Finnish Mission in New York (3rd Avenue)

The Finnish mission in New York (3rd Avenue) is listed as open Monday to Friday, 09:00–16:30.

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

2025 figures: 1,103 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at Finland’s office in New York, and 1,035 visas were issued. 57 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 5.2%. The refusal rate fell by 9.8 points from 15.0% in 2024, a clear improvement for applicants. Applications fell by 28% compared with 2024 (1,540).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 5.2% (2025) to 15.0% (2024).

Finland issues Schengen visas at 2 locations in the United States; this office handled 71% of their 1,549 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Los Angeles 24.1%, which makes New York the lowest 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.

23.6% of the visas issued here were multiple-entry visas, valid for several trips. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of the United States.

For matters it cannot handle, the Finnish embassy in Washington D.C. (333 km) is responsible. Besides the Finnish mission in New York (3rd Avenue), Finland has 3 other missions in the United States. Consulates: Los Angeles. The United States in turn has an embassy in Helsinki.

About the Finnish mission in New York (3rd Avenue)

It appears in official lists as Mission of Finland in New York (3rd Avenue). Offices of this kind usually represent Finland at an international organisation and rarely serve the public.

Address and contact

Address: 3rd Avenue 605, 10158 New York. The record for the Finnish mission in New York (3rd Avenue) includes a phone number, an e-mail address, a fax number and an official website.

Finnish citizens travelling to the United States

Finnish citizens need an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) for the United States, obtained online before travel, for stays of up to 90 days.

When the Finnish mission in New York (3rd Avenue) is closed

The Finnish mission in New York (3rd Avenue) closes on the United States’ public holidays, the next being Veterans Day on Wednesday 11 November 2026 and Thanksgiving Day on Thursday 26 November 2026, and usually on holidays of Finland such as Independence Day (Itsenäisyyspäivä) on Sunday 6 December 2026.

Before visiting the Finnish mission in New York (3rd Avenue)

Current procedures for the Finnish mission in New York (3rd Avenue), including any appointment system, are on its official website, linked on this page.

Near the Finnish mission in New York (3rd Avenue)

The Finnish mission in New York (3rd Avenue) has 189 other foreign missions within 1 km, in a diplomatic quarter.