You can enter Finland with any of the following documents:

• A biometric passport.
• Passport of the old sample, if its validity period has not yet expired (in accordance with paragraph 2 of the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated 07.05.2014 No. 152 ).
• Ukrainian ID. According to the DPSU, currently only citizens of Ukraine evacuating from occupied territories or territories where hostilities are taking place can leave Ukraine with an internal passport, the list of which is approved in accordance with the Order of the Ministry on Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine of April 25, 2022 No. 75 . Citizens from other territories must have a biometric passport to travel abroad.
• Children under the age of 16 traveling with their parents must have a birth certificate. Children have the right to cross the border with one parent (without the official permission of the other parent). If the child is traveling with acquaintances or relatives, she/he needs to have a travel permit from one of the parents, certified by a notary.

In order to prove family/marital status, birth certificates and a marriage certificate are required.

The telephone number of the DPSU hotline ("Trust" Service) is 1598. You can use it for questions of a consultative nature within the competence of the State Border Service of Ukraine.

For more information about the documents with which you can cross the border, and about the categories of citizens who are allowed to travel outside Ukraine, see here .

Ukrainian immigrants in Finland who plan to stay here for an indefinite period can apply for the residence permit in this country.

What does permanent registration provide?

• you get the same rights, services and obligations as those who permanently reside in Finland;
• permanent registration does not affect your citizenship or rights in Ukraine, nor is it an obstacle if you later wish to return to Ukraine.

You can apply to the Agency for Digital Information and Population Registration if you meet the following conditions:

• you lived in Finland for a year;
• you have a residence permit based on temporary protection, valid for at least one year;
• you have a Finnish personal identification number.

Explanation of the second point: for example, you applied for a permit on the basis of temporary protection on May 5, 2022. You can apply for a permanent residence permit in the municipality of residence no earlier than May 5, 2023.

If you do not have a personal identification number, you can apply for one at your immigration reception center. From there, the application will be sent to the Digital Information Agency. Or you can visit the Agency yourself.

Applications for permanent residency can be submitted on the dvv.fi website from March 1, 2023.

If you are working or studying, you can also apply for permanent residence if you have:

• a residence permit based on temporary protection, valid for at least one year and a permanent place of work lasting at least 2 years or a place of study;
• family member who has a permanent residence permit in the municipality of residence in Finland.