The Ministry for Foreign Affairs urges to avoid all travel to the United Kingdom, Ireland and South Africa in accordance with the recommendation of the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare. For all other countries, the Foreign Ministry’s general travel advice due to the COVID-19 pandemic is to avoid all but essential travel.

All Finnish missions abroad responsible for entry matters accept visa applications submitted by representatives of defined special groups. Representatives of such special groups include, for example, persons applying for a visa on the basis of family ties or an established relationship. The conditions for issuing a visa under the Schengen Visa Code must also be met.

This letter is not a mandatory travel document, and the Finnish Border Guard does not require it to be presented, but it can be a helpful document for you to present to the border agents at check-in here in the US to verify your allowed entry status to Finland. Please check the required travel documents, travel insurance requirements etc. directly from the airline before booking your flight.