Finnish passport
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First issued: 21 August 2006
This type is only issued at Finnish embassies abroad
First issued: 1 December 2006
Finnish passports are Issued to nationals of Finland for the purpose of international travel. Aside from serving as proof of Finnish nationality, they facilitate the process of securing assistance from Finnish consular officials abroad or other EU-members in case a Finnish consular is absent, if needed. Finnish passports share the standardised layout and burgundy-red design with other EU countries.
According to Henley Visa Restrictions Index research, Finnish citizens have the most travel freedom in the world, together with US and Danish citizens.
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[edit] Physical Appearance
Finnish passports are Bordeaux-red, with the Finnish Coat of arms emblazoned in the center of the front cover. The words "Euroopan unioni" (Finnish) and "Europeiska unionen" (Swedish) meaning (English:European Union) is inscribed above the coat of arms and the words "Suomi - Finland" the country's name in (Finnish) and (Swedish) and the words "Passi - Pass" in (Finnish) and (Swedish) meaning (English:Passport) is inscribed below the coat of arms. Finnish e-passport has the standard biometric symbol at the top. Finnish passports use the standard EU design.
[edit] Visa Free and Visa-on-arrival Travel
According to a study done by Henley & Partners, Finland has a Henley Visa Restrictions Index of 130, which means that Finnish citizens enjoy visa-free access to 130 countries and territories for short-term tourism visits. Finland shares the 1st place with Denmark and the United States in terms of international travel freedom.
193 countries and territories granted visa free or visa on arrival access to Finnish passport holders. 149 of them are visa free accessible. [1]
[edit] Africa
Botswana 90 days
Cape Verde (visa issued on arrival)
Comoros (visa issued on arrival)
Djibouti 1 month (visa issued on arrival)
Egypt 1 month (visa issued on arrival)
Ethiopia 3 months (visa issued on arrival)
Gambia 90 days
Kenya 3 months (visa issued on arrival)
Lesotho 14 days
Madagascar 90 days (visa issued on arrival)
Malawi 90 days
Mauritius 6 months
Mayotte 90 days
Morocco 90 days
Mozambique 30 days (visa issued on arrival)
Namibia 3 months- Réunion unlimited access
Senegal 3 months
Seychelles 1 month
South Africa 90 days
Swaziland 2 months
Tanzania (visa issued on arrival)
Togo 7 days (visa issued on arrival)
Tunisia 3 months
Uganda (visa issued on arrival)
Zambia (visa issued on arrival)
Zimbabwe 3 months (visa issued on arrival)
[edit] America
Anguilla 3 months
Antigua and Barbuda 1 month
Argentina 90 days
Aruba 90 days
Bahamas 3 months
Barbados 6 months
Belize 1 month
Bermuda 6 months
Bolivia 90 days
Brazil 90 days
Canada 6 months
Cayman Islands 30 days
Chile 90 days
Colombia 90 days
Costa Rica 90 days
Dominica 21 days
Dominican Republic 30 days (a US$10 tourist card is needed)
Ecuador 90 days
El Salvador 3 months
Falkland Islands 30 days- French Guiana unlimited access
Greenland 90 days
Grenada 3 months- Guadeloupe unlimited access
Guatemala 3 months
Guyana 3 months
Haiti 3 months
Honduras 3 months
Jamaica 90 days- Martinique unlimited access
Mexico 180 days
Montserrat 3 months
Netherlands Antilles 90 days
Nicaragua 3 months
Panama 90 days
Paraguay 90 days
Peru 90 days
Puerto Rico 90 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 months
Saint Lucia 28 days- Saint Pierre and Miquelon 90 days
Trinidad and Tobago 30 days
Turks and Caicos Islands 30 days
United States 90 days
Uruguay 3 months
Venezuela 90 days
British Virgin Islands 30 days
United States Virgin Islands 90 days
[edit] Asia
Armenia 21 days (visa issued on arrival)
Azerbaijan 30 days (visa issued on arrival)
Bahrain 14 days (visa issued on arrival)
Bangladesh 15 days (visa issued on arrival)
Brunei 30 days
Georgia 90 days
Cambodia 30 days (visa issued on arrival)
Hong Kong 90 days
Indonesia 30 days (visa issued on arrival)
Iran 15 days (visa issued on arrival)
Iraq (visa issued on arrival) (only Kurdistan region)
Israel 3 months
Japan 90 days
Jordan 1 month (visa issued on arrival)
South Korea 90 days
Kuwait 3 months (visa issued on arrival)
Kyrgyzstan 1 months (visa issued on arrival)
Laos 30 days (visa issued on arrival)
Lebanon 1 month
Macau 90 days
Malaysia 3 months
Maldives 30 days
Mongolia (visa issued on arrival)
Nepal 60 days (visa issued on arrival)
Oman 1 month (visa issued on arrival)
Philippines 21 days
Qatar 21 days (visa issued on arrival)
Singapore 30 days
Sri Lanka 30 days
Syria 15 days (visa issued on arrival)
Taiwan 30 days
Tajikistan 45 days (visa issued on arrival)
Thailand 30 days
Timor-Leste 30 days (visa issued on arrival)
Turkey 3 months
United Arab Emirates 60 days
Vietnam 15 days
Yemen 3 months (visa issued on arrival)
[edit] Europe
European Union unlimited access
Iceland unlimited access
Liechtenstein unlimited access
Norway unlimited access
Switzerland unlimited access
Albania 1 month
Andorra
Bosnia and Herzegovina 90 days
Croatia 90 days
Faroe Islands 90 days
Gibraltar
Guernsey
Isle of Man
Jersey
Macedonia 90 days
Moldova 90 days
Monaco 90 days
Montenegro 90 days
San Marino 90 days
Serbia 90 days
Ukraine 90 days
Vatican City 90 days
[edit] Oceania
American Samoa 30 days
Australia 3 months Electronic Travel Authority
Fiji 4 months
French Polynesia 90 days
Guam 90 days
Kiribati 28 days
Marshall Islands 30 days
Federated States of Micronesia 30 days- New Caledonia 90 days
New Zealand 3 months
Northern Mariana Islands 30 days
Cook Islands 31 days
Niue 30 days- Tokelau (same as New Zealand)
Palau 30 days
Papua New Guinea 60 days (visa issued on arrival)
Samoa 60 days
Solomon Islands 3 months
Tonga 31 days
Tuvalu 1 month
Vanuatu 30 days- Wallis and Futuna 90 days
