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Current issues

All earned income and allowances will affect the amount of reception allowance

Type:Press release Publication date:27.2.2026 11.00

Finnish Immigration Service to assess security situation of Iran, decisions on asylum applications partly paused

Type:Press release Publication date:5.2.2026 11.00

Decision-making on Iranian asylum applications partly paused

Type:Press release Publication date:5.2.2026 11.00

Immigration statistics 2025: Immigration to Finland decreasing

Type:Press release Publication date:30.1.2026 10.00

Savings affect Finnish Immigration Service’s customer service – speed up the application process

Type:Press release Publication date:23.1.2026 13.40

Increased customer demand and reduced personnel resources affect the Finnish Immigration Service’s customer service

Type:Press release Publication date:23.1.2026 11.24

Amendments to provisions on permanent residence permits enter into force on 8 January 2026

Type:Press release Publication date:8.1.2026 12.00

Aliens Act's provisions on permanent residence permit amended as of 8 January 2026

Type:Press release Publication date:8.1.2026 12.00

Changes to Finnish Immigration Service processing fees as of 1 January 2026

Type:Press release Publication date:31.12.2025 10.35

Legislative amendments concerning permanent residence permits to enter into force in January

Type:Press release Publication date:22.12.2025 15.19
 

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        • Macluumaad loogu talaggalay qofka magangalyoddoonka ah, warysiga kaddib
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        • Amakuru agenewe abasaba ubuhungiro nyuma yo kubazwa
        • Agahiyên ji bo penaxwaz piştî hevpeyvînê
        • ቃለ መጠይቅ ላደረጉ ጥገኝነት ጠያቂዎች ተጨማሪ መረጃ
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        • مهاجرت اداره ممکن له تاسې څخه د مرکې وروسته نور وضاحت وغواړي – خپل ځواب په ټاکلي وخت کې مهاجرت ادارهته وسپارئ
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      • معلومات لطالب اللجوء
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      • Warar loogu talagalay dadka magangelyada codsaday
      • Caruurta aan lahayn waalid ama ilaaliye
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      • Daxwaza penaberiyê ji Fînlanda yê re
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      • Finlandiya'dan sığınma başvurusunda bulunma
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      • په فنلنډ کې د پناه غوښتنه
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        • Идентификация
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        • سوالات اغلب پرسیدە شدە در بارە وضعیت افغانستان
      • Russia's attack on Ukraine
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        • Часто задаваемые вопросы о нападении России на Украину и его влиянии на россиян
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        • معلومات حديثة عن وضع سوريا
        • Nûtirîn agahî derbarê rewşa Sûriyê
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        • پرسش‌های متداول درباره وضعیت ایران
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