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Entering Finland
Find out if you need a visa
Where to apply for a visa?
How to apply for a visa?
Requesting review of a visa decision
Visa and residence permit of a Finnish citizen's family member
Residence permits to Finland
Seasonal workers' visa
Travelling and services
In distress abroad
Money stolen
Illness or death
Victim of a crime
Arrested or detained
In crisis situations abroad
Finnish passport and identity card
Applying for a passport or an identity card
Required attachments
Passport application for a child
Passport application by persons liable for military service
Types of passport and processing fees
Family and citizenship
Establishment of paternity
General conscription
Voting abroad
Witnessing a signature
Legalisation of documents
Certification of a copy
Certification of the authenticity of the content of a document
Certificate of existence
Travelling or residing abroad A–Z
Team Finland in Palestinian territory
Opportunities in development cooperation for companies
Finland's development cooperation in Palestinian territory
Support for local civil society organisations
Goals and principles of Finland's development policy
Finland and Palestinian territory
Representation of Palestinian territory in Finland
Foreign Ministry's press releases
Representative Office, Ramallah
Finland Abroad -websites
Representative Office of Finland, Ramallah
Finland abroad
A Schengen visa is meant for short stays in or transit through the Schengen area of a duration of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period. A visa issued by one Schengen state is valid for travelling in any Schengen state, but you must apply for the visa from the country of your main destination. If you are travelling to several Schengen states, none of which will be your main destination, you need to apply for the visa from the country that you will enter first.
Schengen member states are Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
A visa is granted provided that you intend to leave the Schengen area before the visa expires. In addition, you must have sufficient means of subsistence for the duration of the stay and present the relevant supporting documents. A Schengen visa does not automatically permit its holder to enter the Schengen area.
A Schengen visa is issued based on the EU Visa Code (Regulation No 810/2009).
The EU residence permit granted by a Schengen State allows free movement and residence in Schengen States for a maximum period of 90 days. Inquiries: Finnish Immigration Service
Finland Abroad is a website provided by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland and Finland's missions abroad.
Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland