Service fees in Finnish missions abroad

Please contact us primarily via email. General enquiries can be sent via email to sanomat.lon@gov.fi

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!  

Consular service

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 consulate.lon@gov.fi 

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

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