The Embassy of Finland in Vienna is Finland’s diplomatic mission to Austria. Finnish citizens living in Austria turn to its consular section for passports and official documents.
Contact Details
| Address | Opernring 3-5, 6th floor, 1010 Vienna, Austria |
| Telephone | +43 1 535 03 65 |
| Fax | +43 1 535 57 03 |
| sanomat.wie@gov.fi | |
| Website | www.finnland.at |
| Social Media | Facebook · X · Instagram |
| Emergency number | +358 9 1605 55 55 |
| Head of Mission | Nina Irmeli Vaskunlahti, Ambassador |
Consular Section
| Telephone | +43 1 535 03 65 +43 664 969 32 13 +43 01 535 03 65 |
| sanomat.wie@formin.fi austria@businessfinland.fi |
Opening Hours – Consular Section
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 09:00 - 12:00 |
| Tuesday | 09:00 - 12:00 |
| Wednesday | 09:00 - 12:00 |
| Thursday | 09:00 - 12:00 |
| Friday | 09:00 - 12:00 |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
Hours may differ on public holidays. Please confirm before your visit.
Location of the Embassy
Before your visit
The embassy’s address is Opernring 3-5, 6th floor in Vienna’s 1st district (Innere Stadt).
- Emergencies outside office hours: +358 9 1605 55 55.
The embassy and its staff
The current head of mission is Ambassador Nina Irmeli Vaskunlahti, in office since September 2023. According to the Austrian diplomatic list, the embassy has 8 diplomatic staff. Its team includes a defence attaché. Do not confuse the embassy with Finland’s permanent mission to the OSCE and the United Nations and other international organisations in Vienna: that mission deals with multilateral diplomacy only.
Which Finnish office is responsible for me?
The consular section in Vienna is responsible for Finnish citizens in all of Austria. Seven honorary consulates (Bregenz, Eisenstadt, Graz, Innsbruck, Klagenfurt, Linz and Salzburg) can help with information and some formalities, but passports are normally issued by the embassy.
Consular services
Typical consular services include:
- Powers of attorney and other notarial acts
- Certificates for pensions and social security abroad
The exact list of documents depends on your case; the embassy confirms it on request.
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.
Visa and entry information
Austrian citizens need no visa for Finland and can travel with a passport or an identity card. Austria’s travel advice for Finland: good security standard (level 1 of 4).
Other consulates and embassies in Vienna
162 other countries are represented in Vienna, among them: France (embassy), Gambia (honorary), Georgia (embassy), Germany (embassy), Ghana (embassy), Greece (embassy), Grenada (honorary), Guatemala (embassy), Guinea (honorary), Honduras (embassy), Hungary (embassy), Iceland (embassy), Iceland (honorary), India (embassy), Indonesia (embassy), Iran (embassy), Iraq (embassy), Ireland (embassy), Israel (embassy), Italy (embassy). The full list of all 163 missions is on the overview page for Austria.
Closing days
The embassy is closed on Austrian public holidays and on the Finnish national holiday (6 December). Bridge days around holidays may bring further closures.
Emergency assistance
Finnish citizens in an emergency can reach the embassy outside office hours on +358 9 1605 55 55. Austrians who need help in Finland contact the Austrian Embassy in Helsinki (+358 9 68 18 60 0).
Diplomatic missions between Finland and Austria
Finland in Austria
Measured in a straight line from Vienna, the nearest other Finnish office is the Honorary Consulate in Eisenstadt (about 42 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Vienna.
- Vienna – Embassy of Finland (this page)
- Salzburg (Adnet) (250 km) – Honorary Consulate (Salzburg)
- Klagenfurt (Carinthia) (230 km) – Honorary Consulate (Carinthia)
- Eisenstadt (42 km) – Honorary Consulate (Burgenland)
- Graz (140 km) – Honorary Consulate (Styria)
- Innsbruck (390 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Bregenz (Lauterach) (500 km) – Honorary Consulate (Vorarlberg)
- Linz (160 km) – Honorary Consulate (Upper Austria)
Austria in Finland
- Helsinki – Austrian Embassy
- Joensuu – Austrian Honorary Consulate
- Lahti – Austrian Honorary Consulate
- Oulu – Austrian Honorary Consulate
- Turku – Austrian Honorary Consulate
- Vaasa – Austrian Honorary Consulate
Frequently asked questions about the Embassy of Finland in Vienna
Is a visa required for Austrians visiting Finland?
No visa is required. A valid passport or an identity card is enough.
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Details checked on 8 October 2026. Sources: Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs (BMEIA) – diplomatic and consular list, BMEIA travel information for Finland, www.finnland.at. Rules and opening hours can change. Confirm with the embassy before your visit.
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