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You were without a question dealing with an incompetent border officer in that case. Finnish ID card issued to a Finnish national is a valid travel document to

You were without a question dealing with an incompetent border officer in that case. Finnish ID card issued to a Finnish national is a valid travel document to all EU countries, to all Nordic countries, and to Switzerland. Additionally, for the citizens of all Nordic countries, no official travel documents are required to other Nordic countries in the first place. There is only a requirement to "be able to prove your identity on request" - for which a driver's license would usually suffice. See: https://www.poliisi.fi/identity_card/use_of_the_identity_card https://www.poliisi.fi/identity_card/use_of_the_identity_car...

fyfy18 8y ago
> There is only a requirement to "be able to prove your identity on request" - for which a driver's license would usually suffice. This is how travel works right now between the UK and Ireland, hence why it's such a big pain point in regards to Brexit.
- dfawcus 8y ago
  It is a bit more amusing than that, sort of a Catch 22 situation. In neither Ireland nor the UK, nor for travel between them (except by 'plane) is one required to have or produce ID. What one has to do (if asked, and then a right asserted) is establish one's right to enter the country. The easiest way to do that is via a Passport. One can still travel (by boat) between the two countries w/o a passport, you just have to be prepared (if challenged) to argue and maybe waste some time. Driving a vehicle in the the UK (and I assume in Ireland) is a situation where one can be required to produce ID (even then you do not have to carry it), but not in normal day to day life.
ahje 8y ago
From what I could tell, it was an employee of the company that runs the trains and not an actual official. But yes, I kinda expected a regular ID would be enough, just as it has been in the past.
- tapland 8y ago
  People mistake 'regular ID' and national ID. Does your regular ID state your citizenship? Good, then you can travel. If it doesn't, you aren't proving that you are a citizen with the right to travel freely in schengen.

fyfy18 8y ago

> There is only a requirement to "be able to prove your identity on request" - for which a driver's license would usually suffice. This is how travel works right now between the UK and Ireland, hence why it's such a big pain point in regards to Brexit.

dfawcus 8y ago
It is a bit more amusing than that, sort of a Catch 22 situation. In neither Ireland nor the UK, nor for travel between them (except by 'plane) is one required to have or produce ID. What one has to do (if asked, and then a right asserted) is establish one's right to enter the country. The easiest way to do that is via a Passport. One can still travel (by boat) between the two countries w/o a passport, you just have to be prepared (if challenged) to argue and maybe waste some time. Driving a vehicle in the the UK (and I assume in Ireland) is a situation where one can be required to produce ID (even then you do not have to carry it), but not in normal day to day life.

ahje 8y ago

From what I could tell, it was an employee of the company that runs the trains and not an actual official. But yes, I kinda expected a regular ID would be enough, just as it has been in the past.

tapland 8y ago
People mistake 'regular ID' and national ID. Does your regular ID state your citizenship? Good, then you can travel. If it doesn't, you aren't proving that you are a citizen with the right to travel freely in schengen.