Those older than 30 can receive a passport with normal expiry dates regardless of the status of completion of the military duty.

In older non-biometric EU passports issued prior to August 2006, the words were entirely in capital letters, but current versions use mixed case.

In 2012, the coat of arms was enlarged and the European Union title was shifted below it and separated by a double line from the country's name which is now in all capitals.

Through bilateral agreements freedom of movement is extended to Switzerland,[11] and all EU and EFTA nationals are not only visa-exempt but are legally entitled to enter and reside in each other's countries.

[12] Those issued from the 1970s until the adoption of the EU design in 1996 had a dark blue leather cover and did not contain the "European Union" texts, but were otherwise broadly similar in appearance.

Unlike the Danish autonomous countries (none of which belong to the European Union) the Åland Islands autonomous region is a full part of the Finnish state, and an Åland Islands passport therefore brings all the rights and benefits of European Union membership for the holder.