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Customer bulletins

Finnish Immigration Service appointment system congested – what to do if you cannot book an appointment
Press release 28.1.2020 14.11
Letters about retaining Finnish citizenship have contained incorrect name and address details
Press release 27.1.2020 15.30
Student: follow the processing queue on our website or in Enter Finland
Press release 24.1.2020 16.30
New videos give asylum seekers basic information on the asylum process
Press release 22.1.2020 12.15
The fee for the certificate of an asylum seeker’s right to work has changed 1 January 2020
Press release 15.1.2020 16.00

Press releases

New videos describe asylum process to asylum seekers
Press release 22.1.2020 12.13
Immigration statistics 2019: A record-high number of employees applied for a residence permit
Press release 20.1.2020 8.10
A record-high number of victims of human trafficking in Finland entered in the assistance system for victims of human trafficking
Press release 15.1.2020 9.00
Survey: Asylum seekers are more satisfied with reception centres than a year ago
Press release 14.1.2020 14.22
Reports on the situation in Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia and Yemen published
Press release 20.12.2019 11.57