240-hour visa-free transit
Finland - China 240-hour transit eligibility
Finland, the easternmost Nordic nation, is known for its vast lake systems and Helsinki (HEL), a strategic stop on great-circle routes between East Asia and Europe. Finnish passport holders, traveling from a eurozone and Schengen country 5-6 hours behind Beijing, can use the 240-hour visa-free transit on qualifying itineraries.
Example result
What this check gives you
Example transit: Helsinki → mainland China → a third country or region (not your departure country).
9 of 9 checks pass
- Passport is on the 240h eligible listPass · FI · 57
- Entry port is a listed 240h portPass · Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) · 65
- Exit port is a listed 240h portPass · Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN)
- Stay is 240 hours or lessPass · 96h / 240h
- A → China → B third-country route shapePass · FI → CN → KR
- Neither endpoint is in mainland ChinaPass · FI / KR
- Hong Kong / Macau / Taiwan handled as third regionsPass · N/A
- Exit mode (air / rail / sea) is supportedPass · AIR
- Entry port's permitted activity regionPass · beijing
- Region
- Northern Europe
- Common departure cities
- Helsinki, Tampere
- Beijing time difference
- 5–6 hours behind Beijing
- Example third-place transit
- Example transit: Helsinki → mainland China → a third country or region (not your departure country).
Before you transit — get China-ready
Open the full arrival checklist →Important reminders
- Visa-free entry does not allow work and cannot be extended.
- Register temporary accommodation within 24 hours after check-in.
- Tibet and some border areas may require extra permits before travel.