Study in Finland

The Finnish Immigration Service states that Japanese citizens must be 18 to 30 years of a⁠g⁠e⁠.

The fee is 530 EUR for an electronic application and 630 EUR for a paper application. The first permit is applied for abroad. You apply in Enter Finland (the online service) or on a paper form, pay the fee in Enter Finland or at a Finnish mission, and prove your identity at a Finnish mission by appointme⁠n⁠t⁠.

The requirements are: the main purpose is a holiday; you have not previously been granted a Finnish working holiday permit; no dependant travels with you; you have a return ticket or funds to buy one; sufficient funds (about 2,450 EUR for the first three months); a valid passport; insurance covering illness and hospital care for the entire stay; and good health and no criminal record. The attachments are: your passport, a photo taken within the last six months, colour copies of the passport data page and of pages with notes, a document showing your legal stay in the country where you apply, a return ticket or proof of the means to buy one, proof of funds, and proof of health insuran⁠c⁠e⁠.

In the Finnish Immigration Service's processing-⁠time table, the first residence permit for a working holiday takes 1 month in most cases and 2 months in a minority of cases. The legal maximum is 3 mont⁠h⁠s⁠.

For short stays such as tourism or visiting relatives, you do not need a visa. The limit is 90 days in any 180-⁠day period. To stay on a working holiday, you apply for a separate residence perm⁠i⁠t⁠.