Finland · 4 rules · 3 calculators
How many days can you spend in Finland?
It depends on why you’re there. Visiting from outside the EU, you can spend 90 days in any 180 in the Schengen area, Finland included. A Finnish residence permit, fixed-term or permanent, is cancelled after 2 years in a row outside Finland with the intention of staying away — or sooner if you move away for good.
Visas and stays
How long can you stay in Finland as a visitor?
How many days can you spend in Finland as a visitor from outside the EU? 90 in any 180, counted across all 29 Schengen countries together — days elsewhere in the area use them up too. EES records every entry and exit.
Residence permits
Living in Finland: 2 years away
The EU long-term resident’s permit (P-EU) is cancelled after 2 years in a row outside the EU, or 6 outside Finland.
Day calculators for Finland
Finland: questions and answers.
Is Finland in Schengen?
Yes: Finland has been in the Schengen area since 2001, when checks at its borders with the other Schengen countries were abolished. It joined the EU in 1995.
How long can I stay in Finland without a residence permit?
As a visitor from outside the EU, 90 days in any 180, counted across all 29 Schengen countries together — days in Finland and the rest of the area add up.
How long can I stay outside Finland with a permanent residence permit?
Up to 2 years in a row: after that, if you’ve stayed away meaning to, the permit is cancelled. Moving away for good can end it sooner.
Can I spend 90 days in Finland and then 90 in Sweden?
Not as a visitor from outside the EU: the 90 days in any 180 count every Schengen country together, so days in Finland and in the rest of the area add up.
How many days can you spend in Finland? FlySee counts them for you.
Track days in every country and know the date you can stay until.
- Counts your Schengen days automatically, in the background
- Shows the date you can stay until, and “Next entry from …” when you’re out
- Logs every day you’re outside Finland, automatically, and rebuilds past trips from your photos
- Exports your trips with the dates you left and came back — PDF, Excel or CSV
- Free to download
- free trial
- no account
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Sources
Finland and the Schengen area
EES (Entry/Exit System)
- European Commission, Migration and Home Affairs — Entry/Exit System (EES)
- GOV.UK — EU Entry/Exit System: guidance for British travellers
- Swedish Police Authority — The Entry Exit System (children, data storage, days left)
- European Union — Entry/Exit System: check how long you can stay
- European Union — Entry/Exit System: the Travel to Europe mobile app
- Frontex — Travel to Europe app
FlySee counts days; it doesn’t give immigration advice. Whether you qualify is for you and your adviser.
FlySee counts days; it doesn’t give legal advice. Whether you can stay is the border guard’s call.