Finnish passport

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First issued: 21 August 2006
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This type is only issued at Finnish embassies abroad
First issued: 1 December 2006Finnish 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. [ [http://www.continental.com/web/en-US/apps/travel/passport/default.aspx?SID=AF00139455BF42FE9BB3FB40EC6484F6 Continental Airlines -Passport, Health and Visa Requirements for International Travel] ]

Africa

*BWA 90 days
*CPV (visa issued on arrival)
*COM (visa issued on arrival)
*DJI 1 month (visa issued on arrival)
*EGY 1 month (visa issued on arrival)
*ETH 3 months (visa issued on arrival)
*GMB 90 days
*KEN 3 months (visa issued on arrival)
*LSO 14 days
*MDG 90 days (visa issued on arrival)
*MWI 90 days
*MUS 6 months
*MYT 90 days
*MAR 90 days
*MOZ 30 days (visa issued on arrival)
*NAM 3 months
*REU unlimited access
*SEN 3 months
*SYC 1 month
*ZAF 90 days
*SWZ 2 months
*TZA (visa issued on arrival)
*TGO 7 days (visa issued on arrival)
*TUN 3 months
*UGA (visa issued on arrival)
*ZMB (visa issued on arrival)
*ZWE 3 months (visa issued on arrival)

America

*AIA 3 months
*ATG 1 month
*ARG 90 days
*ABW 90 days
*BHS 3 months
*BRB 6 months
*BLZ 1 month
*BMU 6 months
*BOL 90 days
*BRA 90 days
*CAN 6 months
*CYM 30 days
*CHL 90 days
*COL 90 days
*CRI 90 days
*DMA 21 days
*DOM 30 days (a US$10 tourist card is needed)
*ECU 90 days
*SLV 3 months
*FLK 30 days
*GUF unlimited access
*GRL 90 days
*GRD 3 months
*GLP unlimited access
*GTM 3 months
*GUY 3 months
*HTI 3 months
*HND 3 months
*JAM 90 days
*MTQ unlimited access
*MEX 180 days
*MSR 3 months
*ANT 90 days
*NIC 3 months
*PAN 90 days
*PRY 90 days
*PER 90 days
*PRI 90 days
*KNA 3 months
*LCA 28 days
*SPM 90 days
*TTO 30 days
*TCA 30 days
*USA 90 days
*URY 3 months
*VEN 90 days
*VGB 30 days
*VIR 90 days

Asia

*BHR 14 days (visa issued on arrival)
*BGD 15 days (visa issued on arrival)
*BRN 30 days
*KHM 30 days (visa issued on arrival)
*HKG 90 days
*IDN 30 days (visa issued on arrival)
*IRN 15 days (visa issued on arrival)
*IRQ (visa issued on arrival) (only Kurdistan region)
*ISR 3 months
*JPN 90 days
*JOR 1 month (visa issued on arrival)
*KOR 90 days
*KWT 3 months (visa issued on arrival)
*KGZ 1 months (visa issued on arrival)
*LAO 30 days (visa issued on arrival)
*LBN 1 month
*MAC 90 days
*MYS 3 months
*MDV 30 days
*MNG (visa issued on arrival)
*NPL 60 days (visa issued on arrival)
*OMN 1 month (visa issued on arrival)
*PHL 21 days
*QAT 21 days (visa issued on arrival)
*SGP 30 days
*LKA 30 days
*SYR 15 days (visa issued on arrival)
*TWN 30 days
*TJK 45 days (visa issued on arrival)
*THA 30 days
*TLS 30 days (visa issued on arrival)
*ARE 60 days
*VIE 15 days
*YEM 3 months (visa issued on arrival)

Europe

*flag|European Union unlimited access
*ALB 1 month
*AND
*ARM 21 days (visa issued on arrival)
*AZE 30 days (visa issued on arrival)
*BIH 90 days
*HRV 90 days
*FRO 90 days
*GEO 90 days
*GIB
*flag|Guernsey
*ISL unlimited access
*flag|Isle of Man
*flag|Jersey
*LIE unlimited access
*Flag|Kosovo 90 daysFact|date=August 2008
*MKD 90 days
*MDA 90 days
*MCO 90 days
*MNE 90 days
*NOR unlimited access
*SMR 90 days
*SRB 90 days
*CHE unlimited access
*TUR 3 months
*UKR 90 days
*VAT 90 days

Oceania

*ASM 30 days
*AUS 3 months Electronic Travel Authority
**NFK 30 days Electronic Travel Authority
*FJI 4 months
*PYF 90 days
*GUM 90 days
*KIR 28 days
*MHL 30 days
*FSM 30 days
*NCL 90 days
*NZL 3 months
*MNP 30 days
*COK 31 days
*NIU 30 days
*TKL (same as New Zealand)
*PLW 30 days
*PNG 60 days (visa issued on arrival)
*WSM 60 days
*SLB 3 months
*TON 31 days
*TUV 1 month
*VUT 30 days
*WLF 90 days

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