Schengen visas in Finland: refusals consulate by consulate
21.1% of applications refused in 2025 — 4 of 19.
2024: 10.5% of 22 applications (+10.5 pts). 5 Schengen consulates active in 2025.
Every consulate, fewest to most refusals
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|
Under 1,000 applications — rates not significant
| Consulate | Applications 2025 | Refused 2025 | 2024 | Change | Multiple entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France — Helsinki | 6 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 pts | 0.0% |
| Belgium — Helsinki | 5 | 25.0% | 50.0% | −25.0 pts | 66.7% |
| Netherlands — Helsinki | 5 | 40.0% | 0.0% | +40.0 pts | 0.0% |
| Spain — Helsinki | 2 | 33.3% | 0.0% | +33.3 pts | 0.0% |
| Poland — Helsinki | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 pts | 0.0% |
Before choosing a consulate
You do not pick your consulate. The Visa Code (Article 5) designates the one of your main destination — or of the first country of entry if no destination dominates. Applying "where refusals are lower" for a trip elsewhere is itself a ground for refusal.
A low rate is not leniency: it also reflects who applies. A consulate that mostly receives seasoned business travellers refuses less than one receiving first-time applicants. The rate shows where files fail most often — a reason to prepare yours carefully, not to change address.
Source: Commission européenne — Visa statistics for consulates, 2025 and 2024 editions, published 2026-05-28. Uniform short-stay visas; the rate is the Commission's: refusals / (issued + limited territorial validity visas + refusals).