Finnish Embassy in Seoul

The Finnish embassy in Seoul is listed as open Monday to Friday, 09:00–17:00.

South Korean citizens can visit Finland without a visa for up to 90 days.

In 2025, Finland’s embassy in Seoul received 50 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 45. 2 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 4.1%. In 2024 it had been 24.7%: the rate fell by 20.6 points, a clear improvement for applicants. Applications fell by 34% compared with 2024 (76).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 4.1% (2025) to 24.7% (2024).

Across all Schengen consulates in South Korea, 11.5% of applications were refused in 2025; Finland’s rate worldwide was 13.4%. Finland received the 14th largest number of applications of the 20 Schengen states represented here.

The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of South Korea.

The Finnish embassy in Seoul is the only mission of Finland in South Korea on record. South Korea in turn has an embassy in Helsinki.

About the Finnish embassy in Seoul

It appears in official lists as Embassy of Finland in Seoul.

Address and contact

Address: 종로 1, 03154 서울특별시. The record for the Finnish embassy in Seoul includes a phone number and an official website.

Finnish citizens travelling to South Korea

Finnish citizens can visit South Korea without a visa for up to 90 days.

When the Finnish embassy in Seoul is closed

The next closures of the Finnish embassy in Seoul for public holidays in South Korea are Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026 and New Year's Day on Friday 1 January 2027; it may also close for Independence Day (Itsenäisyyspäivä) on Sunday 6 December 2026.

Before visiting the Finnish embassy in Seoul

Current procedures for the Finnish embassy in Seoul, including any appointment system, are on its official website, linked on this page.

Near the Finnish embassy in Seoul

The Finnish embassy in Seoul has 24 other foreign missions within 1 km, in a diplomatic quarter.