Finland Embassy Brasília

Before your visit

• Location: The embassy is in Brasília, the capital; from the building, Praça dos Três Poderes is about 3.7 km away in a straight line, and Brasília International Airport (BSB) about 6 km. (distances: OpenStreetMap)
• Good to know: Official Finnish website could not be accessed (Cloudflare block).

About the Embassy of Finland in Brazil

The ambassador is Antti Petteri Kaski, according to the Brazilian foreign ministry’s order of precedence (29 September 2026). Finland also has a consulate in São Paulo, an honorary consulate in Belo Horizonte, an honorary consulate in Belém, an honorary consulate in Curitiba, an honorary consulate in Fortaleza, an honorary consulate in Manaus, an honorary consulate in Porto Alegre, an honorary consulate in Recife and an honorary consulate in Rio de Janeiro.

Documents checklist

The most frequent applications and the documents the Finnish authorities ask for:

Finnish passport or ID card (application abroad)

• Apply in person at a Finnish embassy, consulate general or career-led consulate (only some honorary consulates can issue passports) – most missions require a booking
• Make sure your data in the Finnish population register are up to date before applying
• A passport photo no more than 6 months old (printed photo when applying at a mission)
• Your old passport or ID card for identification
• Men aged 23–30: military service documents
• Collection: some online applications can only be completed and collected in Finland – check before choosing that route

Sources: Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland – applying for a passport or identity card, Embassy of Finland in London – required attachments (finlandabroad.fi) (checked October 2026). Requirements and fees can change and individual posts may ask for more – confirm the current list with the embassy before your visit.

Other embassies in Brasília

127 other countries are represented in Brasília, among them: France (embassy), Georgia (embassy), Germany (embassy), Ghana (embassy), Greece (embassy), Guatemala (embassy), Guinea (embassy), Guinea-Bissau (embassy), Guyana (embassy), Haiti (embassy), Holy See (apostolic nunciature), Honduras (embassy), Hungary (embassy), India (embassy), Indonesia (embassy), Iran (embassy), Iraq (embassy), Ireland (embassy), Israel (embassy), Italy (embassy). The full list of all 128 missions is on the overview page for Brazil.

Closing days

National public holidays in Brazil are New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Tiradentes Day (21 April), Labour Day (1 May), Independence Day (7 September), Our Lady of Aparecida (12 October), All Souls’ Day (2 November), the Proclamation of the Republic (15 November), Black Consciousness Day (20 November) and Christmas Day; they are not moved when they fall on a weekend. Carnival Monday and Tuesday, Ash Wednesday morning and Corpus Christi are optional days (ponto facultativo) rather than public holidays, and each state and municipality also has its own holidays. The embassy may also close on public holidays of Finland.

Emergency assistance

In Brazil, dial 190 or 911 for the police, 192 for an ambulance and 193 for the fire brigade (GOV.UK travel advice). Brazilian citizens who need consular help in Finland can contact the Embassy of Brazil in Helsinki.

Diplomatic missions of Finland in Brazil

Finland in Brazil

Measured in a straight line from Brasília, the nearest other Finnish office is the Consulate in São Paulo (about 870 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Brasília.

• Brasília – Embassy of Finland in Brazil (this page)
• São Paulo (870 km) – Consulate
• Belo Horizonte – Honorary Consulate
• Belém – Honorary Consulate
• Curitiba – Honorary Consulate
• Fortaleza – Honorary Consulate
• Manaus – Honorary Consulate
• Porto Alegre – Honorary Consulate
• Recife – Honorary Consulate
• Rio de Janeiro (930 km) – Honorary Consulate