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15.12.2025

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Get to know reception activities

Interested in how reception centres work? See our new information package for non-governmental organisations, schools and universities, sports clubs and volunteers. We have also issued a new information package for reception centre clients.

Information packages
Employer, here is how to fill in your employee's terms of employment

As an employer, you need to ensure that your employee has the professional ability required for the job. You will also need to fill in the terms of employment for your employee's residence permit application. You can do it online in Enter Finland for Employers.

Instructions for employers

Customer bulletins

Citizenship Act changed on 17 December 2025 – applicants must have sufficient financial resources

Press release 17.12.2025 11.01

Exceptions to opening hours of service points and telephone service in December and January

Press release 16.12.2025 10.52

Temporary protection client: you will receive a letter when we have extended your residence permit

Press release 15.12.2025 9.00

Are you applying for Finnish citizenship before the legislative amendments enter into force in December?

Press release 8.12.2025 15.12

Temporary protection can only be received in one EU country at a time

Press release 8.12.2025 11.00

All customer bulletins

Press releases

Temporary protection no longer granted to applicants who already hold a residence permit on the basis of temporary protection in another EU Member State

Press release 8.12.2025 11.00

Finnish Immigration Service has updated its application volume forecasts

Press release 24.11.2025 11.00

Increase in number of international students’ applications halted – decline in number of asylum seekers continued

Press release 28.10.2025 10.00

Determination of citizenship status and definition of national travel document for residence permit applications reviewed by Finnish Immigration Service

Press release 3.10.2025 13.00

Finnish Immigration Service resumes issuing asylum decisions for Syrians

Press release 26.9.2025 12.00

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