Finland is one of the most visited European countries by Russians. More than 1 million Russian tourists come here annually. Most of them are residents of the northwestern region of the Russian Federation, so it is not surprising that almost all of Finland’s official representative offices in Russia are located here. One of them is a visa center in Murmansk.
Murmansk Visa Application Centers
The Finland Visa Application Center in Murmansk is primarily intended to serve potential recipients of Finnish visas. Among the inhabitants of the northwestern part of Russia there are a large number of people who want to visit Finland.
They are attracted by the territorial proximity and European culture of this country. Murmansk is one of the few cities whose residents regularly visit neighboring Finland.
As well as citizens living in the Murmansk region, often travel not only to Finland, but also to Norway, which is also relatively close. Therefore, it is also not surprising that it was here that the Norwegian Visa Application Center was opened, in Murmansk. It is the richest European country attractive for tourists.
Finnish Visa Application Center in Murmansk
The work schedule of this visa center is standard, that is, it works 5 days a week from 9 am to 5 pm. Address: st. Karl Liebknecht, 13. People who want a Finnish visa are served here. In fact, this organization has no other goals. Of course, some other activity is underway, but it is insignificant, so there is no need to focus on this.
The center’s tasks do not include work to strengthen Russian-Finnish relations or help Finns located in Russia. All non-visa issues are forwarded to the Consulate General.
The center acts as an intermediary between citizens applying for visas and consulates, which either approve or reject these applications. Documents collected by the applicant and sent to the visa center in Murmansk are sent from there to the consulate, and there, in turn, they are checked and a positive or negative answer comes. If the answer is yes, the finished visa is sent to the visa center. In Murmansk, a citizen can already pick up a finished visa without visiting the consulate itself.
Norwegian Visa Application Center
In much the same way as the Finnish center, the Norwegian representative office also functions as an intermediary. The work schedule of the Norwegian Visa Application Center is 5/2 from 9:00 to 17:00. Address: st. Green, 76.
It is designed to serve applicants for visas from the Murmansk and neighboring Arkhangelsk regions. Service is carried out both by appointment and without it. However, to avoid queues, it is better to make an appointment in advance.
This can be done both by phone and on the website of the visa center in Murmansk. By the same principle, you can contact the Finnish visa issuing center.
The presence in Finland of the representative offices of Finland and Norway significantly stimulates the growth of attendance by our compatriots in these countries, and also simplifies the procedure for obtaining permission to visit. Thanks to this, many residents of Murmansk and neighboring cities can easily get a visa to Norway or Finland.
Conclusion
It's no secret that a significant number of Russian tourists coming to Finland and Norway are residents of the northwestern region of Russia, since it is easiest for them to visit these countries. And the appearance in Murmansk of visa centers of these countries made a visit to them for Russians even more attractive.
Many residents of Murmansk or Arkhangelsk happily go on vacation to Finland or Norway. Many go there to work, as this is a great opportunity to earn extra money. A lot of people who are forced to visit these countries, because the company they work for sent them on a business trip. And also a lot of those who come to Finland, for example, for the sake of shopping.
Of course, this is not all the reasons for a visit to these countries, but they are already enough to note the high demand for visiting them. Residents of Murmansk itself and neighboring settlements and constituent entities of the Russian Federation are very pleased that there are representative offices of these European countries that they visit with pleasure, even though holidays in Norway are very expensive, and Finland does not differ in the cheapness of goods and services .