There is no need to make an appointment and you will have a set of superb quality Finnish Passport or Visa Photos in your hands within a few minutes. We are open every day of the week
Perhaps you live too far away to visit our studios. You can now email us a suitable photo and we will print it out to Finnish passport and Visa specifications. It will then be posted to you no matter where in the world you live . For more details and guidelines to taking your own passport pictures see our online passport ordering page.
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Both b/w and colour photos are acceptable for Finnish passports and Visas
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The passport photo must not be older than six months
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The photo must be 47mm high and 36mm wide.
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The distance between the top of the head without hair and the bottom of the chin must be 32-36mm in the photo.
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If the subject has a large volume of hair, it is essential to make sure that in the photo the distance between the bottom of the chin and the top of the head corresponds to the values given above.
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The photo must be taken against a plain gray background.
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There must be no shadows in the background. in you passport or visa photo
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The face must be clearly distinguishable against the background
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The head must be straight and in the middle of the passport photo.
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Both the head and the shoulders must be turned straight towards the camera
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Portrait-style photos where the subject looks over one shoulder are not acceptable.
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The photo must be taken straight from the front, not from higher up, lower down or from the side.
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The subject must look straight at the camera in Finnish visa and passport photos
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Finnish passport and visa regulations state that the expression must be neutral.
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Finnish regulations state that the mouth must be closed.
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The eyes must be open and clearly visible
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The photo must show the subject’s full face
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Garments or hair must not cover any part of the face
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The eyes must be clearly visible
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Finland recommends that glasses be removed for the photo
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Tinted glasses and eye patches are allowed only for medical reasons
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The lighting must be uniform
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The face and the background must be free of shadows and hot spots.
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The red-eye effect must be prevented in your passport and visa photos
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The colour of the lighting must be natural, not bluish or reddish
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The photo must not be over- or underexposed
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The photo must be printed on high-quality photograph paper
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The photo must be sharp and in focus
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Photos must not be blurred or grainy.
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The photo must be clean.No scratches, stains or wrinkles are allowed
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Manipulation or digital retouching is not allowed.
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Optical and other distortions of the dimensions of the face that impede visual or automatic identification are not allowed
