Finland

Latest revision June 30, 2020

Basic information

Entry:	Finland is part of the Schengen area. Flights within Schengen can land at any airport without the need to clear customs/immigration controls. Flights from/to other countries need to fly to/from international airports in Finland and are subject to customs and immigration controls.
FPL:	An FPL is compulsory for any flight which is partly or entirely carried out in a controlled airspace, and for international flights. An FPL must be filed at least 60 minutes prior to the flight.
Microlights:	There is no need for a special permission when flying microlight to Finland. However, such aircraft can only for a maximum of 2 months in Finland and must not be used for training purposes.

Useful links:

Airports:	lentopaikat.fi/en/ - information on Finnish airports
CAA	www.trafi.fi/en/
ATC	www.ais.fi/en - ATC Finland - Finavia www.finavia.fi/en/ - link to GA-related information
AIP	ais.fi/ais/eaip/en/index.htm
MLA association:	http://www.ilmailu.fi/ultrakevyet - EUT - Experimental and Ultrakevyet Toimikunta
Meteo	en.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/ - Finnish weather info in English
Other links	ais.fi/C-en - Flight briefing services for GA www.karttakauppa.fi/en/ - aviation charts www.trafi.fi/en/aviation - interesting information on aviation in Finland hwww.finavia.fi/...aviator-season-card - Form to order a seasonal card for Finnish airports. If you fly to Finland, it is recommended you buy this card to cover the cost of your landings without much hassle and at a discount.

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