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.

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 ...

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...

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...

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

Valitse kieli Suomi Välj språket Svenska Select language English Border checks The Finnish Border Guard conducts border checks on border crossing traffic at the external borders of the Schengen area. Border checks refer to checks performed for the...

Services and instructions This section contains instructions for our customers. For example, you can find advice about travelling and boating. Guidelines for travellers Guidelines for border crossing. Guidelines for transport providers Carrier's s...

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...

Умные границы В информационном сообщении Европейской комиссии 2008 г. «О подготовке будущих магистральных направлений в области безопасности границ ЕС» был обозначен ряд разработок в области пограничной безопасности ЕС, которые затем были воплощен...