New biometric passport to be introduced in August

Finland will introduce a new biometric passport on 21 August 2006. With this reform, the Finnish passport will get a new design with additional security features. Also the period of validity will change.

Moreover, the processing period for passport applications will shorten, the new passport photo guidelines will become mandatory and children can no longer be included on the passport of a parent.

Introduction of the new biometric passport: on 21 August 2006
Maximum period of validity: 5 years
The price of the passport remains the same, 80 €.

Passports of the current type will continue to be valid travel documents after the introduction of the new biometric passport. You will not need to exchange your valid passport for a new passport. All passports will remain valid until their expiry date.

The new passport’s data page will contain a microchip storing the same data that is printed on the data page: facial image, personal data and passport data. The chip will also contain security features which help to prevent passport fraud and forgery and the misuse of data stored on the chip.

Photo guidelines(Link to another website.) (Opens New Window)

Register offices(Link to another website.) (Opens New Window)