EU Schengen question
 

During a round the world trip in 2008, I stopped in Madrid and Rome. I traveled SEA-LHR-MAD. On the flight to MAD, I filled in the Spanish arrivals form and was given the departure section for my passport.
After a few days in Madrid, I traveled MAD-FCO. As this flight was within the Schengen area, there was no exit immigration and thus no one to give the Spanish departure card to.
After a few days in Rome, I traveled FCO-LHR-SIN, passing though exit immigration prior to my flight to London. Italian immigration stamped my passport, but wouldn’t take the departure card.
I still have the Spanish departure card in my passport.

Will this cause a problem when I return to the Schengen area (looking at France, Finland and Germany)?

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Obscure2k
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If I remember that is some curiosity for UK-Spain flights. Don't worry about it. You won't have any problems. You have the depature stamp from Italy and are good to go.

None whatsoever - you have the Italian stamp in your passport for anyone to see when you left Schengenistan. Just remove the Spanish card (and keep it in your wallett, if it makes you feel safer)

Ditto. No need to keep the card. You are stamped out.