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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	EU European Union Member States In addition to Finland, European Union member states comprise Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.. The provisions on free mobility of EU citizens are also applied to the nationals of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. The citizens of these states are thus comparable to EU citizens. An EU citizen may reside in Finland for a maximum of three months without registering his or her right of residence if he or she has a valid identity card or a passport and he or she is not considered to pose a risk to public order and security. If an EU citizen resides in Finland for more than three months, he or she must register his or her stay with the police department of his or her place of residence within three months of entering the country. In the event that an EU citizen resides in Finland for over three months, his or her family member who is a non-EU citizen may apply for a residence card for an EU citizen's family member. The residence card must be applied for within three months of entering the country. The family members of an EU citizen include his or her spouse, direct descendants who are under 21 years of age, or his or her dependants, and similar descendants of his or her spouse; dependant family members who are direct ascendants, and similar relations of his or her spouse. Persons continuously living in a joint household in circumstances resembling marriage are comparable to spouses regardless of their gender, if the partners have been cohabiting for a minimum of two years or if they have a child in their joint custody. Other family members are comparable to family members of an EU citizen regardless of their nationality if, in their country of origin, they are dependants of the EU citizen who is the holder of the primary right of residence, or live in the same household with him or her, or if it is vital for serious health reasons that the said EU citizen personally cares for them. Citizens of the Nordic countries do not need a visa or a residence permit to live or work in Finland. No passport or other identity document is required of Nordic citizens. However, they must be able to prove their identity and their Nordic citizenship if necessary. A driving licence is not a proof of identity, nor does it show the nationality of the holder. Nordic citizens are registered by the Local Registry Offices. Nordic citizens must register their stay if residing in Finland for more than six months. Back \| Print page