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LICENCES Making an appointment for police licence services Service prices 2013 Time reservation and payment Identity cards » Identity cards as travel documents Issuing an identity card to a minor Issuing an identity card to a foreign citizen A temporary identity card Applying for an identity card Handing over a new identity card Lost / stolen identity cards Cancelling an identity card Unlocking an electronic identity card Driving licences » Right to drive » Driving licence permit » Requirements for granting a driving licence permit Medical certificate for a driving licence Driving licence for a car Driving licences for mopeds and light quadricycles Upgrading the driving licence category Renewing a driving licence Degrading the driving licence category Duplicate of driving licence International driving licence Foreign driving licence » Exchanging a foreign driving licence for a Finnish driving licence Exchanging a driving licence issued in a state that is party to the Geneva or Vienna Conventions on Road Traffic for a Finnish driving licence States that are party to the Geneva and Vienna Conventions on Road Traffic Driving instruction licence » Justification for granting a driving instruction licence Training licence for a motorcycle Taxi-driver licences Professional competence of bus and lorry drivers Health checks Alcohol ignition lock licence Delivery of a driving licence Permits and licences for firearms » Approved purposes of use » Indicating purpose of use Requirements for acquisition permit applicants Parallel permit Conveyance notification Permits required for firearm components Specially dangerous firearms, cartridges and shells Gas spray permit Firearms belonging to a deceased’s estate » Rendering a firearm or firearm component permanently deactivated Firearms permits for associations and foundations » Firearms officer European firearms pass » Transfer of firearms from one EU country to another for purposes other than target shooting or hunting Transfer of firearms between EU countries Trade permits for firearms dealing Unlicensed firearms and explosives Firearms notification issued by a healthcare professional Passport » Issuing a passport to a minor Passports for persons liable for military service Passports for veterans of Finnish wars A temporary passport An emergency passport National seafarer's card Alien's passports and refugee travel documents Applying for a passport Taking fingerprints Processing times Delivery of finished passports Loss / theft of a passport Cancelling a passport Store your passport carefully Technical component of the passport (microchip) Use and storage of fingerprint data Frequently asked questions Passport photo guidelines » General characteristics Position Expressions and accessories Background Lighting Technical characteristics faq The Finnish Country Signing Certficates Licenses and permits for foreigners » Residence permits » Preconditions for issuing residence permits New fixed-term residence permit (extended permit) Permanent residence permit and EC long-term residence permit for citizens of third countries Transferring a permit to a new travel document Cancelling a residence permit Family member of a Finnish citizen Students Scientific research Employment Self-employment Residence permit card EU » Registering a right of residence Residence card Cancellation of a registered right of residence and a residence card Visas Lottery licenses » Conditions for granting a lottery licence » Accounts on lotteries Small lotteries » Accounts on small lotteries Mini lotteries Guessing games » Accounts on guessing games Other special provisions Bingo licence » Conditions for granting a bingo licence Bingo accounts Licence for a non-money prize machine » Conditions for granting a non-money prize machine licence Accounts on non-money prize machines Licences for certain game machines and equipment Money collection licences » Conditions for organizing a money collection Duty to rendering accounts on a money collection Notice of public event » Public event Notification of a public meeting » Limitations concerning place of assembly Security steward certification » Appointing security stewards Temporary security steward Suitability as a security steward Security steward identity card Duplicate copy of a security steward identity card Cancellation of security steward certification Appeal Guard and temporary guard certification » Basic guard training Special forcible means training for guards Cancellation of guard certification Guard identity card and its duplicate copy Security officer certification » Cancellation of security officer certification Security officer identity card and its duplicate copy Disabled parking permit	Passport You can only travel abroad if you have a valid passport. Please make sure that your passport is valid in good time before travelling. It is also not a good idea to travel on a damaged or defaced passport. If you notice that your passport is damaged or defaced, contact a police service point providing licence services to apply for a new one. As from 26 June 2012, children no longer can travel on the passport of a parent, even if they are included in these old 10-year passports. After this date everyone, including children, must have their personal passports to travel. See the National Police Board press release. Please remember that at some police service points (including the main police station of Espoo in Kilo and the licence service point of Itäkeskus in Helsinki) you must make an appointment for other than urgent licence matters. You may also have to make an appointment for certain licence matters. Always check the website of the police department in your municipality of residence for more detailed information. The passport is a travel document issued to Finnish citizens and a proof of the holder's identity. The details of one person only can be entered in a passport (children cannot be entered in the passports of their guardians). When you travel, the personal data (name and social security number) in your passport must be up to date. If your family name has changed after marriage, for example, you must apply for a new passport. The police grant ordinary passports and national seafarer's cards on application. For particular reasons, a temporary or an emergency passport can be issued. On application, a passport can also be issued in a speeded-up procedure (fast-track/express). In that case, a higher fee will be charged for the passport. The information page of a biometric passport contains a microchip. In passports issued after 21 August 2006, the biometric identifier is a biometric facial image saved in the technical part of the passport (the microchip). In passports issued after 29 June 2009, the biometric identifier includes not only a facial image but also the holder's fingerprints. As a rule, a biometric passport is valid for 5 years. A passport with a microchip can be recognised from the chip logo on the cover. Passports issued before the introduction of biometric identifiers with no microchip are also still valid and can be used An image of a passport For more information see: The Passport Act For more information on travel documents, see the website of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs Read more: The Finnish Country Signing Certficates Biometric passport standard http://www.icao.org/mrtd Border control in Finland See also: Identity cards as travel documents » Service prices 1.1.2013 Back \| Print page