Under the Schengen agreement, transiting from one country to another within the Schengen area is done without border controls. If you are a foreign national requiring a Finland visa, you must always have one when entering the Schengen area. If you would ordinarily need a visa but have a residence permit valid in one of Schengen countries, you do not need a visa to enter another Schengen country if the intended duration of your stay is less than three months.
EU citizens
You will not need a visa for traveling within the EU.
There are 34 countries whose nationals do not need a visa to visit the EU for three months or less. These include Australia, Canada, Croatia, Japan, New Zealand and the United States. The list of countries whose nationals require visas to travel to the United Kingdom or Ireland differs slightly from other EU countries. If in doubt, check with the nearest consulate of any EU country.Non-EU citizens
Passport: You will need a valid passport.
Visa: If your visa is from a country fully applying the Schengen rules, it automatically allows you to travel to the other Schengen countries as well. Moreover, if you have a valid residence permit from one of those Schengen countries, it is equivalent to a visa. You may need a national visa to visit non-Schengen countries.
NOTE: Travelers planning a trip across the border to Russia must have a visa. It is advisable to get it at the Embassy of Russia in the traveler’s country of origin, because it takes at least eight weekdays to obtain a visa in Helsinki.Find more information directly at:
Finland Embassy
Source & Copyright: The source of the above visa and immigration information and copyright owner/s is the:
Country : Finland
– Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland – URL: http://formin.finland.fi/Public/default.aspx?
– Finnish Government – URL: http://www.valtioneuvosto.fi/etusivu/en.jsp
