to get consular protection from the embassy of any other EU country present in that country.

Finnish citizens may also seek assistance from public officials in the foreign services of any of the Nordic countries, when in a country with no Finnish representation. This is afforded by the Helsinki Treaty which states that public officials in the foreign services of any of the Nordic countries shall assist citizens of another Nordic country if that country is not represented in the territory concerned.