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.

Physical appearance

From 1996, Finnish passports have been burgundy-colored and use the standard European Union passport design, with the Finnish Coat of arms emblazoned in the center of the front cover. The words "Euroopan unioni" (Finnish) and "Europeiska unionen" (Swedish) meaning "European Union" is inscribed above the coat of arms, and the words "Suomi - Finland", the country's name in Finnish and Swedish, and "Passi - Pass", meaning "Passport" in Finnish and Swedish, below. In older EU passports, the words were entirely in capital letters, but current versions use mixed case. Biometric passports, issued starting August 21, 2006, also have the standard biometric symbol at the top.

Passports issued before the adoption of the EU design 1996 were dark blue and did not contain the "European Union" texts, but were otherwise broadly similar in appearance.

Visa Free and Visa-on-arrival Travel

193 countries and territories granted visa free or visa on arrival access to Finnish passport holders. 149 of them are visa free accessible.

Africa

• 90 days
• (visa issued on arrival)
• (visa issued on arrival)
• 1 month (visa issued on arrival)
• 1 month (visa issued on arrival)
• 3 months (visa issued on arrival)
• 90 days
• 3 months (visa issued on arrival)
• 14 days
• 90 days (visa issued on arrival)
• 90 days
• 6 months
• 90 days
• 90 days
• 30 days (visa issued on arrival)
• 3 months
• unlimited access
• 3 months
• 1 month
• 90 days
• 2 months
• (visa issued on arrival)
• 7 days (visa issued on arrival)
• 3 months
• (visa issued on arrival)
• (visa issued on arrival)
• 3 months (visa issued on arrival)

America

• 3 months
• 1 month
• 90 days
• 90 days
• 3 months
• 6 months
• 1 month
• 6 months
• 90 days
• 90 days
• 6 months
• 30 days
• 90 days
• 90 days
• 90 days
• 21 days
• 30 days (a US$10 tourist card is needed)
• 90 days
• 3 months
• 30 days
• unlimited access
• 90 days
• 3 months
• unlimited access
• 3 months
• 3 months
• 3 months
• 3 months
• 90 days
• unlimited access
• 180 days
• 3 months
• 90 days
• 3 months
• 90 days
• 90 days
• 90 days
• 90 days
• 3 months
• 28 days
• 90 days
• 30 days
• 30 days
• 90 days
• 3 months
• 90 days
• 30 days
• 90 days

Asia

• 14 days (visa issued on arrival)
• 15 days (visa issued on arrival)
• 30 days
• 30 days (visa issued on arrival)
• 90 days
• 30 days (visa issued on arrival)
• 15 days (visa issued on arrival)
• (visa issued on arrival) (only Kurdistan region)
• 3 months
• 90 days
• 1 month (visa issued on arrival)
• 90 days
• 3 months (visa issued on arrival)
• 1 months (visa issued on arrival)
• 30 days (visa issued on arrival)
• 1 month
• 90 days
• 3 months
• 30 days
• (visa issued on arrival)
• 60 days (visa issued on arrival)
• 1 month (visa issued on arrival)
• 21 days
• 21 days (visa issued on arrival)
• 30 days
• 30 days
• 15 days (visa issued on arrival)
• 30 days
• 45 days (visa issued on arrival)
• 30 days
• 30 days (visa issued on arrival)
• 60 days
• 15 days
• 3 months (visa issued on arrival)

Europe

• unlimited access
• 1 month
• 21 days (visa issued on arrival)
• 30 days (visa issued on arrival)
• 90 days
• 90 days
• 90 days
• 90 days
• unlimited access
• unlimited access
• 90 days
• 90 days
• 90 days
• 90 days
• 90 days
• unlimited access
• 90 days
• 90 days
• unlimited access
• 3 months
• 90 days
• 90 days

Oceania

• 30 days
• 3 months Electronic Travel Authority
• 30 days Electronic Travel Authority
• 4 months
• 90 days
• 90 days
• 28 days
• 30 days
• 30 days
• 90 days
• 3 months
• 30 days
• 31 days
• 30 days
• (same as New Zealand)
• 30 days
• 60 days (visa issued on arrival)
• 60 days
• 3 months
• 31 days
• 1 month
• 30 days
• 90 days

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