Visas and other travel documents

The Schengen member states - Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain and Sweden - have jointly agreed about the rules concerning the movement of third-country nationals in their territories and decided which countries' citizens are required to present a visa. Furthermore, each Schengen State has decided which travel documents citizens of different third countries have to present upon entering the country.

The full list of countries and requirements can be downloaded from the foreign ministry of Finland

Countries

Afghanistan

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Albania

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Algeria

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Andorra

Visa free to Schengen area and Finland

Angola

Antigua and Barbuda

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Argentina

Visa free to Schengen area and Finland

Armenia

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Australia

Visa free to Schengen area and Finland

Austria

EU Member State (Visa free)

Azerbaijan

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Bahamas

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Bahrain

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Bangladesh

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Barbados

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Belarus

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Belgium

EU Member State

Belize

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Benin

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Bhutan

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Bolivia

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Bosnia and Herzegowina

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Botswana

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Brazil

Visa free to Schengen area and Finland

Brunei Darussalam

Visa free to Schengen area and Finland

Bulgaria

EU Member State

Burkina Faso

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Burundi

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Cambodia

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Cameroon

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Canada

Visa free to Schengen area and Finland

Cape Verde

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Central African Republic

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Chad

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Chile

Visa free to Schengen area and Finland

China

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Hong Kong: British National (overseas) Passport

Hong Kong Document of Identity for Visa Purposes issued by Hong Kong authorities

Taiwan (China) visa requirement and travel documents: visa required to Schengen area and Finland / Travel documents accepted by Finnish authorities: ordinary passport (see also the other information concerning Taiwan/China).

Hong Kong (China) visa requirement and travel documents: visa required to Schengen area and Finland / Travel documents accepted by Finnish authorities: ordinary passport (see also the other information concerning Hong Kong)

Macao (China) visa requirement and travel documents: visa required to Schengen area and Finland / Travel documents accepted by Finnish authorities: see the information concerning Macao (China).

Hong Kong Certificate of Identity

Passport / Hong Kong Special Administrative Region - People´s Republic of China - The holder is visa free

Passport / Macao (China) Special Administrative Region - People´s Republic of China - The holder is visa free

Travel Permit / Macao (China) Special Administrative Region - People´s Republic of China

Colombia

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Comoros

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Congo (Republic of Congo)

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Congo(Democratic Republic)

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Costa Rica

Visa free to Schengen area and Finland

Côte d'Ivoire

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Croatia

Visa free to Schengen area and Finland

Cuba

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Cyprus

EU Member State

Czech Republic

EU Member State

Denmark

EU Member State

Djibouti

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Dominica

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Dominican Republic

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Ecuador

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Egypt

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

El Salvador

Visa free to Schengen area and Finland

Equatorial Guinea

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Eritrea

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Estonia

EU Member State

Ethiopia

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Fiji

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

France

EU Member State

Gabon

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Gambia

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Germany

EU Member State

Ghana

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Greece

EU Member State

Grenada

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Guatemala

Visa free to Schengen area and Finland

Guinea

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Guinea-Bissau

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Guyana

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Haiti

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Honduras

Visa free to Schengen area and Finland

Hungary

EU Member State

Iceland

Schengen country

India

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Indonesia

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Iran

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Iraq

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Ireland

EU Member State

Israel

Visa free to Schengen area and Finland

Italy

EU Member State

Jamaica

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Japan

Visa free to Schengen area and Finland

Jordan

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Kazakhstan

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Kenya

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Kiribati

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Kuwait

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Kyrgyzstan

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Lao People´s Democratic Republic

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Latvia

EU Member State

Lebanon

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Lesotho

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Liberia

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Libya

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Liechtenstein

Visa free to Schengen area and Finland

Lithuania

EU Member State

Luxembourg

EU Member State

Macedonia

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Madagascar

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Malawi

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Malaysia

Visa free to Schengen area and Finland

Maldives

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Mali

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Malta

EU Member State

Marshall Islands

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Mauritania

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Mauritius

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Mexico

Visa free to Schengen area and Finland

Micronesia

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Moldova (Republic of Moldova)

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Monaco

Visa free to Schengen area and Finland

Mongolia

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Montenegro

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Morocco

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Mozambique

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Myanmar

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Namibia

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Nauru

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Nepal

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Netherlands

EU Member State

New Zealand

Visa free to Schengen area and Finland

Nicaragua

Visa free to Schengen area and Finland

Niger

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Nigeria

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

North Korea

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Norway

Schengen country

Oman

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Pakistan

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Palau

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Panama

Visa free to Schengen area and Finland

Papua New Guinea

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Paraguay

Visa free to Schengen area and Finland

Peru

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Philippines

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Poland

EU Member State

Portugal

EU Member State

Qatar

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Romania

EU Member State

Russian Federation

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Rwanda

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Saint Lucia

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Samoa

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

San Marino

Visa free to Schengen area and Finland

Sao Tome and Principe

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Saudi Arabia

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Senegal

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Serbia

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Seychelles

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Sierra Leone

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Singapore

Visa free to Schengen area and Finland

Slovakia (Slovak Republik)

EU Member State

Slovenia

EU Member State

Solomon Islands

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Somalia

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

South Africa

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

South Korea (Republic of Korea)

Visa free to Schengen area and Finland

Spain

EU Member State

Sri Lanka

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Sudan

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Suriname

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Swaziland

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Sweden

EU Member State

Syria

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Tajikistan

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Tanzania (United Republic of Tanzania)

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Thailand

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Timor-Leste

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Togo

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Tonga

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Trinidad and Tobago

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Tunisia

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Turkey

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Turkmenistan

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Tuvalu

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Uganda

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Ukraine

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

United Arab Emirates

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

United States of America

Visa free to Schengen area and Finland

Uruguay

Visa free to Schengen area and Finland

Uzbekistan

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Vanuatu

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Vatican City (The Holy See)

Visa free to Schengen area and Finland

Venezuela

Visa free to Schengen area and Finland

Vietnam

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Yemen

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Zambia

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland

Zimbabwe

Visa required to Schengen area and Finland