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 Finnish passport from 2023 | |
| Type | Passport |
| Issued by |  Finland |
| First issued | 1862 (first passport regulations, as Grand Duchy of Finland)[1] 1996 (first machine-readable EU design) 21 August 2006 (first biometric version) 1 January 2017 (second biometric version)[2] 13 March 2023 (current version) |
| Purpose | Identification |
| Eligibility | Finnish citizenship |
| Expiration | 5 years after issuance |
| Cost | €50 (regular application), €44 (electronic application), €25 (when the applicant is a veteran of Finnish wars), €22 (veterans of Finnish wars, electronic application),[3] €235 (at embassies)[4] |
Finnish passport (Finnish: Suomen passi; Swedish: finskt pass) 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 consulates or Nordic missions[5] in case a Finnish consular official is absent).
Finnish passports share the standardised layout and burgundy-red cover with other EU countries. Passports are issued by the local police or by an authorised Finnish diplomatic mission abroad.
Men who are less than 30 years of age and consequently eligible for military service, but have not completed it, may only be issued a passport with an expiration date up to the last legal start date for completion of the obligation, which is at the age of 28. Men older than 30 can receive a passport with normal expiry dates regardless of the status of completion of the military duty.
Every Finnish citizen is also a citizen of the European Union. The passport, along with the national identity card allows for free rights of movement and residence in any of the states of the European Union, European Economic Area and Switzerland. For travel within the Nordic countries no identity documentation is legally required for Nordic citizens due to the Nordic Passport Union.
The passport cards are currently printed and customised by Thales Group.[6]
- ^ "Passiasetus Suomen kansalaisille ja ulkomaalaisille 1862". Histdoc.net. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ "Lapin luonto kuvittaa uutta Suomen passia ja henkilökorttia". Poliisi (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 31 December 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "Maksutaulukko - poliisin lupahakemuksien ja ilmoituksien hinnat".
- ^ "Finnish expats decry high passport fees abroad". 3 December 2023.
- ^ Article 34 of the Helsinky Treaty (Article 34 p. 8)
- ^ "ePassport and eID for Finland". 17 March 2023.