Embassy of Finland, Ankara

Customer service

VFS Global answers all inquiries regarding visa and residence permit matters.

  • Email: info.fitr@vfshelpline.com  
  • Visas: +90 212 373 5812 (08.30-12.00 ja 13.00-17.00)
  • Residence permits: +90 212 373 5823 (8.30-12.00 ja 13.00-17.00)

Appointment booking is required for visiting the Embassy.

  • Citizens and residence permit holders of Türkiye and citizens of Iraq: Consulate.ANK@gov.fi

Embassy telephone service times and numbers:

Consular matters in Türkiye

Telephone service on Tuesday and Thursday 14.00 - 15.00.

Tel: +90 312 457 4444 (in Turkish or English)

Tel: +90 312 457 4433 (in Arabic or English)

Visa matters:

Visa Center VFS Global serves customers in Türkiye at Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir and Antalya. Applicants must book an appointment for submitting their visa applications in advance.

Information about changing entry requirements to Finland from the Finnish Border Guard website(Link to another website.).

Contact details and opening hours of Visa Centers in Türkiye:

Residence permit matters:

Residence permit application center VFS Global serves customers in Türkiye at Ankara. Applicants must book an appointment for submitting their residence permit applications in advance.

Contact details and opening hours of Residence permit application centre in Türkiye:

  • Submission of applications: Mon-Wed 10:00-15:30 and Thu-Fri 09:00-15:30
  • Notification of decisions: 08:30-10:00
  • Email: info.firptr@vfshelpline.com
  • Tel: +90 212 373 5823 (8.30-12.00 and 13.00-17.00)

Passport matters:

Appointment booking by email is required for the passport matters: Consulate.ANK@gov.fi 

Use the secure email service if your email contains sensitive personal data.

Exceptional opening hours

Exceptional opening hours(Link to another website.)

24/7 service

When a mission is closed, you can in an emergency situation contact the Foreign Ministry’s 24/7 service: tel. +358 9 1605 5555 or email paivystys.um@gov.fi. For consular emergencies only. No visa inquiries, visa matters are not urgent 24/7 service issues. Phone calls will be recorded.

Email

  • Sanomat.ANK@gov.fi
  • Consulate.ANK@gov.fi  (Consular and immigration services for citizens and residence permit holders of Türkiye and Iraq as well as residence permit services for Georgia and Azerbaijan.)

Use the secure email service if your email contains sensitive personal data.

Telephone exchange

  • +90 312 457 4400

Fax

  • +90 312 468 0072

Visiting address

Beyaz Zambaklar Sokağı No:44
06690 GAZIOSMANPASA, ANKARA
TÜRKIYE

On the map

Website

Personnel

Management

Pirkko Hämäläinen
Head of Mission
CV
Tapani Kivelä
Deputy Head of Mission
Neslihan Akdağ
Assistant
Sara Kärnä
Desk Officer

Team Finland (Economic Promotion, Public Diplomacy, Culture and Communications)

Joona Selin
Senior Specialist
Esra Demirci Akyol
Coordinator
Ebru Koçer Çelikten
Assistant

Team for Consular and Migration Affairs

Merja Kärkkäinen
Consul, Team Leader

Team for Administration

Erika Sipola
Administrative Officer
Kirsi Hurme
Administrative Officer

Defense Attaché office

Janne Hakaniemi
Defense, Military, Naval and Air Attaché
Semra Turgutcan
Assistant
Gulcin Erdem
Assistant

E-mail addresses are in the form: forename.surname@gov.fi. Scandinavian characters are replaced by: ä=a, ö=o, å=a.

Countries