Fees for, passport, ID cards, residence permit to hike from January

The police and the Finnish Immigration Service (Migri) will increase the fees for passports, identity card and residence permit from the beginning of 2025.

The Ministry of Interior issued separate decrees last week in this regard, said ministry in separate press releases recently.

The price of a passport applied for electronically will be EUR 53 next year and the price of a passport applied for in person will be EUR 57.

The price of a passport applied for electronically will increase by 9 euros and the price of a passport applied for in person by 7 euros.

The new price of an identity card will be EUR 67 when applied for in person (the current price is EUR 58) and EUR 63 when applied for electronically (the current price is EUR 52).

The decree on fees charged for services provided by the police will remain in force until 30 June 2025.

The fees for firearms licences, security sector licences and other licences and permits issued by the police will also be increased.

The new fee for a firearms licence will be EUR 126. Fees related to firearms will mainly be increased by 12–14 per cent.

Changes will also be made to the fees for security sector licences. For example, certification as a security steward and a guard will cost EUR 70 next year.

Other licences issued by the police include licences to run lotteries and money collection licences, for example. These licences will see the highest proportional increases due to deficits in their cost-effectiveness and rising costs.

For example, the new fee charged for a notification of a small-scale money collection will be EUR 90 (the current fee is EUR 68) and the new fee for a money collection licence will be EUR 400 (the current fee is EUR 300).

Fees for personnel security clearances conducted by the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service will rise

The fees for personnel security clearances conducted by the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service will also be raised in 2025.

According to a preliminary estimate, the most common type of security clearance to be conducted is the concise personnel security clearance, the fee for which will rise to EUR 80 (an increase of EUR 15).

Meanwhile, the Finnish Immigration Service (Migri) will increase processing fees for several types of residence permit applications from the beginning of 2025.

Applying for international protection is free of charge but a fee will be introduced for the renewal of residence permit cards for beneficiaries of temporary protection.

The processing fee will be EUR 20 for electronic applications and EUR 40 for paper applications.

The first residence permit card will continue to be free of charge and valid for the entire duration of temporary protection, even if the date of expiration shown on the card is no longer valid.

It will be possible to apply for an extension to the deadline for voluntary return for a fee of EUR 100. No such fee has been charged in the past.

The decree will enter into force on 1 January 2025 and remain in force until 31 December 2025.

A reasonable fee may be charged for reception services from reception centre customers who have regular income or significant assets.

The fee charged for reception services will now be increased from a maximum of EUR 9 to a maximum of EUR 12 per day.

The decree regarding reception service fees will enter into force on 1 January 2025.