# Kosovo passport to Finland: Visa-free

Current access classification: **Visa-free** — No visa required before travel.

Access data checked August 24, 2026. Evidence status: **official evidence collected**.

This page concerns ordinary short visits unless an official source states otherwise. Authorities apply the current rule, and individual circumstances can change the applicable treatment.

## Evidence timeline

- **January 1, 2024 — Kosovo biometric ordinary passports: EU short-stay visa-free entry** (Visa-free)
  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.
  Official source:
  - [European Union, Official Journal: Regulation (EU) 2023/850: Kosovo passport visa exemption](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/850/oj/eng)

- **January 1, 2024 — Kosovo biometric ordinary passports became visa-exempt** (Visa-free)
  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.
  Official sources:
  - [Publications Office of the European Union: Consolidated Regulation (EU) 2018/1806](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A02018R1806-20251230)
  - [European Commission, Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs: The Schengen area](https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/schengen/schengen-area_en)

## Useful links

- [HTML evidence page](https://multipassrank.com/kosovo-finland-visa-free)
- [Kosovo passport access](https://multipassrank.com/passport/kosovo)
- [All passport requirements for Finland](https://multipassrank.com/destination/finland)
- [Dataset license](https://multipassrank.com/data-license)