All permits for foreign nationals will be handled by the Finnish Immigration Service from 1 January 2017. Until now you have submitted your application to the police or visited the police to prove your identity but from the beginning of next year this will be done at a service point of the Finnish Immigration Service.
The addresses of our service points:
- Helsinki: Käenkuja 3 aA, 00500 Helsinki
- Lahti: Kirkkokatu 12, 15140 Lahti
- Tampere: Itsenäisyydenkatu 11, 33500 Tampere
- Raisio: Nallinkatu 8, 21200 Raisio
- Lappeenranta: Valtakatu 25 A/B, 53100 Lappeenranta
- Vaasa: Korsholmanpuistikko 45, 65100 Vaasa
- Kuopio: Asemakatu 38–40 (customer entrance: Ajurinkatu 45), 70110 Kuopio
- Oulu: Mäkelininkatu 33, 90100 Oulu
- Rovaniemi: Ruokasenkatu 2 A, 96200 Rovaniemi
We will publish more information about the services and opening hours of the service points as soon as it becomes available.
If you live on Åland, you can use a service point on the continent or book an appointment in Mariehamn with a public official from the Finnish Immigration Service.
Submit your applications to the police until the end of the year
Our aim is to start booking appointments during November of this year. Then you will be able to book an appointment from the beginning of January 2017 at a service point of the Finnish Immigration Service.
Until the end of this year, all applications for permits for foreign nationals should be submitted at police service points.
The change does not affect asylum matters
You should still submit your asylum application at a police station. In 2017, the Finnish Immigration Service processes asylum applications and carries out asylum interviews in Helsinki, Raisio, Lappeenranta and Oulu.
