South Korea to Finland visa requirements

No visa needed. South Korean ordinary passport holders can visit Finland visa-free for up to 90 days in any 180-day period as a Schengen short-stay visitor. Finland is a member of the Schengen Area, and South Korea is listed in Annex II of Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 as visa-exempt for Schengen short stays. As of 21 June 2026, a South Korean ordinary passport holder may enter Finland for tourism, visits, transit, or short business meetings without a visa for up to 90 days in any rolling 180-day period, counted across all Schengen states combined. The passport must be valid for at least 3 months after the planned departure from Finland or the Schengen Area and must have been issued within the last 10 years. Border officers may ask for proof of onward/return travel, accommodation, sufficient funds, and travel medical insurance. The Entry/Exit System (EES) became fully operational across Schengen external borders on 10 April 2026, so short-stay non-EU travellers should expect digital entry/exit registration with facial image, fingerprints, and travel-document data instead of passport stamps. ETIAS is still not in operation as of 21 June 2026; the EU official portal says it will start operations in the last quarter of 2026 and no action is required from travellers at this point. Once ETIAS is launched and later becomes mandatory, visa-exempt nationals including South Koreans will need a pre-travel ETIAS authorisation. Work, study, or stays over 90 days still require the appropriate Finnish residence permit or other long-stay authorisation.