Finnish Embassy for Latvia - Address / Phone Number

Finnish Embassy in Latvia

Address: Kalpaka bulvāris 1, LV 1605 Riga, Latvia
City: Riga (Standard time zone: UTC/GMT +2 hours)
Tel.: (371) 670 788 00
Fax: (371) 670 788 14
Working hours: Monday to Friday, 8.30 - 12.00, 13.00 - 16.30
Consular hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9.00 - 11.30

The Embassy of Finland in Riga is part of the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, whose mission concept is to promote the Finnish national interest abroad and to look after the interests and rights of Finnish citizens. The Embassy in Riga works to promote the development of relations between Finland and Latvia.

The Embassy is an official channel between the Governments of Finland and Latvia and represents also the extended Finnish Government. The Embassy prepares and takes care of contacts in political level and between the authorities of Finland and Latvia and promotes interaction and networking between the societies in different spheres of life. The Embassy follows and reports to Helsinki about Latvia's foreign-, security-, trade- and domestic politics as well as general developments in Latvia.

The Finnish Embassy's Consular Section serves Finnish citizens and foreigners living permanently in Finland with matters involving Finnish authorities, such as passports, notary services and certain specific legal transactions, family law, citizenship and military service.

With its consular services the Embassy assists Finnish citizens in Latvia in case someone has lost their passport or money. In addition the Embassy provides assistance in other government services like official certificates, compulsory military service, inheritance, notary, etc. The Consular Section assists Finnish citizens in distress, gives information on the services provided by Finnish authorities and the legal protection available to private citizens, and advises on general procedures related to legal or administrative matters in Finland and Latvia. The Finnish Embassy also arranges for absentee voting in Finnish elections.

The Embassy visa and work permit services provide assistance for the Latvian citizens and other permanent and temporary residents in Latvia. Latvian citizens do not need a visa to enter Finland, but the Latvian non-citizens and nationals of third countries will need it.

If your passport is lost, stolen or damaged while abroad, you can get an emergency passport to return home or to continue your travel. An emergency passport is issued for the duration of your travel, but for no longer than 12 months. An emergency passport is issued by the mission. Please note that the United States, for example, does not accept an emergency passport without a visa. You must report the loss or theft of your passport to the local police and present the notification at the mission when applying for a replacement passport. If Finland does not have a diplomatic mission in the country where you are travelling, you can ask assistance at a mission of another Schengen country to get an Emergency Travel Document (ETD) for your flight home.