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.
- 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
Team Finland (Economic Promotion, Public Diplomacy, Culture and Communications
Consular Services
Administrative Services
E-mail addresses are in the form: forename.surname@gov.fi. Scandinavian characters are replaced by: ä=a, ö=o, å=a.