page_title: Finnish nationality law
section_title: Naturalisation as a Finnish citizen
hierarchical_section_title: Finnish nationality law / Naturalisation as a Finnish citizen
caption_attribution_description: English: Voided Specimen of a current type Finnish passport. Image of passport's front cover and bearer’s details page. This type of passport is issued at Finnish Embassies and Diplomatic Representations abroad and is limited in validity to one year. Passports issued within Finland are valid for five years. This passport looks very similar to the type issued within Finland. Unlike current passports issued in Finland, passports issued abroad do not contain a contactless chip. The image of the bearer shown in this passport is a photo of myself.
context_page_description: Citizenship of Finland can be obtained on the basis of birth, marriage of parents, adoption, or the place of birth. In addition, it may be acquired by application or by declaration to authorities. Finnish citizenship acquisition is based primarily on the legal principle of jus sanguinis. However, for many practical purposes, the concepts of municipal domicile and domicile in Finland are as important to the relation between the individual and the Finnish authorities as the individual's citizenship status.
context_section_description: Finnish citizenship can be acquired by application or declaration:
caption: A specimen of the Finnish passport
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