Finland ID Card Photo — Make a 36×47 mm Print Photo

Need a Finland ID card photo (henkilökortti)? Upload a recent photo and IDPhotoBy sizes and crops it to the Finnish Police standard for a printed identity-card photo — a 36×47 mm paper photo with your head 32–36 mm from chin to crown on the exact light-grey background the police recommend — with the Finland ID card document already selected. This page prepares the printable 36×47 mm photo you bring to your identity-card application.

The Finnish Police (Poliisi) set the technical standard for a Finland identity card photo, and IDPhotoBy checks your photo against it. Here is what is required for a printed Finland ID card photo:

• Size 36×47 mm — the Finnish paper-photo size for an identification photo, taken within the last 6 months.
• Head size 32–36 mm — measured from the crown of the head to the chin, with your head centred.
• 4–6 mm above the crown and 7–9 mm below the chin — the space above your head and below your chin must fall in those ranges.
• Light-grey background — a single, even, monochromatic light grey; the police specify light grey as the best background colour, with no shadows.
• Black-and-white or colour — the police guide accepts either.
• Neutral expression — mouth closed and eyes open, looking straight at the camera.

The Finland ID card photo size is 36×47 mm (3.6×4.7 cm) for a printed photo. IDPhotoBy sets this exact 36×47 mm frame for you, with the chin-to-crown head measurement in the required 32–36 mm range and your head centred.

The Finnish Police state a separate rule for the two channels: the millimetre size (36×47 mm) applies only to paper photos, and a different pixel size — 500×653 px — applies only to photos submitted through their online photograph server, a separate electronic channel. This page prepares the printable 36×47 mm photo.

IDPhotoBy has separate pages for a Finland passport photo and a Finland visa photo — this page is specifically for the Finland identity card (henkilökortti). The Finnish Police state that the same photo instructions apply to all facial photographs used on passports, identity cards and permits they grant, so the numbers on this page — 36×47 mm, 32–36 mm head size, light-grey background — match the passport and police-permit standard exactly. What differs is the document: choose this page if you are applying for a Finnish identity card, not a passport or a Schengen visa, so the Finland ID card document is already selected for you when you upload.

Finland's identity-card application has two different photo channels, and they are not interchangeable. This page prepares the printable 36×47 mm photo — the paper-format identification photo you submit with your application at a police station. A separate electronic channel exists: the police's own online photograph server, which requires an exact 500×653 px digital image, saved as JPEG, no larger than 250 KB. That server upload is a different, pixel-sized image and is not built on this page — if that is the channel you need, this page's printable 36×47 mm photo is not a substitute for it.

• Upload a recent, well-lit photo with the tool on this page — the Finland ID card document is already selected.
• IDPhotoBy resizes and crops your photo to 36×47 mm with your head at the required 32–36 mm chin-to-crown size, keeping 4–6 mm above the crown and 7–9 mm below the chin, and checks that the background matches the required light grey.
• Preview the result — check the head size and position, the background, and that your eyes are open and clearly visible.
• Download the finished photo, print it at 36×47 mm, and bring it or submit it as part of your Finland ID card application at a police station appointment.

The Finland ID card photo maker on this page also works as a size checker and resizer for an identity-card photo you already have — there is no app to download, it runs online in your browser.

IDPhotoBy sizes and crops the photo you upload to the 36×47 mm Finnish standard and checks the background against the required light grey. It does not retouch, beautify or add studio-style enhancements to your face. That matters here: the Finnish Police state that an identity-card photo must not be altered so that any detail of your appearance changes, and that digital make-up is not allowed. Your face is left exactly as it is — only the framing, size and background check are prepared. The head size IDPhotoBy measures is the police's own crown-to-chin distance, not a generic head-height percentage.

IDPhotoBy does not promise acceptance — no online tool honestly can. Your file is prepared to the published Finnish Police requirements, and the police make the final decision when you apply.

You do not need a studio visit to prepare a compliant Finland ID card photo. You can take it yourself at home with a phone:

• Stand about 60 cm (2 feet) in front of a plain, even, light-coloured wall or backdrop, in soft, even light so there are no shadows behind you or on your face.
• Face the camera straight on with a neutral expression, mouth closed and eyes open. Use a timer or have someone else take the photo, holding the camera at eye level.
• Fill the frame with your head and the top of your shoulders, then upload it here and let IDPhotoBy crop it to the exact 36×47 mm size on the required background.

Take the photo within the last 6 months so it still looks like you when you apply.

Requirements can change — check the official Finnish Police identity-card and photo instructions (poliisi.fi) before you apply; the police make the final decision on whether a photo is accepted.