Visitor visa · applying from Finland
Canada visitor visa processing time from Finland
A visitor visa lets you come to Canada for a holiday, to see family or for a short business trip, if your passport needs one.
Current processing time
16 days
about 2½ weeks
IRCC figure, update of October 21, 2026. Check IRCC's tool
If you apply today
If IRCC keeps this pace, 8 in 10 applications sent today would be decided by about November 9, 2026.
In plain English
- 8 in 10 visitor visa applications from Finland were decided within 16 days, counted from the day IRCC had a complete application.
- Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 23 days in July.
- The wait from Finland is shorter than in 91% of the other 169 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 38 days.
- Since 2018, the figure has ranged from 8 days (May 2022) to 363 days (March 2025).
Is it getting faster or slower?
IRCC's figure for visitor visa applications from Finland at each update.
In days. Each point is an IRCC update. Lower means a shorter wait.
Every published figure
| IRCC update | Figure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 21, 2026 | 16 days | −14 days |
| October 7, 2026 | 30 days | +5 days |
| August 19, 2026 | 25 days | +2 days |
| July 22, 2026 | 23 days | −4 days |
| July 7, 2026 | 27 days | −336 days |
| March 12, 2025 | 363 days | +65 days |
| May 28, 2024 | 298 days | +122 days |
| October 31, 2023 | 176 days | −11 days |
| October 24, 2023 | 187 days | +119 days |
| September 6, 2022 | 68 days | +2 days |
| August 30, 2022 | 66 days | +10 days |
| August 2, 2022 | 56 days | +1 day |
| July 26, 2022 | 55 days | +7 days |
| July 19, 2022 | 48 days | +28 days |
| July 12, 2022 | 20 days | +6 days |
| June 28, 2022 | 14 days | +4 days |
| June 8, 2022 | 10 days | +2 days |
| May 11, 2022 | 8 days | −173 days |
| March 22, 2022 | 181 days | −100 days |
| March 16, 2022 | 281 days | −36 days |
| March 8, 2022 | 317 days | +16 days |
| March 1, 2022 | 301 days | −17 days |
| February 22, 2022 | 318 days | −3 days |
| February 8, 2022 | 321 days | +20 days |
| January 18, 2022 | 301 days | – |
| February 2, 2021 | no published time | – |
| September 4, 2018 | 55 days | first figure |
How Finland compares
Shorter bars mean shorter waits. The typical country is the middle of all 170 countries with a figure.
Other applications from Finland
What does this number mean?
It looks back, not forward
IRCC's figure is how long it took to decide 8 in 10 of the applications of this kind that it finished recently. The other 2 in 10 took longer.
The clock starts with a complete application
It counts from the day IRCC had a complete application to the day it made a decision.
It changes often
IRCC revises the figure regularly, usually every week. A single application can be faster or slower.
Common questions
How long does a visitor visa application from Finland take?
IRCC's latest figure, from October 21, 2026, is 16 days (about 2½ weeks). That means 8 in 10 recent visitor visa applications from Finland were decided within that time. Some were faster and some took longer.
Is the wait from Finland getting shorter?
Waits are getting shorter. The figure was 23 days in July.
How does Finland compare with other countries?
The wait from Finland is shorter than in 91% of the other 169 countries IRCC lists. The typical (middle) country's figure is 38 days. The shortest right now is Palestine (Gaza) (1 day) and the longest is Eswatini (804 days).
Is this an official government website?
No. Canada Visa Wait is an independent site and is not affiliated with the Government of Canada. The figures are IRCC's own. Before you rely on a date, check IRCC's official processing-times tool.