Brazilian Embassy for Finland - Address / Phone Number

Brazilian Embassy in Finland

Address: Itäinen Puistotie 4 B 1 , 00140 Helsinki
City: Helsinki (Standard time zone: UTC/GMT +2 hours)
Tel.: +358 9 6841500
Fax: +358 9 650084
Working hours: Monday to Friday, 10.00 – 13.00

The Brazilian Embassy’s Consular Section serves Brazilian citizens and foreigners residing permanently in Brazil with matters involving Brazilian authorities, such as passports, notary services and certain specific legal transactions, family law, citizenship and military service. The Consular Section assists Brazilian citizens in distress, gives information on the services provided by Brazilian authorities and the legal protection available to private citizens, and advises on general procedures related to legal or administrative matters in Brazil and Finland.

The Brazilian Embassy in Helsinki has the purpose of strengthening and developing the excellent relations which so happily exist between Brazil and Finland. Here, Brazilians and Finns can find information regarding economic, cultural, and consular affairs, as well as other matters related to our comprehensive bilateral agenda.

In the event of an emergency (including accidents, arrests, or deaths), the Embassy has a consular representative on duty at all times, including weekends and holidays, who can be reached on +358 (0)40 840 1652. Please note that the Consular Representative on Duty is not authorised to provide information on routine consular services and should not be called upon except in the event of an emergency. Any issue relating to the arrest or death of a Brazilian Citizen must immediately be brought to the attention of the Embassy of Brazil in Helsinki.

NOTE: The Embassy's bank details for payment of the consular fees are only informed upon the arrival of all documents at the consular section. Advance payments are not accepted.

Documents issued in Finland or Estonia must be legalised by the Consular Section of the Brazilian Embassy in Helsinki, in order to be valid in Brazil. This applies to powers-of-attorney, contracts, commercial bids, diplomas, school transcripts, donation letters, and any document to be introduced at a judicial court in Brazil.

The consular fee is EUR 18,00 per signature to be legalised. When there are more than three (3) documents bundled together by the Notary Public and relating to the same physical or juridical person the consular fee is EUR 54,00 per bundled document. All consular fees should be through internet banking or paid in cash at any branch of Nordea Bank, using a bank slip supplied by the Consular Section.

Processing time:  5 working days from confirmation of the payment of consular fee.

NOTE: The Consular Section does not legalise translations.

It was published in the Federal Official Gazette on 8 October 2012 the agreement with the European Union and the Federative Republic of Brazil on short-stay visa waiver for holders of ordinary passports. Thus the visa exception agreement with the European Union has entered into force in Brazil. It means that Estonian citizens traveling to Brazil on tourism or business purposes no longer require a visa to enter in Brazil.

Visas can be applied in person, by mail or through travel agencies depending on the type of the visa. The kind of visa to be applied for depends on the purpose of the applicant's trip to Brazil. Permanent visas are for immigration purposes, while temporary visas are for non-Brazilian citizens envisaging shorter stays in Brazil. Temporary visas have validity in time depending on the category of the visa and on Governmental agreements, if any, between Brazil and the country of the applicant's nationality.

When traveling to Brazil, the passport has to be valid for no less than six months at the moment of travel, also for citizens of the visa exempted countries.