Where to apply for a visa?

If your country of destination is Finland, apply for a visa from the nearest Finnish mission or the visa centre that the mission advises to you. Honorary consuls and consulates cannot grant visas.

It has been agreed with some countries that Finland may be represented by another Schengen state(Link to another website.) (Opens New Window). In such cases, apply for a visa to Finland from the mission of that Schengen state.

Submit your visa application at a mission or visa centre in person. An application cannot be sent by e-mail or telefax.

In China, Finland has 15 visa application centers. The visa application must be submitted at the visa application center in whose jurisdiction the applicant legally resides.

  • Jurisdiction of the Embassy of Finland in Beijing, 12 centers:
    • Beijing, Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Jinan, Kunming, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Wuhan and Xi'an.
  • Jurisdiction of the Consulate General of Shanghai, 3 centers:
    • Shanghai, Hangzhou and Nanjing.

Finland visa applications centers in China(Link to another website.) (Opens New Window)