NewsRoom Finland:
"Finland's Ministry of the Interior said Friday that citizens could apply for the new biometric passports in August.
A computer chip embedded in the passport contains the same information - including the picture - that is printed on the bearer information page. In practice, passport pictures will be digitised at police stations and saved on the chips. The biometric passport boasts a range of safety features that make it more difficult to forge and abuse than a standard passport. If Parliament approves the government bill, the biometric passport will be valid for five years. The change will not affect the validity of current passports." [Snippet]
