Finland’s national visa information system (VISA) 2026–2028
Finland’s national visa information system (VISA) is a project to provide maintenance and support for Finland’s national visa information system through operational support. The system is designed to improve border security in Finland and Europe, advance the implementation of visa policy and enhance consular cooperation and cooperation between central visa authorities in accordance with the Schengen area regulations.
Project objectives
The main objective of the project is to safeguard the operation of the national visa information system (VISA) with minimal disruption and to ensure high availability in accordance with legislation and relevant national and international agreements and regulations. Operational support is used to provide maintenance and support for equipment and environments in data centres connected to the Central EU VIS (C-VIS).
The project enables support and maintenance for Finland’s national visa information system, which underpins an efficient visa process. The visa information system is a key government system that contributes to national security.
The outcome of the project will be the reliable operation of the national visa information system, the high availability of services related to the system and improved usability for the thousands of users of the system.
Implementation
The Immigration Process and System team within the Foreign Ministry's Information Technology and Systems Services is implementing the project together with the Ministry's Visa Unit and the supplier of Finland's national visa information system. The project manager is Samuli Mustonen.
Funding
The EU Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy (BMVI) has awarded the project EUR 1,224,404.42 for the period from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2028.
Timetable
The project enables and ensures the provision of support and maintenance services for the VISA visa information system through operational support during the period 2026–2028.