The United Kingdom
Embassy of Finland, London
If you are a Finnish citizen but reside abroad, remember to inform the Population Register Centre of Finland of any changes in your circumstances. For example, you will receive a notice of right to vote only if your contact details in the Finnish Population Information System are up to date.
In this section, you will also find guidance concerning general conscription and voting abroad.
Please contact us primarily via email. General enquiries can be sent via email to [email protected]
The Embassy switchboard is open on weekdays from 9am to 12.00pm, and 1pm to 4pm, tel: The phone number is +44 (0)20 7838 6200.
The Embassy switchboard does not handle appointments related to passport, identity card, registration and/or citizenship matters.
Please note that answers to most enquiries can be found on the Embassy website!
Customers for passports, identity cards, citizenship and notarial services must book an appointment beforehand.
The Finnish Embassy in London has implemented an electronic appointment booking service at finlandappointment.fi (here is the link to the service https://finlandappointment.fi/ ) for consular services (such as passport applications, identity card, notarial services and registration matters).
All available times (including possible cancellation times) are displayed in the Finlandappointment booking system, which you can monitor yourself. New appointments are always opened for one month at a time in Finlandappointment calendar.
On Tuesday 1.9. appointment booking will open for 21.9.-31.10.2026.
On Saturday 17.10. appointments will be opened for 2.-30.11.2026.
On Tuesday 17.11. appointments will be opened for 1.12.- 31.12.2026.
On Friday 18 December appointments will be opened for 4.-31. 1.2027.
On Monday 18 January appointments will be opened for 1.-28.2. 2027.
If you are unable to attend at the appointment given to you, kindly cancel your appointment well in advance. Please also keep an eye on our booking system for possible cancelled appointments. Unfortunately, we are unable to respond to inquiries about appointmens or give applicants extra appointments when the appointment calendar is fully booked.
Residence permit applications to Finland are submitted via VFS Global in London, Manchester and Edinburgh. All customers are required to pre-book an appointment with VFS Global.
Schengen visa applications to Finland are submitted via VFS Global in London, Manchester and Edinburgh. All customers are required to pre-book an appointment with VFS Global.
Enquiries to the Consular Section can be sent to [email protected]
Use the secure email service if your email contains sensitive personal data.
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