If you are travelling to Finland alone and you are not an adult, you must have a valid travel document, such as a passport or ID card. We recommend that your parents also write a letter of consent.

Your travel document must be valid for at least three months after the date when you plan to leave Finland or the Schengen Area.

Guidelines for travellers Guidelines for travellers at border crossings Finland has established border crossing points for entering and leaving the country. Passports and other travel documents At border control, the Finnish Border Guard checks yo...

If you come to Finland from a country outside the Schengen Area or you depart Finland for a country outside the Schengen Area you must travel via a border crossing point.

I am travelling from a non-Schengen country to another non-Schengen country. If have a stop-over in Finland, do I need a visa? Read our FAQ for travellers.

In the pilot project, a digital travel document was tested in a real border control situation.

EES Entry/Exit System The new Entry/Exit System (EES) was introduced in the EU on 12 October 2025. The Entry/Exit System (EES) is an IT-system by which the EU aims to improve management of its external borders and to strengthen its internal securi...

Can I come with my family to a summer cottage which I own in Finland? Questions and answers regarding restrictions on the entry of Russian nationals.

Information on arriving in Finland from Ukraine In this section, you find information and guidelines for Ukrainians entering into Finland. Finland’s eastern border is closed. Finland restricts entry of Russian nationals. × Sulje Finland offers pro...

Finland restricts the non-essential travel of Russian citizens with Schengen visa. This applies to entry in Finland and transit to Schengen area. Read instructions.

Information to third-country nationals about the processing of personal data in the Entry/Exit System (EES)

A carrier must ensure that any alien whom it brings into Finland must hold the travel document required for entry into the country, as well as any required visa or residence permit.

Privacy statement for processing of personal data in border control, to maintain border security and order along the border

Projects ARESIBO ARESIBO aims to develop and enhance situation awareness in border surveillance and make the best use of the new capabilities offered by the Augmented Reality technologies. CISE The project is deploying the data services provided t...

Border checks of pleasure craft in the Saimaa Canal All leisure boating through the Saimaa Canal is regarded as traffic across the EU’s external borders in respect of border inspections. Finnish entry/exit checks on all pleasure craft passing thro...

All recreational craft that can with justified cause be assumed to have crossed the external Schengen border may always be subjected to a border check.

An administrative complaint is generally made in writing. You can use the form "Administrative complaint to the Border Guard".

Register of Border Guard Activities Updated on 7 August 2025 1. Name of the register Register of Border Guard Activities 2. Data controller Headquarters of the Finnish Border Guard Vilhonvuorenkatu 4-6 00500 Helsinki, Finland Switchboard +358 295 ...

25.8.2023 | The Finnish Border Guard invites passengers on Finnair flights to and from the UK to test the digital travel document at border control at Helsinki Airport from 28 August 2023.

26.1.2024 | Finnair customers can now test the Digital Travel Credentials (DTC) at Helsinki Airport border control on 22 Finnair routes instead of the previous three. The trial period will run until the end of March 2024.