10/09/2018
Thinking about taking the plunge, making the move? Here we are to help you plan. You can visit our website (link in bio), send us an email or direct message. 🤗
In the meantime, we have prepared for you a small checklist, which is worth considering before moving to Finland
📝 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞
If you are coming to Finland for more than 90 days and you are an EU citizen, you must register your right of residence.
If you are a Non-EU citizen, you must apply for a residence permit in Finland.
📝 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝
When applying for a residence permit or registration of right of residence, you must be able to prove that your livelihood in Finland is ensured.
∙ If you come to Finland to work or to engage in entrepreneurship, you must prove that your work or business provides you with an adequate income.
∙ If you are moving to Finland to live with a family member, the person living in Finland is often also required to have sufficient resources to support him/herself and the family member moving to Finland.
📝 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬
∙ If you move to Finland from another EU member state, you do not usually have to pay duties or value-added tax for your removal goods, i.e. the personal property you bring with you. Nor do you have to declare your removal goods to customs (tulli).
∙ If you move to Finland from outside the EU, you do not usually have to pay duties or value-added tax for your removal goods, i.e. the personal property you bring with you. However, you do have to declare your removal goods to the customs authorities in Finland.
For example, the following are regarded as removal goods:
* furniture and other domestic goods
* pets
* bicycles and motorcycles
* cars and trailers intended for private use
