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  1. Finland

    visaTypes.schengen-c-cv.feeNotes

    Before
    The EU–Cabo Verde visa facilitation agreement as amended in 2021 (Article 5) sets the fee at 75% of the amount charged under domestic legislation; children aged 12 to 17 pay half of it, and children under 12 pay nothing, among other listed categories. Finland's Foreign Ministry lists the visa fee for citizens of Cape Verde as EUR 67.50.
    After
    The EU–Cabo Verde visa facilitation agreement as amended (Article 5) sets the fee at 75 % of the amount charged under the applicable domestic legislation; children at least 12 but below 18 pay 50 % of it, and children under 12 pay nothing, among other listed categories. Finland's Foreign Ministry lists the visa fee for citizens of Cape Verde as EUR 67.50.

  2. Finland

    visaTypes.schengen-c-by.feeNotes

    Before
    Set by the EU–Belarus visa facilitation agreement (Article 6) instead of the standard €90; €70 when the applicant asks for a decision within two days and the consulate agrees; waived for children under 12, among other listed categories. Council Decision (EU) 2021/1940 suspended the agreement's facilitations for Belarusian officials and official delegations.
    After
    Set at EUR 35 by the EU–Belarus visa facilitation agreement (Article 6); EUR 70 when the applicant has requested a decision within two days of submission and the consulate has accepted; waived for children under the age of 12, among other listed categories. Council Decision (EU) 2021/1940 suspended some provisions of the agreement, including for members of Belarusian official delegations.

  3. Finland

    visaTypes.schengen-c-az.feeNotes

    Before
    Set by the EU–Azerbaijan visa facilitation agreement (Article 6) instead of the standard €90; waived for children under 12 and pensioners, among other listed categories.
    After
    Set at EUR 35 by the EU–Azerbaijan visa facilitation agreement (Article 6); waived for pensioners and children under the age of 12, among other listed categories.

  4. Finland

    visaTypes.schengen-c-am.feeNotes

    Before
    Set by the EU–Armenia visa facilitation agreement (Article 6) instead of the standard €90; waived for children under 12 and pensioners, among other listed categories.
    After
    Set at EUR 35 by the EU–Armenia visa facilitation agreement (Article 6); waived for pensioners and children under the age of 12, among other listed categories.

  5. Finland

    visaTypes.schengen-c.feeNotes

    Before
    Children 6–11: €45; under 6: free.
    After
    Children 6–11: EUR 45; children under 6: no fee (Foreign Ministry service-fee list).

  6. Finland

    countryFacts.safety

    Before
    Pickpockets may target tourists in crowded areas during the tourist season. Parts of Finland lie inside the Arctic Circle, where some areas are very remote and emergency medical help and search and rescue are limited.
    After
    The UK Foreign Office says pickpockets may target tourists in the tourist season in crowded areas, and that parts of Finland are in the Arctic Circle, including some very remote areas of land, where emergency medical assistance and search and rescue are limited.

  7. Finland

    entryRequirements.customs.notes.1

    Before
    Between EU countries, no further duty is due on goods for your own use once tax has been paid where you bought them, though EU countries may set indicative guideline quantities for tobacco and alcohol.
    After
    The EU's Your Europe portal says that when you travel between EU countries no further tax is due on alcohol and tobacco bought for your own use and not for resale. Each EU country sets guideline values that may not be lower than, for example, 800 cigarettes or 10 litres of spirits; if customs suspect goods are not for your own use, you may be asked to prove that they are.

  8. Finland

    entryRequirements.customs.notes.0

    Before
    Arriving from outside the EU, the EU's Your Europe portal lists duty-free allowances of 200 cigarettes, 1 litre of spirits over 22% and other goods worth up to €300 (€430 for air and sea travellers).
    After
    The EU's Your Europe portal says that when you enter the EU from a non-EU country you can bring goods free of VAT and excise duties if they are not for resale and within the limits: 4 litres of still wine and 16 litres of beer, plus 1 litre of spirits over 22 % vol. or 2 litres of fortified or sparkling wine, and other goods up to €300 per traveller or €430 for travellers by air and sea. For tobacco, a higher or lower limit may apply depending on the EU country.

  9. Finland

    entryRequirements.customs.currencyLimits

    Before
    Cash of €10,000 or more (or equivalent) must be declared when entering or leaving the EU.
    After
    If you enter or leave the EU with €10,000 in cash (or its equivalent in other currencies), you must declare it to customs in the EU country you are entering or leaving, according to the EU's Your Europe portal.

  10. Finland

    entryRequirements.declarations.etias

    Before
    Visa-exempt travelers will need an ETIAS travel authorization to enter the Schengen Area. It is not yet in operation, and no applications are being collected; the EU will announce the start date several months before launch.
    After
    The EU says ETIAS is the new travel authorisation for visa-exempt travellers to enter 30 European countries, Finland among them. It is currently not in operation and no applications are being collected; the EU will announce the start date several months before launch.

  11. Finland

    entryRequirements.declarations.ees

    Before
    Non-EU travelers are registered biometrically (a facial photo and/or fingerprints) in the EU Entry/Exit System at Schengen external borders. Registration happens at the border. Your passport is not stamped. The UK government's travel advice says there is no cost for EES registration.
    After
    If you arrive at a Schengen border crossing point for the first time since the EES started, passport control officers will take a photo of your face and/or scan your fingerprints, and your passport will not be stamped, the EU says. The UK government's travel advice says there is no cost for EES registration.

  12. Finland

    entryRequirements.onwardTicket

    Before
    No official source we could read states that a return or onward ticket is required. The Schengen Borders Code lists a return or round-trip ticket among the supporting documents a border guard may request to verify the purpose and conditions of the stay.
    After
    No official source we could read states that a return or onward ticket is required. The Schengen Borders Code lists a return or round-trip ticket among the supporting documents that may verify the entry conditions, and the UK government tells British visitors they may need to show a return or onward ticket at Finnish border control.

  13. Finland

    entryRequirements.travelInsurance

    Before
    Schengen visa applicants must hold travel medical insurance covering at least €30,000, valid across the Schengen Area for the whole stay.
    After
    Finland's Foreign Ministry says a visa applicant's travel insurance must be in force for the period of validity of the visa applied for and cover the entire Schengen area, with minimum coverage of EUR 30,000.

  14. Finland

    tips.nordic-loop

    Before
    The 90/180-day allowance counts stays across the whole Schengen Area, not only in Finland.
    After
    Finland's Foreign Ministry says that if you do not need a visa, you can stay in Finland or in the territory of other Schengen states for ninety days in any 180-day period. The UK government tells British travellers that visits to Schengen countries within the previous 180 days count towards the 90 days.

  15. Finland

    tips.winter-gear

    Before
    Canada's travel advice says winter daylight hours are very short, so you will drive in darkness for most of the day, and icy roads are common and can close roads, particularly in the north. It also says winter tyres are mandatory between 1 November and 31 March.
    After
    Canada's travel advice says daylight hours are very short in the winter, so you will need to drive in darkness for most of the day, and that icy road conditions are common and may cause road closures, particularly in northern areas. It also says winter tires are mandatory between November 1 and March 31.

  16. Finland

    tips.ees-etias

    Before
    Non-EU visitors are registered biometrically in the EU Entry/Exit System at the border, and the ETIAS travel authorization for visa-exempt travelers is not yet in operation.
    After
    If you arrive at a Schengen border crossing point for the first time since the EES started, passport control officers will take a photo of your face and/or scan your fingerprints. The EU says the ETIAS travel authorisation for visa-exempt travellers is currently not in operation.

  17. Finland

    tips.russia-border-closed

    Before
    The UK FCDO and the Government of Canada say all land border crossings between Finland and Russia are closed until further notice. The Finnish Border Guard says Finland restricts non-essential travel by Russian citizens.
    After
    The UK FCDO says all border crossing points on the land border between Finland and Russia will remain closed until further notice; the Government of Canada says Finnish authorities have closed all land border crossings with Russia.

  18. Finland

    faq.etias-needed

    Before
    Once ETIAS starts, visa-exempt non-EU travelers will need the €20 online authorization before traveling to Finland and the rest of the Schengen Area. It is not yet in operation, and no applications are being collected; the EU will announce the start date several months before launch.
    After
    Not yet. The EU says ETIAS, the new travel authorisation for visa-exempt travellers to enter 30 European countries including Finland, is currently not in operation and no applications are being collected, and that it will announce the start date several months before launch. The ETIAS website lists a EUR 20 application fee.

  19. Finland

    faq.russia-border

    Before
    No. The UK FCDO and the Government of Canada say all land border crossings between Finland and Russia are closed until further notice. The Finnish Border Guard says Finland restricts non-essential travel by Russian citizens, with exemptions for listed groups such as family members, workers, students and patients.
    After
    No. The UK FCDO says all border crossing points on the land border between Finland and Russia will remain closed until further notice, and the Government of Canada says Finnish authorities have closed all land border crossings with Russia.

  20. Finland

    faq.schengen-allowance

    Before
    Yes. Finland is in the Schengen Area, so days spent there count toward the single 90-days-in-180 allowance shared with all other Schengen countries.
    After
    Yes. Finland's Foreign Ministry says that if you do not need a visa, you can stay in Finland or in the territory of other Schengen states for ninety days in any 180-day period.

  21. Finland

    faq.need-visa

    Before
    EU and EFTA citizens enter freely with a passport or ID card. Citizens of the countries and territories on the EU's visa-exempt list (Annex II of Regulation 2018/1806) — including the US, UK, Canada, Australia and Japan — can visit visa-free for 90 days in any 180-day period. Everyone else needs a Schengen short-stay visa (general fee €90).
    After
    EU citizens can travel to Finland with a valid passport or national ID card. Nationals of the countries on the EU's visa-exempt list (Annex II of Regulation 2018/1806), which includes the United States, are exempt from the visa requirement for stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period. The Schengen states have jointly agreed which countries' citizens must present a visa; the Visa Code sets the visa fee at EUR 90.

  22. Finland

    summary

    Before
    Finland is part of the Schengen Area: EU and EFTA citizens enter freely, nationals of the countries and territories on the EU's visa-exempt list (Annex II of Regulation 2018/1806) get 90 days in any 180-day period (ETIAS is not yet in operation), and everyone else needs a Schengen short-stay visa (general fee €90). The UK Foreign Office says all border crossing points on the land border between Finland and Russia will remain closed until further notice, and the Finnish Border Guard says Finland restricts non-essential travel by Russian citizens.
    After
    Finland is a Schengen member state. EU citizens can travel there with a valid passport or national ID card; nationals of the countries on the EU's visa-exempt list (Annex II of Regulation 2018/1806) are exempt from the visa requirement for stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period (ETIAS is not yet in operation); the Schengen states have jointly agreed which countries' citizens must present a visa, and the Visa Code sets the visa fee at EUR 90. The UK Foreign Office says all border crossing points on the land border between Finland and Russia will remain closed until further notice.

  23. Fiji

    visaTypes.business-visa.feeNotes

    Before
    The ministry's single-entry visa fee, which also covers visa applications for business, training or workshop purposes; multiple entry is FJ$185.00.
    After
    The Ministry of Immigration's visa page gives a checklist for the business/training/workshop purpose and lists single entry fees of $93.00 and multiple entry fees of $185.00.

  24. Fiji

    visaTypes.permit-extension.feeNotes

    Before
    Listed as "Extension of visitor's permit — 93.00" in the ministry's fee table (Forms & Fees, immigration.gov.fj/application-forms-publications-fees). The ministry says the stay can be extended by 2 months once the fee is paid.
    After
    Listed as "Extension of visitor’s permit — FJ$93.00" in the Ministry of Immigration's fee table. The Ministry says the stay can be extended by 2 months if you apply for an extension and the fee is paid.

  25. Fiji

    visaTypes.visitor-visa.feeNotes

    Before
    The ministry's fee table lists FJ$93.00 for a single-entry and FJ$185.00 for a multiple-entry visa application.
    After
    The Ministry of Immigration's fee table lists FJ$93.00 for an application for single entry and FJ$185.00 for an application for multiple entry.