Finnish Visa is not required for Mauritians
Stay Duration: 90 days
Entry Requirements
- Mauritius citizens looking to visit Finland for up to 90 days are not required to obtain a visa.
- Intending visitors must have a passport valid for 3 months from the date of arrival in Finland and with blank pages for entry and exit stamp.
- No certificates of vaccination are needed to travel to Finland.
- Visitors must have a return and onward ticket, proof of sufficient funds to cover their stay in Finland and confirmation of accommodation arrangements in Finland.
- At least two blank pages are required on visitors’ passports for entry stamp.
- Intending visitors are advised to obtain a visitor’s visa which is valid for 3 months from the date of arrival in Finland.
- Pet animals may enter Finland as traveller’s luggage or as cargo.
- All travellers are not required to pay any airport tax upon departing from the airport.
- Travellers must have enough money for their stay, return or onward tickets.
- Evidence of sufficient funds to support a visit to Finland such as the three most recent bank statements are required.
- Transporting and importing firearms, parts of firearms and cartridges used in firearms for private purposes requires a permit from home country.
- Currency over 10,000 Euros or the U.S. dollar equivalent must be declared upon entry and exit.
- Finland uses Eastern European Summer Time zone (GMT+3) hence, Mauritius is 1 hour ahead of Finland
- Intending visitors can get to Helsinki, Finland from any international airport in Port Louis and Rodrigues.
- British Airways, KLM, Lufthansa, China Eastern airlines are some of the carriers of Mauritius to Finland.
- For Finland, there are two associated plug types, types C and F and operates on a 230V supply voltage and 50Hz.
- The whole of Finland lies in the boreal zone, characterized by warm summers and freezing winters.
- Finland’s transport system is characterised by road networks, railways, seaports and air vehicles.
- The Finnish landscape is covered with thick pine forests and rolling hills and complemented with a labyrinth of lakes and inlets.
- Much of Finland is pristine and virgin as it contains 40 national parks from the Southern shores of the Gulf of Finland to the high fells of Lapland.
- Outdoor activities range from Nordic skiing, golf, fishing, yachting, lake cruises, hiking, and kayaking, among many others.
- Wildlife is abundant in Finland and bird-watching is popular for those fond of avifauna. Hunting is also popular.
- Finnish and Swedish are the official languages of Finland.
- Fish and meat play a prominent role in traditional Finnish dishes from the western part of the country, while the dishes from the eastern part have traditionally included various vegetables and mushrooms.
- Finland is a predominantly Christian nation followed by other religions like Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and Judaism.