Finnish Consulate General in Los Angeles

The Finnish consulate general in Los Angeles is listed as open Monday to Friday, 09:00–15:00, closing earlier on Fridays.

Finland admits US citizens without a visa for stays of up to 90 days.

In 2025, Finland’s consulate general in Los Angeles received 446 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 327. 104 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 24.1%. In 2024 it had been 26.6%: the rate fell by 2.5 points. Applications fell by 32% compared with 2024 (655).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 24.1% (2025) to 29.5% (2023).

Finland issues Schengen visas at 2 locations in the United States; this office handled 29% of their 1,549 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: New York 5.2%, which makes Los Angeles the highest of the group. Each office serves the applicants who live in its own consular district, so the rates also reflect who applies where, not only how strictly files are assessed.

Across all Schengen consulates in the United States, 4.9% of applications were refused in 2025; Finland’s rate worldwide was 13.4%. Finland received the 16th largest number of applications of the 28 Schengen states represented here.

Multiple-entry visas made up 19.0% of those issued. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of the United States.

The Finnish embassy is in Washington D.C., about 3,708 km away. The Finnish consulate general in Los Angeles is one of 4 missions of Finland in the United States. The United States in turn has an embassy in Helsinki.

About the Finnish consulate general in Los Angeles

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of Finland in Los Angeles. Its work is consular: passports and documents for its own citizens and, often, visas for visitors.

Address and contact

Address: Wilshire Boulevard 11766, 90025 Los Angeles. The record for the Finnish consulate general in Los Angeles includes a phone number and an official website.

Finnish citizens travelling to the United States

Before flying to the United States, Finnish citizens must obtain an ETA online; stays of up to 90 days are allowed.

When the Finnish consulate general in Los Angeles is closed

The next closures of the Finnish consulate general in Los Angeles for public holidays in the United States are Veterans Day on Wednesday 11 November 2026 and Thanksgiving Day on Thursday 26 November 2026; it may also close for Independence Day (Itsenäisyyspäivä) on Sunday 6 December 2026.

Before visiting the Finnish consulate general in Los Angeles

Current procedures for the Finnish consulate general in Los Angeles, including any appointment system, are on its official website, linked on this page.

Near the Finnish consulate general in Los Angeles

The Finnish consulate general in Los Angeles has 2 other foreign missions within 1 km.