Greek Embassy for Finland - Address / Phone Number

Greek Embassy in Finland

Address: Maneesikatu 2 A 4 , 00170 Helsinki
City: Helsinki (Standard time zone: UTC/GMT +2 hours)
Tel.: 622 97 90
Fax: 278 12 00
Working/Consular hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10.00 - 14.00 

The Administrative and Consular Section deals with all matters related to passports, visa and judicial affairs and also all administrative matters concerning the Embassy.

• Visas
• Passports
• Residence and Work permits
• Driving License
• Family and legal matters
• Elections
• Legalisation
• Legislation, etc.

Passports are issued in cooperation with the Citizen Protection Ministry and the Hellenic Police's Passport Directorate (8 Chiou St., Kaisariani, 16121, tel: 210 7298000).To issue a new passport, the Greek Embassy in Helsinki take receipt of the necessary documentation, which is sent to the competent Directorate of the Ministry of the Interior.

NOTE: Older passports issued by Prefectures and our Consular Authorities abroad ceased being valid as of 1 January 2007. In case of loss or theft, the holder of the lost passport must report the loss immediately to the nearest police or consular authority (the same holds true if the lost passport is found). The above authority carries out an investigation (which may last up to 3 months) into the circumstances under which the passport was lost or stolen. During the investigation, a new passport is not issued to the applicant unless it is deemed necessary that the applicant travel abroad to receive medical treatment.

In cases of emergency, provisional travelling documents can be issued by our Consular Missions abroad for the repatriation of Greek citizens.

To verify the authenticity of a document issued by a state that has not ratified the Hague Convention, the holder of the document for verification applies to the Foreign Ministry's E3 Directorate. The E3 Directorate takes receipt of the document and forwards it to the Greek Consular Authority in whose region of responsibility the document was issued so that said Consular Authority can contact the agency that issued the document in question and verify its authenticity. If the authenticity is verified, the Consular Authority certifies the authenticity of the document.

In order for one to give another person power of attorney to perform or proceed to an action, that person must have the requisite legal ability; that is, that person must be conscious of their actions and be of legal age (over 18 years of age). A person wishing to draw up a power of attorney must appear in person along with documents proving beyond any doubt his or her identity (name, surname, place and date of birth, parents names and surnames).