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Finnish passport
The Finnish passport (Suomen passi; finskt pass) is issued to Finnish nationals for international travel. In addition to proving Finnish nationality, it allows holders to seek assistance from Finnish consular officials abroad, or from other EU or Nordic missions when a Finnish official is unavailable.
Finnish passports share the standardised burgundy cover and layout common to EU member states. Passports are issued by the local police or by authorised Finnish diplomatic missions abroad.
As EU citizens, Finnish nationals enjoy free movement and residence rights in the European Union, the European Economic Area, and Switzerland. In addition, under the Nordic Passport Union, citizens may travel between Nordic countries without identity documents. Finnish men under the age of 30 who are liable for military service but have not yet completed it may only receive passports valid until the last legal start date for service (age 28).
Finnish passports are produced and personalised by Thales Group.
Since 1996, Finnish passports have had burgundy covers and follow the standard European Union passport layout, with the Finnish coat of arms displayed in the centre of the front cover. Above the coat of arms appear the words Euroopan unioni (Finnish) and Europeiska unionen (Swedish), meaning "European Union." Below are the words Suomi – Finland, the country's name in Finnish and Swedish, and Passi – Pass, meaning "Passport."
Passports issued before August 2006 were not biometric. In those versions, all words on the cover were printed in capital letters.
On 21 August 2006 Finland introduced biometric passports, which included the standard biometric symbol at the top of the cover.
In 2012 the coat of arms was enlarged. The European Union title was moved below it, separated from the country's name by a double line, and the country's name began to appear in all capitals. The biometric symbol was shifted to the bottom.
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Finnish passport
The Finnish passport (Suomen passi; finskt pass) is issued to Finnish nationals for international travel. In addition to proving Finnish nationality, it allows holders to seek assistance from Finnish consular officials abroad, or from other EU or Nordic missions when a Finnish official is unavailable.
Finnish passports share the standardised burgundy cover and layout common to EU member states. Passports are issued by the local police or by authorised Finnish diplomatic missions abroad.
As EU citizens, Finnish nationals enjoy free movement and residence rights in the European Union, the European Economic Area, and Switzerland. In addition, under the Nordic Passport Union, citizens may travel between Nordic countries without identity documents. Finnish men under the age of 30 who are liable for military service but have not yet completed it may only receive passports valid until the last legal start date for service (age 28).
Finnish passports are produced and personalised by Thales Group.
Since 1996, Finnish passports have had burgundy covers and follow the standard European Union passport layout, with the Finnish coat of arms displayed in the centre of the front cover. Above the coat of arms appear the words Euroopan unioni (Finnish) and Europeiska unionen (Swedish), meaning "European Union." Below are the words Suomi – Finland, the country's name in Finnish and Swedish, and Passi – Pass, meaning "Passport."
Passports issued before August 2006 were not biometric. In those versions, all words on the cover were printed in capital letters.
On 21 August 2006 Finland introduced biometric passports, which included the standard biometric symbol at the top of the cover.
In 2012 the coat of arms was enlarged. The European Union title was moved below it, separated from the country's name by a double line, and the country's name began to appear in all capitals. The biometric symbol was shifted to the bottom.
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