Barbados Consulate Helsinki

About the honorary consulate in Helsinki

The honorary consulate represents Barbados in Helsinki. No opening hours are published; arrange a visit in advance. To do so, call +358 400 401 450 or e-mail veikko.vuoristo@haikko.fi.

The office is in Helsinki, about 7 km in a straight line from the city centre (Senate Square) and about 15 km from Helsinki Airport.

Under Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 (consolidated version of 30 December 2025), citizens of Barbados do not need a visa for short stays in Finland and the rest of the Schengen area (up to 90 days in any 180-day period; Annex II).

Which Barbadian office issues passports and visas?

Passports and other formal consular services for Barbadian citizens are handled by the Barbadian Embassy in Brussels (accredited to Finland).

Barbados has no embassy in Finland. According to the Helsinki Diplomatic List of the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the mission accredited to Finland is the Embassy of Barbados in Brussels.

Contact details of the Barbadian Embassy in Brussels, as listed on its page in this directory:

• Address: Avenue Brugmann 81, 1190 Forest (Brussels), Belgium
• Telephone: +32 2 737 11 70
• Email: brussels@foreign.gov.bb
• Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:30–17:30
• Website: www.foreign.gov.bb

What can an honorary consul do?

An honorary consul is not a career diplomat but a local resident – often a business person or lawyer – appointed by Barbados and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Barbadian citizens in an emergency (lost passport, accident, arrest), pass on applications and documents to the embassy, and certify signatures or life certificates. Passports and visas are not issued by an honorary consulate; they remain the responsibility of the embassy or a career consulate.

Other consulates and embassies in Helsinki

92 other countries are represented in Helsinki, among them: Belgium (embassy), Brazil (embassy), Bulgaria (embassy), Canada (embassy), Chile (embassy), Chile (honorary), China (embassy), Colombia (embassy), Croatia (embassy), Cuba (embassy), Cyprus (embassy), Czech Republic (embassy), Côte d’Ivoire (honorary), Denmark (embassy), Dominican Republic (honorary), Egypt (embassy), Estonia (embassy), Eswatini (honorary), France (embassy), Gabon (honorary). The full list of all 93 missions is on the overview page for Finland.

Closing days

Finland’s public holidays are New Year’s Day, Epiphany (6 January), Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Monday, May Day (1 May), Ascension Day, Whit Sunday, Midsummer Day (the Saturday between 20 and 26 June), All Saints’ Day (the Saturday between 31 October and 6 November), Independence Day (6 December), Christmas Day and St Stephen’s Day; Midsummer Eve and Christmas Eve are also paid days off for a large part of the population. Holidays that fall on a weekend are not moved to a weekday. In 2027, Good Friday falls on 26 March and Midsummer Eve on 25 June. The honorary consulate may also close on Barbados’ national day (30 November).

Emergency assistance

In Finland, dial 112 for the police, an ambulance or the fire service (GOV.UK travel advice). Finnish citizens who need help in Barbados can contact the 24/7 service of the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs on +358 9 1605 5555 (consular emergencies only; um.fi).

Barbadian missions in Finland

• Brussels – Embassy of Barbados (accredited to Finland, no resident embassy in Finland)
• Helsinki – Honorary Consulate (this page)