Before You Move to Finland

Preparing to move to Finland: permits, documents, removal goods, travel rules and what to sort out before you arrive.

Illustration: a checklist and a globe, for preparing to move to Finland

Before You Move to Finland

Before you move to Finland: a step-by-step preparation checklist

What to sort out before you arrive: permits, proof of income, housing, legalised documents, removal goods, cars and pets, and the registrations that follow in your first weeks.

16 October 2026

Illustration: a passport and a clock, for travel authorisation timing

Before You Move to Finland

Visiting Finland from outside the EU: EES border checks now, ETIAS later

What visitors and family members from outside the EU need to know about the Entry/Exit System, which is already running, and ETIAS, which has not started yet.

16 October 2026