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Russia visa rules for Finland passport holders

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e-Visa needed. Finland passport holders need an e-Visa before travel to visit Russia.

Entry
e-Visa
Stay
30 days per entry
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Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’E-VISA30 DAYS

Our summary of the official rule. Not an official stamp.

Official source

evisa.kdmid.ruConsular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian FederationChecked 29 Oct 2026

The permitted period of stay in the Russian Federation on the basis of a unified e-visa within its validity period shall not exceed 30 days from the date of entry.

Quoted from the source.

Before you go

The conditions that come with this rule, from its official sources.

Conditions from official sources

  • Passport must be machine-readable and valid for at least 6 months from the date of the e-visa application.
  • Apply no earlier than 86 days and no later than 4 days before entry.
  • Enter only through a listed border crossing point.
  • Needs medical insurance valid in Russia for the whole stay.

Passport validity

The source states no minimum passport validity.

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What Russia passport holders need to visit Finland.

Russia passport Finland

Visa needed

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Visa-free nearby

Other places Finland passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Moscow, nearest first.

  1. BelarusMinsk, about 680 km from MoscowVisa-free · 30 days
  2. UkraineKyiv, about 760 km from MoscowVisa-free · 90 days
  3. LithuaniaVilnius, about 790 km from MoscowVisa-free
  4. LatviaRiga, about 840 km from MoscowVisa-free
  5. EstoniaTallinn, about 870 km from MoscowVisa-free

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

Weather in Moscow

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Moscow, month by month.

  1. JanHigh -3.9°CLow -8.7°CRain 53 mm
  2. FebHigh -3.0°CLow -8.8°CRain 44 mm
  3. MarHigh 3.0°CLow -4.3°CRain 39 mm
  4. AprHigh 11.7°CLow 2.3°CRain 37 mm
  5. MayHigh 19.0°CLow 8.1°CRain 61 mm
  6. JunHigh 22.4°CLow 12.2°CRain 77 mm
  7. JulHigh 24.7°CLow 14.8°CRain 84 mm
  8. AugHigh 22.7°CLow 13.0°CRain 78 mm
  9. SepHigh 16.4°CLow 8.0°CRain 66 mm
  10. OctHigh 8.9°CLow 3.0°CRain 70 mm
  11. NovHigh 1.6°CLow -2.4°CRain 52 mm
  12. DecHigh -2.3°CLow -6.5°CRain 51 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

Averages of 30 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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