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Changes to the UK visa service in Finland
21 February 2012
On 8 March 2012 we will be closing our visa application centre at the British Embassy in Helsinki. This will be replaced with a visa service which will be available weekly from 8 March 2012, in partnership with WorldBridge Service. A mobile biometric clinic will be set up in Helsinki to allow customers to continue to supply their biometric information, required to apply for a UK visa, without having to travel to another UK Border Agency office outside Finland.
Using the new mobile biometric clinic will be simple. You will continue to submit your application online. After you have paid your visa application fee you will be given the option to book an appointment at the biometric clinic at Regus, Mannerheimintie 12B, 5th Floor, 00100 Helsinki.
The clinic will be open every Thursday from 09:30 to 16:00. You must book an appointment online before going to the clinic. The service will cost €146.17 plus local taxes in addition to your visa application fee. You will be supplied with a pre-addressed envelope to post your application to us. Your passport and supporting documents will be returned, by courier, directly to you once we have made a decision on your application. The visa processing time for applications submitted in Stockholm or at the clinic in Helsinki will remain in line with our published processing times.
If you do not wish to use the clinic in Helsinki you will be able to apply at the free to use visa application centre at the British Embassy in Stockholm. If you are applying for a visitor visa or an EEA family permit you can apply also apply at any UK visa application centre across the world. Please select the country you wish to apply in from our country finder.
The British Embassy in Helsinki is unable to answer general enquiries about UK visas or requests for an update on your application's progress. . Please contact our commercial partner, WorldBridge Service, by email or telephone as indicated on our contact us page.