Legalization of Taiwanese documents for Finnish authorities

Finnish missions can only legalize documents, which have a connection to Finland and are based on official registries/documents issued by a local authority. Personal statements/affirmations, like Affidavits used in Taiwan often as certificates of non-impediment when getting married, cannot be legalized by the Finnish missions.

In order for a Taiwanese document to be valid in Finland (e.g. birth, death or marriage certificate), the document must be legalized. At first one should obtain a legalization from the Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the second legalization from the Consulate General of Finland in Hong Kong.

In principle, the legalization is subject to a fee. 

※特別事項：特別注意事項，文件經台灣芬蘭辦事處驗證後，尚須送至芬蘭駐香港總領事館辦理二次認證。