The Honorary Consulate General of Finland in Bratislava is a volunteer-run office that assists Finnish citizens in Slovakia; passport and visa applications go to the Finnish Embassy in Prague (accredited to Slovakia).
Contact Details
| Address | Moyzesova 5, 811 05 Bratislava, Slovakia |
| Telephone | +421 2 5443 4171 |
| Fax | +421 2 5443 1289 |
| kallay@expoline.sk | |
| Head of Mission | Karol Kállay, Honorary Consul General |
Opening Hours
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 10:00 - 12:00 / 14:00 - 16:00 |
| Wednesday | 10:00 - 12:00 / 14:00 - 16:00 |
| Thursday | Closed |
| Friday | Closed |
Office hours according to the list of honorary consuls published by the Slovak Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (15 September 2026). Honorary consuls are not always available at these times – call or e-mail before you go. Closed on public holidays.
Location of the Consulate
About the honorary consulate in Bratislava
The honorary consulate general represents Finland in Slovakia. The ministry’s list gives the office hours as Tuesday and Wednesday 10:00–12:00 and 14:00–16:00. To check before a visit, call +421 2 5443 4171 or e-mail kallay@expoline.sk.
The Honorary Consulate of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has the same address.
The office is in the capital, Bratislava, about 8 km in a straight line from Bratislava Airport (M. R. Štefánik).
As citizens of an EU country, Finnish nationals need no visa for Slovakia; a valid passport or national identity card is enough to enter.
Which Finnish office issues passports and visas?
Passports and other formal consular services for Finnish citizens are handled by the Finnish Embassy in Prague (accredited to Slovakia).
Finland has no embassy in Slovakia. According to the Diplomatic List of the Slovak Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (7 October 2026), the mission accredited to Slovakia is the Embassy of Finland in Prague.
Contact details of the Finnish Embassy in Prague, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: Finnish Embassy in Prague, Hellichova 1, 118 00 Praha 1, Czech Republic
- Telephone: +420 251 177 251
- Email: sanomat.pra@formin.fi
- Opening hours: Monday to Thursday 08:00–12:00 and 13:00–16:15; Friday 08:00–12:00 and 13:00–15:15
- Website: www.finlandabroad.fi/web/cze/etusivu
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 Finland and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Finnish 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 Bratislava
97 other countries are represented in Bratislava, among them: France (embassy), Georgia (embassy), Germany (embassy), Ghana (honorary), Greece (embassy), Holy See (apostolic nunciature), Hungary (embassy), Iceland (honorary), India (embassy), Indonesia (embassy), Ireland (embassy), Israel (embassy), Italy (embassy), Jamaica (honorary), Japan (embassy), Jordan (honorary), Kazakhstan (embassy), Kuwait (embassy), Kyrgyzstan (honorary), South Korea (embassy). The full list of all 98 missions is on the overview page for Slovakia.
Closing days
Slovakia’s days off are New Year’s Day and the Day of the Establishment of the Slovak Republic (1 January), Epiphany (6 January), Good Friday, Easter Monday, Labour Day (1 May), Victory over Fascism Day (8 May), St Cyril and St Methodius Day (5 July), the anniversary of the Slovak National Uprising (29 August), Our Lady of Seven Sorrows (15 September), All Saints’ Day (1 November) and 24, 25 and 26 December. Under the 2025 amendment, 1 September, 28 October and 17 November remain state holidays but are working days, and in 2026 also 8 May and 15 September are working days. A holiday that falls on a weekend is not moved. In 2027, Good Friday falls on 26 March and Easter Monday on 29 March. The honorary consulate may also close on Finland’s national day (6 December).
Finnish missions in Slovakia
Measured in a straight line from Bratislava, the nearest other Finnish office is the Honorary Consulate in Košice (about 310 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Bratislava.
- Prague – Embassy of Finland (accredited to Slovakia, no resident embassy in Slovakia)
- Bratislava – Honorary Consulate General (this page)
- Košice (310 km) – Honorary Consulate
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Details checked on 17 October 2026. Sources: Slovak Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs – list of honorary consuls accredited to Slovakia (15 September 2026), Act No. 241/1993 Coll. on public holidays (Slov-Lex, version in force from 1 November 2025).
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