Finnish passport ranks 2nd, Japan, Singapore top

Finnish passport ranked second jointly with South Korea and Germany in the index of the world's most powerful passport released by Henley.

Japan and Singapore remain in top position as the world's most travel-friendly passports, according to a recent press release.

Henley Passport Index, which periodically measures the access each country's travel document affords.

The holders of Singapore and Japan's passports have to 189 countries each without a prior visa while the citizens of Finland, Germany and South Korea are able to access 187 countries without a prior visa.

Finland has benefited from recent changes to Pakistan's formerly highly restrictive visa policy. Pakistan now offers an ETA (Electronic Travel Authority) to citizens of 50 countries, including Finland, Japan, Malta, Spain, Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates -- but not, notably, the United States or the UK.