AGREEMENT
between the Republic of Slovenia and the Republic of Finland concerning the abolition of visas
Article 1
Finnish citizens holding valid Finnish passports shall be free to enter the Republic of Slovenia at any authorized bordercrossing point and to stay in the Republic of Slovenia for a period not exceeding three months without being required to obtain a visa.
Article 2
Slovenian citizens holding valid passports of the Republic of Slovenia shall be free to enter Finland at any authorized bordercrossing point and to stay in Finland for a period not exceeding three months without being required to obtain a visa. This period of three months shall be calculated from the date of entry into any Nordic State being a Party of the Convention of 12 July, 1957, on the waiver of passport control at the intra-Nordic borders. Any soiourn in any or those States during six months preceding the entry into any of those States from a non-Nordic State shall be included in the above period of three months.
Article 3
It is understood that the waiver of the visa requirement does not exempt persons benefitting under this agreement from the necessity of complying with the laws and regulations in force in the respective countries concerning entry, residence – temporary or permanent – and work.
Article 4
The authorities of each country reserve the right to refuse permission to enter or stay in the country to persons considered undesirable.
Article 5
The authorities of each country undertake to readmit without formality, into its territory, any of its citizens.
Article 6
Either Government may temporarily suspend the foregoing provisions in whole or in part, except Article 5 thereof, for reasons of public order. Such suspension shall be notified immediately to the other Government through diplomatic channels.
Article 7
The present Agreement shall enter into force on 1 April 1992.
The Agreement may be denounced by either Government by notification in writing, the denunciation taking effect one month after the date of the notification.
Done at Ljubljana on 17 February 1992 in duplicate in the English language.
For the Republic of Slovenia
Zoran Thaler (s)
For the Republic of Finland
Seppo Kauppila (s)