Current affairs

Due to the current situation relating to coronavirus outbreak and the recommendations by the Chinese government related to Chinese staff and restrictions imposed to travel, the customer service provided by the Embassy of Finland in Beijing and Consulate General in Shanghai have made the following adjustments this week:

The EU is revising its Visa Code in order to facilitate visa procedures for travellers and to respond more effectively to the challenges posed by illegal migration. Finland will start applying the new Visa Code on 2 February 2020 together with other Schengen countries.

Embassy of Finland in Beijing and Consulate General in Shanghai are closed during the Chinese New Year on 24-28 January

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs will phase in a new visa system during February and March 2020. After its introduction, visa applications can be processed efficiently, fast and reliably.

The Embassy of Finland is seeking qualified applicants for the position of a locally hired Receptionist and Translator for the Administrative Section of the Embassy starting in March 2020 or as agreed.

All Finnish missions abroad and organisations issuing visas, including the Border Guard, Finnish Customs and the Police, started to use the new EU visa sticker on 11 November 2019