Embassy of Finland, Cairo

Customer service

Customer service

Monday and Tuesday 9.00-12.00 am

Appointments for passports, ID cards, residence permits and other consular services must be reserved via the online appointment reservation system(Link to another website.) 

Residence permit interview and DNA test -make an appointment by email [email protected]

Telephone hours for consular services: Mon - Wed 2 - 3 pm.

Customer service for visas to Finland

Schengen visa application has to submitted to VFS Global  by applicant her/himself.   Book an appointment via the visa centre. (Link to another website.) (Opens New Window) All the enquiries regarding visas +20 2333 23 013 or [email protected].

The processing time for visa application is minimum two weeks.

In case you are not a citizen of Egypt or Sudan, please contact the Embassy before reserving a residence permit or visa application appointment.

Use the secure email service if your email contains sensitive personal data.

Office hours

Sun-Thu 8.30 - 12.00, 13.00 - 16.15

Exceptional opening hours

The Embassy of Finland in Cairo is closed in 2025 on the following days: 

Wed 1.1.2025 New Year's Day

Tues 7.1.2025 Coptic Christmas

Wed 22.1.2025 Planning day

Sun-mon  30.-31.3.2025 Eid El Fitr

Sun-mon 20.-21.4.2025 Easter Sunday and Monday 

Mon 1.5.2025 Labour Day

Thu 5.6.2025 Arafat Day 

Sun 8.6.2025 Whit Sunday

Thu 24.7.2025 Revolution Day

Thu 4.9.2025 Prophet Mohamed

Mon 6.10.2025 Armed Force Day

Wed 24.12.2025 Christmas Eve 

Thu 25.12.2025 Christmas Day 

24/7 service

When a mission is closed, you can in an emergency situation contact the Foreign Ministry’s 24/7 service: tel. +358 9 1605 5555 or email [email protected]. For consular emergencies only. No visa inquiries, visa matters are not urgent 24/7 service issues. Phone calls will be recorded.

Email

Use the secure email service if your email contains sensitive personal data.

Telephone exchange

  • +20 225 869 000

Fax

  • +20 227 371 376

Visiting address, post address

Embassy of Finland
3, Abu El Feda Street
13th floor
11211 ZAMALEK, CAIRO
EGYPT

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Personnel

Riikka Eela
Head of Mission
CV
Eero Väisänen
Deputy Head of Mission
Sonja Heikkilä
Administrative Officer
information management
Maha Sarwat Ibrahim El-Bassiouny
Assistant
Mariam Rufail
Clerical Assistant
Mariam Hussien
Special Adviser

Team Finland (Economic Promotion, Public Diplomacy, Culture and Communications

Tapio Naula
Senior Specialist
Yasser Shawky
Adviser
Commercial Affairs

Consular Services

Raimo Pahkasalo
Administrative Officer, Consular Services
Sherine Kamal Youssef Yacoub
Consular Services Assistant

Administrative Services

Sauli Kokkonen
Administrative Officer
financial administration

E-mail addresses are in the form: [email protected]. Scandinavian characters are replaced by: ä=a, ö=o, å=a.