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Finland visa requirements

Current entry categories for 199 passport nationalities, paired with official evidence as it is reviewed.

Access data checked August 24, 202632 official sources collected
Citizenship1Visa-free93Visa required105
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199 passports

Citizenship

1

Visa-free

93

Visa required

105
Policy history

Official evidence timeline

One group agreement or destination policy can support many passport relationships. Dates are recorded only when an official source establishes them.

  1. Visa-free

    Kosovo biometric ordinary passports: EU short-stay visa-free entry

    Binding EU law exempts holders of ICAO-compliant biometric passports issued by Kosovo from the visa requirement for the listed Member State short visits.

    • This is limited to an ICAO-compliant biometric passport issued by Kosovo. Regulation (EU) 2023/850 transferred Kosovo to Annex II and the exemption applied from 1 January 2024 because ETIAS had not begun operation first.
    • It is a short-visitor visa-waiver baseline only. It does not establish ETIAS timing, work, residence, study, transit, special documents, carrier requirements, national entry conditions, or final admission.
    • Ireland is deliberately excluded: the EU visa-list Regulation does not establish Ireland's separate national visa policy.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Kosovo

    Official sourceEuropean Union, Official Journal: Regulation (EU) 2023/850: Kosovo passport visa exemption
  2. Visa-free

    Kosovo biometric ordinary passports became visa-exempt

    Annex II exempts Kosovo biometric passports for covered short stays from 1 January 2024.

    • The passport must be biometric and meet ICAO standards.
    • The exemption applies for stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Kosovo

    Official sourcesPublications Office of the European Union: Consolidated Regulation (EU) 2018/1806European Commission, Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs: The Schengen area
  3. Visa-free

    Micronesian ordinary passports gained covered EU short-stay access

    The EU–Micronesia agreement is provisionally applied from 2016-09-20; no final entry-into-force notice was located in this review.

    • The waiver is limited to valid ordinary passports and short stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period.
    • Paid activity is excluded, and ordinary entry conditions and refusal powers continue to apply.
    • Ireland is excluded; France and the Netherlands are covered only in their European territories.
    • The agreement does not itself establish access to Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, or Liechtenstein.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Micronesia

    Official sourcesPublications Office of the European Union: Consolidated Regulation (EU) 2018/1806Official Journal of the European Union: EU–Micronesia short-stay visa waiver agreement
  4. Visa-free

    Tuvaluan ordinary passports gained covered EU short-stay access

    The EU–Tuvalu agreement is provisionally applied from 2016-07-01 and formally in force from 2019-02-01.

    • The waiver is limited to valid ordinary passports and short stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period.
    • Paid activity is excluded, and ordinary entry conditions and refusal powers continue to apply.
    • Ireland is excluded; France and the Netherlands are covered only in their European territories.
    • The agreement does not itself establish access to Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, or Liechtenstein.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Tuvalu

    Official sourcesPublications Office of the European Union: Consolidated Regulation (EU) 2018/1806Official Journal of the European Union: EU–Tuvalu short-stay visa waiver agreementCouncil of the European Union: Entry into force of the EU–Tuvalu waiver agreement
  5. Visa-free

    Marshallese ordinary passports gained covered EU short-stay access

    The EU–Marshall Islands agreement is provisionally applied from 2016-06-28; no final entry-into-force notice was located in this review.

    • The waiver is limited to valid ordinary passports and short stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period.
    • Paid activity is excluded, and ordinary entry conditions and refusal powers continue to apply.
    • Ireland is excluded; France and the Netherlands are covered only in their European territories.
    • The agreement does not itself establish access to Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, or Liechtenstein.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Marshall Islands

    Official sourcesPublications Office of the European Union: Consolidated Regulation (EU) 2018/1806Official Journal of the European Union: EU–Marshall Islands short-stay visa waiver agreement
  6. Visa-free

    Kiribati ordinary passports gained covered EU short-stay access

    The EU–Kiribati agreement is provisionally applied from 2016-06-24; no final entry-into-force notice was located in this review.

    • The waiver is limited to valid ordinary passports and short stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period.
    • Paid activity is excluded, and ordinary entry conditions and refusal powers continue to apply.
    • Ireland is excluded; France and the Netherlands are covered only in their European territories.
    • The agreement does not itself establish access to Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, or Liechtenstein.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Kiribati

    Official sourcesPublications Office of the European Union: Consolidated Regulation (EU) 2018/1806Official Journal of the European Union: EU–Kiribati short-stay visa waiver agreement
  7. Visa-free

    Peruvian ordinary passports gained a covered EU short-stay waiver

    Peruvian citizens holding valid ordinary passports may enter the covered EU Member States without a visa for short stays.

    • The agreement was provisionally applied from 15 March 2016 and entered into force on 1 November 2016.
    • Paid activity is excluded; applicable EU, Member State, and Peruvian rules continue to govern it.
    • The maximum stay is 90 days in any moving 180-day period.
    • Ireland is excluded, and France and the Netherlands are covered only in their European territories.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Peru

    Official sourcesPublications Office of the European Union: EU–Peru short-stay visa waiver agreementCouncil of the European Union: Council Decision (EU) 2016/437
  8. Visa-free

    Palauan ordinary passports gained covered EU short-stay access

    The EU–Palau agreement is provisionally applied from 2015-12-08; no final entry-into-force notice was located in this review.

    • The waiver is limited to valid ordinary passports and short stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period.
    • Paid activity is excluded, and ordinary entry conditions and refusal powers continue to apply.
    • Ireland is excluded; France and the Netherlands are covered only in their European territories.
    • The agreement does not itself establish access to Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, or Liechtenstein.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Palau Islands

    Official sourcesPublications Office of the European Union: Consolidated Regulation (EU) 2018/1806Official Journal of the European Union: EU–Palau short-stay visa waiver agreement
  9. Visa-free

    Colombian ordinary passports gained a covered EU short-stay waiver

    Colombian citizens holding valid ordinary passports may enter the covered EU Member States without a visa for short stays.

    • The agreement was provisionally applied from 3 December 2015 and entered into force on 1 January 2017.
    • Paid activity is excluded; applicable EU, Member State, and Colombian rules continue to govern it.
    • The maximum stay is 90 days in any moving 180-day period.
    • Ireland is excluded, and France and the Netherlands are covered only in their European territories.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Colombia

    Official sourcesOfficial Journal of the European Union: EU–Colombia short-stay visa waiver agreementCouncil of the European Union: Council Decision (EU) 2015/2399Council of the European Union: EU–Colombia waiver entry-into-force corrigendum
  10. Visa-free

    Tongan ordinary passports gained covered EU short-stay access

    The EU–Tonga agreement is provisionally applied from 2015-11-21; no final entry-into-force notice was located in this review.

    • The waiver is limited to valid ordinary passports and short stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period.
    • Paid activity is excluded, and ordinary entry conditions and refusal powers continue to apply.
    • Ireland is excluded; France and the Netherlands are covered only in their European territories.
    • The agreement does not itself establish access to Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, or Liechtenstein.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Tonga

    Official sourcesPublications Office of the European Union: Consolidated Regulation (EU) 2018/1806Official Journal of the European Union: EU–Tonga short-stay visa waiver agreement
  11. Visa-free

    Dominican ordinary passports gained covered EU short-stay access

    The EU–Dominica agreement is provisionally applied from 2015-05-28; no final entry-into-force notice was located in this review.

    • The waiver is limited to valid ordinary passports and short stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period.
    • Paid activity is excluded, and ordinary entry conditions and refusal powers continue to apply.
    • Ireland is excluded; France and the Netherlands are covered only in their European territories.
    • The agreement does not itself establish access to Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, or Liechtenstein.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Dominica

    Official sourcesPublications Office of the European Union: Consolidated Regulation (EU) 2018/1806Official Journal of the European Union: EU–Dominica short-stay visa waiver agreement
  12. Visa-free

    Grenadian ordinary passports gained covered EU short-stay access

    The EU–Grenada agreement is provisionally applied from 2015-05-28 and formally in force from 2019-02-01.

    • The waiver is limited to valid ordinary passports and short stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period.
    • Paid activity is excluded, and ordinary entry conditions and refusal powers continue to apply.
    • Ireland is excluded; France and the Netherlands are covered only in their European territories.
    • The agreement does not itself establish access to Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, or Liechtenstein.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Grenada

    Official sourcesPublications Office of the European Union: Consolidated Regulation (EU) 2018/1806Official Journal of the European Union: EU–Grenada short-stay visa waiver agreementCouncil of the European Union: Entry into force of the EU–Grenada waiver agreement
  13. Visa-free

    Saint Lucian ordinary passports gained covered EU short-stay access

    The EU–Saint Lucia agreement is provisionally applied from 2015-05-28 and formally in force from 2023-11-01.

    • The waiver is limited to valid ordinary passports and short stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period.
    • Paid activity is excluded, and ordinary entry conditions and refusal powers continue to apply.
    • Ireland is excluded; France and the Netherlands are covered only in their European territories.
    • The agreement does not itself establish access to Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, or Liechtenstein.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    St. Lucia

    Official sourcesPublications Office of the European Union: Consolidated Regulation (EU) 2018/1806Official Journal of the European Union: EU–Saint Lucia short-stay visa waiver agreementCouncil of the European Union: Entry into force of the EU–Saint Lucia waiver agreement
  14. Visa-free

    Timorese ordinary passports gained covered EU short-stay access

    The EU–Timor-Leste agreement is provisionally applied from 2015-05-28 and formally in force from 2022-05-01.

    • The waiver is limited to valid ordinary passports and short stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period.
    • Paid activity is excluded, and ordinary entry conditions and refusal powers continue to apply.
    • Ireland is excluded; France and the Netherlands are covered only in their European territories.
    • The agreement does not itself establish access to Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, or Liechtenstein.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Timor-Leste

    Official sourcesPublications Office of the European Union: Consolidated Regulation (EU) 2018/1806Official Journal of the European Union: EU–Timor-Leste short-stay visa waiver agreementCouncil of the European Union: Entry into force of the EU–Timor-Leste waiver agreement
  15. Visa-free

    Vincentian ordinary passports gained covered EU short-stay access

    The EU–Saint Vincent and the Grenadines agreement is provisionally applied from 2015-05-28 and formally in force from 2023-05-01.

    • The waiver is limited to valid ordinary passports and short stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period.
    • Paid activity is excluded, and ordinary entry conditions and refusal powers continue to apply.
    • Ireland is excluded; France and the Netherlands are covered only in their European territories.
    • The agreement does not itself establish access to Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, or Liechtenstein.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    St. Vincent and the Grenadines

    Official sourcesPublications Office of the European Union: Consolidated Regulation (EU) 2018/1806Official Journal of the European Union: EU–Saint Vincent and the Grenadines short-stay visa waiver agreementCouncil of the European Union: Entry into force of the EU–Saint Vincent and the Grenadines waiver agreement
  16. Visa-free

    Emirati ordinary passports gained covered EU short-stay access

    The EU–United Arab Emirates agreement is provisionally applied from 2015-05-06; no final entry-into-force notice was located in this review.

    • The waiver is limited to valid ordinary passports and short stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period.
    • Paid activity is excluded, and ordinary entry conditions and refusal powers continue to apply.
    • Ireland is excluded; France and the Netherlands are covered only in their European territories.
    • The agreement does not itself establish access to Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, or Liechtenstein.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    United Arab Emirates

    Official sourcesPublications Office of the European Union: Consolidated Regulation (EU) 2018/1806Official Journal of the European Union: EU–United Arab Emirates short-stay visa waiver agreement
  17. Current official routeVisa required

    EU visa-list Regulation: Nauru exemption remains conditional on a future agreement

    The current Regulation lists Nauru in Annex II with a footnote that makes an exemption conditional on entry into force of an agreement still to be concluded with the EU.

    • Ordinary-passport short-stay result only, for stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period.
    • The result follows the current Nauru Annex II footnote; it is not a conclusion about a future agreement or its possible effective date.
    • Article 6 permits Member State exceptions for specified categories, including diplomatic, service, special, crew, school, refugee, and paid-activity cases; those are out of scope.
    • Does not determine transit, residence, family-free-movement, territorial, document, asylum, humanitarian, or case-specific entry treatment.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Nauru

    Official sourcePublications Office of the European Union: Consolidated Regulation (EU) 2018/1806
  18. Current official routeCitizenship

    Finland passport holder entering Finland: citizenship

    Citizenship, rather than visitor-entry access, governs a Finland national entering Finland.

    • This is a same-country citizenship normalization, not a cross-border visitor rule.
    • It does not determine document, family-member, public-policy, or associated-territory rules.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Finland

    Official sourcesEuropean Parliament and Council of the European Union: Directive 2004/38/EC on free movement and residenceEuropean Free Trade Association: EEA-Lex factsheet for Directive 2004/38/ECOfficial Journal of the European Union: EU–Switzerland agreement on the free movement of persons
  19. Current official routeVisa-free

    European free-movement passports to Finland

    Nationals of the listed EU, EEA, and Swiss states may enter Finland without a visa under the applicable free-movement framework.

    • Short entry requires a valid passport or, where accepted, national identity card; longer residence can require registration or a permit.
    • Third-country family members, residents, refugee or alien documents, and non-national travel documents are outside this passport cohort.
    • Public-policy, public-security, public-health, and territory restrictions remain applicable.
    30 passport nationalities covered

    Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland

    Official sourcesEuropean Parliament and Council of the European Union: Directive 2004/38/EC on free movement and residenceEuropean Free Trade Association: EEA-Lex factsheet for Directive 2004/38/ECOfficial Journal of the European Union: EU–Switzerland agreement on the free movement of persons
  20. Current official routeVisa-free

    HKSAR passports are visa-exempt in the EU and Schengen area

    Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 exempts Hong Kong SAR passport holders from short-stay visa requirements across the covered EU and Schengen destinations.

    • Only holders of a Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passport are covered.
    • Stays may not exceed 90 days in any 180-day period.
    • Ireland applies its own visa policy and is not covered by this policy.
    • Cyprus is covered through the EU regulation but is not yet part of the border-control-free Schengen area.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Hong Kong (SAR China)

    Official sourcesEuropean Parliament and Council of the European Union: Regulation (EU) 2018/1806European Commission, Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs: European Commission visa policy and Schengen scope
  21. Current official routeVisa required

    EU and Schengen Annex I ordinary passports require visas

    The current EU regulation places these nationalities in Annex I, requiring a short-stay visa at covered external borders.

    • Vanuatu has required a visa under Annex I since 3 February 2025.
    • This ordinary-passport cohort excludes Member State exceptions for diplomatic, service, official, or special passports.
    • The destinations are the 29 Schengen countries plus Cyprus; Ireland operates its own visa policy.
    104 passport nationalities covered

    Russian Federation, Qatar, Türkiye, South Africa, Belize, Kuwait, Maldives, Ecuador, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Guyana, Fiji, Vanuatu, Oman, Jamaica, Papua New Guinea, China, Botswana, Belarus, Bolivia, Kazakhstan, Thailand, Suriname, Namibia, Dominican Republic, Lesotho, eSwatini, Morocco, Indonesia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, The Gambia, Azerbaijan, Ghana, Philippines, Tunisia, Benin, Uganda, Armenia, Cape Verde Islands, Mongolia, Zambia, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Kyrgyzstan, São Tomé and Príncipe, Uzbekistan, Burkina Faso, Cuba, Togo, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, India, Madagascar, Senegal, Algeria, Mauritania, Equatorial Guinea, Niger, Guinea, Mali, Tajikistan, Chad, Comoro Islands, Guinea-Bissau, Angola, Egypt, Jordan, Liberia, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Haiti, Vietnam, Bhutan, Cambodia, Congo (Rep.), Djibouti, Laos, Congo (Dem. Rep.), Nigeria, Turkmenistan, Myanmar, Ethiopia, Lebanon, South Sudan, Sudan, Libya, Sri Lanka, Eritrea, Iran, Palestinian Territory, Bangladesh, North Korea, Nepal, Somalia, Yemen, Pakistan, Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan

    Official sourcesPublications Office of the European Union: Consolidated Regulation (EU) 2018/1806European Parliament and Council of the European Union: Regulation (EU) 2025/11 as regards VanuatuEuropean Commission, Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs: The Schengen area
  22. Current official routeVisa-free

    EU and Schengen Annex II ordinary passports are visa-exempt

    The current EU regulation exempts these ordinary-passport nationalities from short-stay visas at covered external borders.

    • The exemption applies for stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period.
    • Entries with biometric, document, or agreement conditions are modelled separately.
    • The destinations are the 29 Schengen countries plus Cyprus; Ireland operates its own visa policy.
    37 passport nationalities covered

    Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Barbados, Brunei, Brazil, The Bahamas, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, Japan, St. Kitts and Nevis, South Korea, Monaco, Mauritius, Mexico, Malaysia, Nicaragua, New Zealand, Panama, Paraguay, Solomon Islands, Seychelles, Singapore, San Marino, El Salvador, Trinidad and Tobago, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City, Venezuela, Samoa

    Official sourcesPublications Office of the European Union: Consolidated Regulation (EU) 2018/1806European Commission, Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs: The Schengen area
  23. Current official routeVisa-free

    Listed biometric ordinary passports are visa-exempt

    Annex II exempts these nationalities only when the passport meets its stated ICAO biometric condition.

    • The passport must be biometric and meet the ICAO standards identified in Annex II.
    • The exemption applies for stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period.
    6 passport nationalities covered

    North Macedonia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova, Montenegro, Ukraine

    Official sourcesPublications Office of the European Union: Consolidated Regulation (EU) 2018/1806European Commission, Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs: The Schengen area
  24. Current official routeVisa-free

    Georgian biometric ordinary passports remain visa-exempt

    Georgia's biometric ordinary passports remain Annex II visa-exempt despite the 2026 suspension for official passport classes.

    • The passport must be biometric and meet ICAO standards.
    • The March 2026 suspension applies to diplomatic, service, and official passports rather than ordinary passports.
    • The exemption applies for stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Georgia

    Official sourcesPublications Office of the European Union: Consolidated Regulation (EU) 2018/1806European Commission: Regulation (EU) 2026/496 on Georgia's official passportsEuropean Commission, Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs: The Schengen area
  25. Current official routeVisa-free

    Serbian biometric ordinary passports are visa-exempt

    Annex II exempts Serbian biometric passports, including those issued by the Serbian Coordination Directorate.

    • The passport must be biometric and meet ICAO standards.
    • The exemption applies for stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Serbia

    Official sourcesPublications Office of the European Union: Consolidated Regulation (EU) 2018/1806European Commission, Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs: The Schengen area
  26. Current official routeVisa-free

    Macao SAR passports are visa-exempt

    Annex II exempts holders of Macao Special Administrative Region passports for covered short stays.

    • Only a Macao Special Administrative Region passport is covered.
    • The exemption applies for stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Macao (SAR China)

    Official sourcesPublications Office of the European Union: Consolidated Regulation (EU) 2018/1806European Commission, Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs: The Schengen area
  27. Current official routeVisa-free

    Taiwan passports containing an identity number are visa-exempt

    Annex II exempts Taiwan passports that contain the holder's identity card number for covered short stays.

    • The passport must contain an identity card number.
    • The exemption applies for stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)

    Official sourcesPublications Office of the European Union: Consolidated Regulation (EU) 2018/1806European Commission, Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs: The Schengen area
  28. Current official routeVisa-free

    British citizen passports are visa-exempt

    Annex II exempts British citizen ordinary passports for covered short stays.

    • The exemption does not establish access for British Overseas, British subject, or British protected-person document classes.
    • The exemption applies for stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    United Kingdom

    Official sourcesPublications Office of the European Union: Consolidated Regulation (EU) 2018/1806European Commission, Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs: The Schengen area