Tag: Passport

  • The new Icelandic ID cards can act as a passport in the EEA

    The new Icelandic ID cards can act as a passport in the EEA

    The Icelandic Civil Registry Office has introduced a new type of ID card for all citizens of the country. It can act as a standard identity document or as a document authorizing you to travel within the European Economic Area. Iceland has started issuing new identity cards, available as standard identity documents or travel documents…

  • The game behind Putin's pretend election

    The game behind Putin's pretend election

    Johanna MelĂ©n tells why the election procedure is so important to Putin. For example, before this election he personally had to hand over his passport to the Russian election commission. The same commission at the last minute stopped the anti-war candidate Boris Nadezhdin from standing in the election, even though he himself believed that he…

  • The Finnish passport rose to second place worldwide

    The Finnish passport rose to second place worldwide

    Finnish passport holders have visa-free access to a total of 193 countries, last year the corresponding number was 189.

  • The Danish passport is the third most powerful in the world

    The Danish passport is the third most powerful in the world

    Denmark shares third place with Austria, Ireland and the Netherlands. In addition, the crown prince only had three days' notice of the queen's abdication, school children can get another day off on the future king's birthday, and the right-wing New Citizens party is in chaos after trying to dissolve itself. The full version of this…

  • Man charged with flying from Denmark to LA without passport or ticket

    Man charged with flying from Denmark to LA without passport or ticket

    Sergey Ochigava, who had Russian and Israeli identification, reportedly said he could not remember how he got through security at Copenhagen airport. The full version of this article is only available to subscribers. Already a subscriber, log in here: sign in Forgot your password? Get unlimited access to all of The Copenhagen Post Our independent…

  • European travelers welcome China's new visa policy

    European travelers welcome China's new visa policy

    Provided by Xinhua China's new visa-free policy for six countries, including five in Europe, and reduced visa fees have received positive feedback from European travelers. BRUSSELS, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) — European travelers have hailed China's latest visa-free policy for six countries — with five in Europe — and a reduction in visa fees for many…

  • FBI investigates Russians who flew to US without passport media

    FBI investigates Russians who flew to US without passport media

    When questioned, the man said he could not remember how he traveled to the United States A man who said he could not remember how he bypassed security and flew from Denmark to Los Angeles last month without a ticket or documentation is being investigated by US authorities, according to reports. On Nov. 4, the…

  • Finns living abroad condemn high passport fees abroad

    Finns living abroad condemn high passport fees abroad

    The price of a Finnish passport acquired outside of Finland rose sharply from 175 euros to 235 euros starting on September 1, 2023. This increase has worsened the already existing difference, because obtaining a passport in Finland costs significantly less: 50 euros for a basic application and 44 euros for an electronic one. The respondents…

  • Finland starts the “world’s first” tests of digital passports

    Finland starts the “world’s first” tests of digital passports

    Users of digital documents still need to take a physical passport with them to enter the UK.

  • Registration of voters living abroad – Information on elections to the Sejm of the Republic of Poland and the Senate of the Republic of Poland

    Registration of voters living abroad – Information on elections to the Sejm of the Republic of Poland and the Senate of the Republic of Poland

    The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has launched the registration of voters living abroad. To register for the elections, please use the following link: https://ewybory.msz.gov.pl/ To register in the election register, you need the following data: PESEL number, address of residence in Iceland, e-mail address or telephone number. In the case of Iceland you must use…

  • Almost 5,000 applicants apply for VAMK’s energy technology program

    Almost 5,000 applicants apply for VAMK’s energy technology program

    VAMK, ​​which offers a total of 210 study places in two bachelor’s and three master’s programs, has gathered wide attention, and a total of 5,594 applications were submitted during the joint application period. Nationally, these figures reflect a larger development: the initial number of applicants for bachelor’s and master’s programs is 56,089 from all Finnish…

  • Finland’s passport retained third place in the global ranking

    Finland’s passport retained third place in the global ranking

    Finnish passport holders have visa-free access to a total of 189 countries.

  • The Icelandic passport is in 21st place

    The Icelandic passport is in 21st place

    In the latest ranking of the strongest passports, the Icelandic passport took 21st place, receiving 87.47 points out of 100. The number of countries to which holders of a given passport can travel without a visa determines how high a passport will be on the list. Icelandic citizens can travel visa-free to 106 countries. Holders…

  • Finnish passports for planning, security reform this spring

    Finnish passports for planning, security reform this spring

    According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the new look was inspired by the Finnish Archipelago Sea.

  • The government is finally warming up to opting out of organ donation

    New ID = decision timeCurrently, organ donation is opt-in through donor registration via sundhed.dka completed donor card or a stated preference for loved ones. Opt-out means that healthcare professionals will generally assume that people want to donate their organs, unless they have actively opted out. Several parties have expressed an interest in making it mandatory…

  • Police report a record number of passport applications

    Police report a record number of passport applications

    According to the Police Board, an unprecedented number of people applied for or wanted to renew their passports this spring in Finland. In March, the number of applications increased the most, with 191,000 passports issued, more than five times more than at the same time last year. The rise came soon after Covid restrictions were…

  • MitID transition postponed by four months

    MitID transition postponed by four months

    The switch from NemID to MitID, a new improved digital security solution that enables secure access to sensitive information, has gone anything but smoothly. With the deadline of 1 June approaching with rapid steps, many in Denmark have not made the change: Especially since a visit to the nearest Citizen Service Center is required by…

  • The Finnish passport was placed "third strongest" In the world

    The Finnish passport was placed "third strongest" In the world

    The Finnish passport is the third strongest in the world and enables visa-free access to a total of 189 countries, according to the recent results of the global mobility index compiled by the London consulting company Henley & Partners. Passports in Japan and Singapore topped the index, facilitating visa-free access to 192 countries worldwide, while…

  • HSL: Public transport passenger numbers closer to pre-pandemic levels

    HSL: Public transport passenger numbers closer to pre-pandemic levels

    – For many, the return to public transport is the first step towards a normal life after a coronavirus pandemic, he estimates. He said the nationwide telework recommendation, which expires at the end of last month, helped raise weekly payrolls to more than € 7 million in early March. The lifting of coronary virus restrictions,…

  • Police: It takes weeks to clear a passport congestion

    Police: It takes weeks to clear a passport congestion

    According to the police board, the number of passport applications has increased in recent weeks. Passport application deadlines are congested at police stations across the country, the National Police Board told STT on Sunday. Those wishing to renew their passport will have to wait weeks for a face-to-face meeting. People can also renew their passports…

  • Helsinki police report "unprecedented" passions

    Helsinki police report "unprecedented" passions

    Police departments around the country said passport renewal has been brisk throughout the week. However, according to the Pasila permit unit in Helsinki, there were queues "unprecedented" on Friday. Every day in the Helsinki district, there are about 800 people in line, most of whom have come to apply for or renew a passport. Waiting…

  • Sweden announces an additional SEK 500 million in humanitarian aid to Ukraine

    Stockholm [Sweden]March 1 (ANI): On Tuesday, Sweden announced an additional SEK 500 million in humanitarian aid to Ukraine, which gives the total contribution to Ukraine to SEK 1 billion in humanitarian aid. Sweden’s Foreign Minister Ann Linde spoke on Twitter, “Sweden announces an additional SEK 500 million (EUR 47 million) in humanitarian aid to Ukraine.…

  • Sweden will drop all travel restrictions from Denmark

    Sweden will drop all travel restrictions from Denmark

    A real annoyance Sweden has followed Denmark’s leader in terms of dropping corona restrictions in the country and reopening society. Thousands of people in Denmark and Sweden commute across the border every day to work in Copenhagen and Scania. Until tomorrow, everyone who crosses the Swedish border has had to present a digital corona passport…

  • Prime Minister Marin: Finland will lift all Covid restrictions in February

    Prime Minister Marin: Finland will lift all Covid restrictions in February

    Finland will lift all restrictions on Covid in February, the country’s prime minister Sanna Marin (SDP) announced on Monday. The Prime Minister announced this during a meeting with the Association of Journalists on Journalism, Freedom of Expression and Editorial Work. Following decisions made last week, some restrictions on Covid are set to be relaxed this…

  • How does Finland facilitate Covid restrictions?

    How does Finland facilitate Covid restrictions?

    The cabinet’s coronavir virus ministerial working group proposed lifting some pandemic restrictions late Thursday night. The changes apply to restaurants and events where the risk of infection is considered low. From the beginning of February (next Tuesday), the restaurants will be open until 9 pm instead of the current 6 pm. The sale of alcohol…

  • THL’s boss is proposing a new format for the digital Covid Passport

    THL’s boss is proposing a new format for the digital Covid Passport

    Director General of the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) Markku Tervahauta has recommended that Finland introduce a new digital vaccination certificate to replace the current Covid passport. The EU Digital Covid Passport contains three different certificates: one showing that the holder has been vaccinated against the Covid-19 virus, a certificate of a negative…

  • Thousands take to the streets in Stockholm, Gothenburg to protest against Covid passes

    Thousands take to the streets in Stockholm, Gothenburg to protest against Covid passes

    Stockholm [Sweden], January 23 (ANI / Sputnik): Thousands of people took to the streets of Sweden’s Stockholm and Gothenburg to protest against covid-19 passes and pandemic restrictions in the country, Swedish media reported on Saturday. Around 8,000-0,000 people gathered to protest against vaccination, covid-19 passports and other restrictions alone on Sergels torg in Stockholm, according…

  • Thousands of Danish-born denied passports under strict citizenship legislation

    Thousands of Danish-born denied passports under strict citizenship legislation

    An increasing number of people in Denmark have a so-called ‘foreign passport’, which recognizes them as “stateless” because they can neither get a Danish passport, nor are they entitled to a foreign one, reports DR. Although this is the case for many refugees and their family reunified, strict Danish legislation means that their children, born…

  • PM: The use of the Covid Passport can be changed;  The director of THL doubts

    PM: The use of the Covid Passport can be changed; The director of THL doubts

    The use of the Covid passport was restricted in late December, but according to the prime minister Sanna Marin (SDP), its use could be expanded again as part of new corona virus measures to be announced next week, says commercial broadcaster MTV. However, the role of the passport is likely to change, Marin told MTV…

  • Corona passports are only valid for five months, the Ministry of Health recommends

    Corona passports are only valid for five months, the Ministry of Health recommends

    There will be no easing of the current coronary restrictions, it sounded yesterday after a meeting between Health Minister Magnus Heunicke with the political parties’ health rapporteurs – a day when a record 28,283 infected were announced. Nevertheless, the Ministry of Health is making some changes regarding the corona passport, which will in future only…

  • The Finnish government is pumping the brakes, more restrictions

    The Finnish government is pumping the brakes, more restrictions

    As a means for service providers to circumvent restrictions affecting their operations, the passport will not be available for medium- and high-risk events, such as large concerts that do not have seats for all participants, for three weeks from Tuesday 28 December. Restaurants in the so-called community transfer areas will also not be able to…

  • New rules: Finland is doing this to slow down Omicron

    New rules: Finland is doing this to slow down Omicron

    The daily number of Covid cases in Finland has been around 2,000 for about a week now, with the Omicron variant coming to control the number of cases and increasing the pressure on hospitals. The government announced on Tuesday new measures to slow the spread of the epidemic after seven hours of talks between five-party…

  • Finland is partially shelving the coronavirus passport, introducing strict restaurant restrictions

    Finland is partially shelving the coronavirus passport, introducing strict restaurant restrictions

    Opening hours and opening hours apply to all restaurants, regardless of whether or not they have introduced a coronavirus passport. The passport will remain a means of circumventing restrictions on the pool areas and adjoining changing rooms of low-risk facilities, such as individual sports and exercise facilities, public saunas and spas and swimming pools. However,…