Embassy of Finland, Cairo

Customer service

Customer service

Monday and Tuesday 9.00-12.00 am

Appointments for passports, ID cards, residence permits and other consular services must be reserved via the online appointment reservation system 

Residence permit interview and DNA test -make an appointment by email visa.kai@gov.fi

Telephone hours for consular services: Mon - Wed 2 - 3 pm.

Customer service for visas to Finland

Schengen visa application has to submitted to VFS Global  by applicant her/himself.   Book an appointment via the visa centre.  All the enquiries regarding visas +20 2333 23 013 or info.finlandegypt@vfshelpline.com.

The processing time for visa application is minimum two weeks.

In case you are not a citizen of Egypt or Sudan, please contact the Embassy before reserving a residence permit or visa application appointment.

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

Office hours

Sun-Thu 8.30 - 12.00, 13.00 - 16.15

Exceptional opening hours

The Embassy of Finland in Cairo is closed in 2026 on the following days: 

Thu 1.1.2026 New Year's Day

Tue 6.1.2026 Epiphany

Wed 7.1.2026 Coptic Christmas

Sun 25.1.2026 Egyptian Revolution Day

Sun 22.3.2026 Eid El Fitr

Sun-Mon 5.-6.4.2026 Easter Sunday and Monday 

Mon 13.4.2026 Sham El Nessim

Wed 27.5.2026 Arafat Day

Thu 28.5.2026 Eid El Adha

Thu 23.7.2026 23 July Revolution Day

Tue 6.10.2026 6th of October Holiday

Sun 6.12.2026 Independence Day

Thu 24.12.2026 Christmas Eve 

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.KAI@gov.fi

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

Telephone exchange

  • +20 225 869 000

Fax

  • +20 227 371 376

Visiting address, post address

Embassy of Finland
3, Abu El Feda Street
13th floor
11211 ZAMALEK, CAIRO
EGYPT

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Personnel

Riikka Eela
Head of Mission
Maija Mansikkaniemi
Deputy Head of Mission
Maha Sarwat Ibrahim El-Bassiouny
Assistant
Mariam Rufail
Clerical Assistant
Iman Bedir
Coordinator
Emilia Ingman
Intern
Mirva Kulmala
Administrative Officer
financial administration
Rowida Mohamed
Coordinator
Media Advisor

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

Yasser Shawky
Adviser
Commercial Affairs

Consular Services

Raimo Pahkasalo
Administrative Officer, Consular Services
Sherine Kamal Youssef Yacoub
Consular Services Assistant

Administrative Services

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

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