Check with the office. The official pages for this service leave out some details, or are older than a year. Use this page as a starting point and confirm fees and documents before you apply.
Finnish citizens whose passport was lost or stolen in Australia report it to the police and apply for a replacement (including an emergency passport where urgent) at the embassy. A reported passport can no longer be used even if found.
Where to apply in Australia
Embassy of Finland, Yarralumla, Canberra (ACT), serving all of Australia; honorary consulates elsewhere in Australia do not issue visas.
Contact details for every office are on the page of the embassy and consulates of Finland.
How to apply
Report the loss to the police (online with the Finnish police or locally) and keep a copy of the report | book an embassy appointment | apply for a new or emergency passport and pay the fee
Documents you need
- Copy of the police report
- Passport photo within 6 months
- Identification and proof of citizenship status in Australia as listed on the required-attachments page (old passport or police ID card; VEVO visa details for Finnish citizens; apostilled Australian citizenship certificate for dual citizens not registered in Finland)
- Minors: consent of both parents or guardians
Fees and processing time
- Official fee: Emergency passport EUR 255 (approx. AUD 413-417); temporary passport EUR 270 (AUD 437-441); EU Emergency Travel Document EUR 255 (AUD 413-417)
Good to know
Two embassy fee pages give different AUD conversions for the same EUR fees (e.g. passport EUR 235 shown as AUD 384 and AUD 381) and neither shows an effective date; fees are paid in AUD at the Ministry's exchange rate, by Eftpos/Visa/MasterCard only. Processing time not stated on the lost-passport page; attachments taken from the shared required-attachments page (no date shown).
Official sources
- finlandabroad.fi/web/aus/lost-passport
- finlandabroad.fi/web/aus/types-of-passport-and-processing-fees
- finlandabroad.fi/web/aus/service-fees
- finlandabroad.fi/web/aus/applying-for-a-passport-or-an-identity-card
- finlandabroad.fi/web/aus/required-attachments
Check before you apply
This page summarises information published by Finland's official channels, last checked on 24 octubre 2026. Fees and requirements can change at short notice, so confirm with the office that will handle your case.
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More services of Finland in Australia
- Citizenship declarations and release from citizenship
- Notarial services (signature, copies, content of documents)
- Passport and identity card application
- Registration of a birth abroad
- Registration of a death abroad
- Residence permit application (identity verification)
- Schengen / Finland visa
- Voting from abroad