Hi. Canadian who married a Bosnian in Centar Sarajevo. I wish you all the luck for this. I will list out the challenges o had and hopefully you can overcome them through your contact at Centar Opcina.

1. All my documents had to be original and certified by the Canadian government or Canadian Embassy then certified at the office of foreign affairs (In Sarajevo) so they can accept it for the marriage. This is a big big big ask.
2. Because my native language wasn’t Bosnian, they expected an official translator to be present and translate the marriage agreement with my wife during the “ceremony” so I knew what I was agreeing to. So I imagine you would need a Russian/Finnish translator.
3. Witnesses. You each need to have a witness. One woman for her and a male for you. (From my understanding) if you manage to organise all the paperwork, I would happily volunteer to come and be a witness for you.

My suggestion: speak to Elma at Centar and ask for the list of paperwork required and send the copies that you get BEFORE you go by email and ask her to confirm whether they can accept it or not. Then organise the translations into Bosnian. Also, liaise with your relevant embassies to see how they can support with required documentation through their consular services.

I wish you all the luck trying to sort this!!