Smarta gränser Kommissionens meddelande ’Förberedning av gränssäkerhetens framtida utvecklingslinjer i EU’ från 2008 lyfte fram delar av helheten för EU:s följande utvecklingssteg inom gränssäkerheten. Initiativet som baserar sig på dessa har sena...

ETIAS eller EU-systemet för reseuppgifter och resetillstånd Med hjälp av EU-systemet för reseuppgifter och resetillstånd kan man fastställa huruvida tredjelandsmedborgare som är undantagna från viseringskravet uppfyller kraven för inresa innan de ...

Jag reser från ett land utanför Schengenområdet till ett annat land utanför Schengenområdet. Behöver jag visum om jag flyger genom Finland?

I pilotprojektet testades digitala resehandlingar i en äkta gränskontrollsituation.

25.10.2023 | Varje år publicerar den amerikanska tidskriften TIME sin lista Best Inventions med banbrytande uppfinningar. På årets lista, i kategorin Apps & Software, finns den digitala resehandlingen DTC (Digital Travel Credentials), som testas i Finland.

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 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.

25.8.2023 | Gränsbevakningsväsendet inbjuder passagerare på Finnairs flyg till och från Storbritannien att testa den digitala resehandlingen vid gränskontrollen på Helsingfors-Vanda flygplats från och med den 28 augusti 2023.

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

ETIAS or the European Travel Information and Authorisation System With the European Travel Information and Authorisation System, later ETIAS, the entry requirements for visa-exempt third country nationals can be defined before they travel to the S...

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.

When you go to the border control point at the airport, you should use automated border control. The automated gate can carry out a full border check in as little as 15 seconds.

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.

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...

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.

Valitse kieli Suomi Välj språket Svenska Select language English Climate action In 2023, the Finnish Border Guard purchased 14 operational vehicles and nine self-charging hybrid city cars as planned. The newly acquired vehicles will reduce carbon ...

Smart borders The communiqué ‘Preparation of future developments of border security in the EU’ that the European Commission issued in 2008 brought forward parts of the next developments within EU’s border security. The proposal that is based on th...

Älykkäät rajat -hanke Euroopan Komission vuonna 2008 antamassa tiedonannossa ’ Rajaturvallisuuden tulevien kehityslinjojen valmistelu EU:ssa ’ tuotiin esille osakokonaisuuksia EU:n rajaturvallisuuden seuraavista kehitysaskeleista, joihin pohjautuv...