Finland Travel requirements, advice , Coronavirus status and Visa Policy
2022-10-04 16:19:01
Finland is located in Northern Europe. It is a developed country. Current Travel Advice to visitors travelling to Finland is Exercise Normal Precautions. Check Finland Travel Advisory, visa Requirements below.
Travel advice and advisories
Published 05.05.2022
Until 5 June 2022, passengers must have:
- a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 7 days and at most 270 days before arrival. Vaccines accepted are: AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Covaxin, Covishield, Janssen, Moderna (Spikevax), Nuvaxovid (Novavax), Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty), Sinopharm (BIBP) or Sinovac; or
- a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated and received a booster dose; or
- a COVID-19 recovery certificate and a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they received one vaccine dose. Vaccines accepted are: AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Covaxin, Covishield, Janssen, Moderna (Spikevax), Nuvaxovid (Novavax), Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty), Sinopharm (BIBP) or Sinovac.
- This does not apply to:
- nationals and residents of Finland;
- passengers arriving from Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland or Vatican City (Holy See);
- residents of Bahrain, Chile, Chinese Taipei, Colombia, Hong Kong (SAR China), Indonesia, Korea (Rep.), Kuwait, Macao (SAR China), New Zealand, Peru, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Uruguay arriving directly from these countries;
- military personnel;
- passengers with a diplomatic passport traveling on duty;
- passengers born in 2007 or later.
Travel Advisory By USA
Tue, 04 Oct 2022
Reissued with updates to health information.
Exercise normal precautions in Finland.
Read the country information page for additional information on travel to Finland.
If you decide to travel to Finland:
- Read the Department of State’s COVID-19 page before planning any international travel, and read the Embassy COVID-19 page for country-specific COVID-19 information.
- Enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) to receive travel alerts and make it easier to locate you in an emergency.
- Follow the Department of State on Facebook and Twitter.
- Review the Country Security Report for Finland.
- Visit the CDC page for the latest Travel Health Information related to your travel.
- Prepare a contingency plan for emergency situations. Review the Traveler’s Checklist.
Visa Policy for Visitors travelling to Finland
Visa required
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
- Angola
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Belarus
- Belize
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- China
- Comoros
- Congo [DRC]
- Congo [Republic]
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Cuba
- Djibouti
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- India
- Indonesia
- Iraq
- Jamaica
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Maldives
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mongolia
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar [Burma]
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
- Qatar
- Russia
- Rwanda
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Uganda
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Visa not required
- Albania (90 days)
- Andorra (90 days)
- Argentina (90 days)
- Australia (90 days)
- Austria (Freedom of movement ID card valid)
- Bahamas (3 months)
- Barbados (3 months)
- Belgium (Freedom of movement ID card valid)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (90 days)
- Brazil (3 months)
- Brunei (90 days)
- Canada (90 days)
- Chile (90 days)
- Colombia (90 days)
- Costa Rica (90 days)
- Cyprus (Freedom of movement ID card valid)
- Czech Republic (Freedom of movement ID card valid)
- Denmark (Freedom of movement)
- Dominica (90 days)
- El Salvador (90 days)
- Estonia (Freedom of movement ID card valid)
- Georgia (90 days)
- Greece (Freedom of movement ID card valid)
- Grenada (90 days)
- Guatemala (90 days)
- Honduras (90 days)
- Hong Kong (90 days)
- Hungary (Freedom of movement ID card valid)
- Iceland (Freedom of movement)
- Israel (90 days)
- Italy (Freedom of movement ID card valid)
- Japan (90 days)
- Kiribati (90 days)
- Liechtenstein (Freedom of movement ID card valid)
- Lithuania (Freedom of movement ID card valid)
- Luxembourg (Freedom of movement ID card valid)
- Macau (90 days)
- Macedonia [FYROM] (90 days)
- Malaysia (90 days)
- Malta (Freedom of movement ID card valid)
- Marshall Islands (90 days)
- Mauritius (3 months)
- Mexico (90 days)
- Micronesia (90 days)
- Moldova (90 days)
- Monaco (90 days)
- Montenegro (90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen Area[Note 1])
- Netherlands
- New Zealand (90 days)
- Nicaragua (90 days)
- Norway (Freedom of movement)
- Palau (90 days)
- Panama (90 days)
- Paraguay (90 days)
- Peru (90 days)
- Poland (Freedom of movement ID card valid)
- Romania (Freedom of movement Romanian identity card valid)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis (3 months)
- Saint Lucia (90 days)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (90 days)
- Samoa (90 days)
- San Marino (90 days)
- Serbia (90 days)
- Seychelles (3 months)
- Singapore (90 days)
- Slovakia (Freedom of movement ID card valid)
- Slovenia (Freedom of movement ID card valid)
- Solomon Islands (90 days)
- South Korea (90 days)
- Sweden (Freedom of movement ID card valid and driver's licence valid)
- Switzerland (Freedom of movement ID card valid)
- Timor-Leste (90 days)
- Tonga (90 days)
- Trinidad and Tobago (90 days)
- Tuvalu (90 days)
- Ukraine (90 days)
- United Arab Emirates (90 days)
- United Kingdom (90 days)
- Uruguay (90 days)
- Vatican City (90 days)
- Venezuela (90 days)
Freedom of movement
- Bulgaria
- France (Unlimited stay)
- Germany (Unlimited stay)
- Ireland
- Latvia (Freedom of movement ID card valid)
- Portugal
- Spain
Visa free access
- Croatia
Visa Requirements for Finland Citizens
References
- U.S Department of State - Bureau of Consular Affairs
- Systematic dataset of Covid-19 policy, from Oxford University
- International Air Transport Association (IATA)