IL: This is the Situation with Passport Queues in Finland's big cities - In two, a three-month long backlog There are big differences between the cities in Finland in the pasSport queues of the police's permit services. On Wednesday, Iltalehti asked the police about the situation of pasSport queues in Helsinki, Turku, Tampere, Jyväskylä, Oulu and Joensuu. According to Satu Mäkinen, Inspector of Licensing Services of the Helsinki Police, there are free appointments available in mid-August, but canceling appointments changes the situation. This news item is based on article at the website of Iltalehti - one of the most respected Finnish news sources.