- Residence permit
- EU citizen
- Finnish citizenship
- Asylum in Finland
- What are the grounds for asylum?
- Applying for asylum
- Living in a reception centre
- Living in private accommodation
- Accommodation of an unaccompanied minor asylum seeker
- Legal advice
- Representative of an unaccompanied minor asylum seeker
- Daily life in a reception centre
- Asylum seeker’s right to work
- Processing of asylum applications
- Cancelling an application
- Positive decision
- Negative decision
- Subsequent applications
- Family members seeking asylum in Europe
- Quota refugees
- Detention
- Assistance system for victims of human trafficking
- Transfer of refugee status to Finland
- Withdrawal of refugee status and subsidiary protection
- Cancellation of refugee status and subsidiary protection
- Voluntary return
- Effect of crime on the asylum process
- Travel documents
- Income requirement
- Processing of applications
- Notify us of changes
- Requests and certificates
- Legislation
- Informing of the decision
- Appealing a decision
- Cancellation of a permit
- Refusal of entry and deportation
- Right to work
- For employers
- Travelling
- Visiting Finland
Interview with a co-applicant under the age of 18
The Finnish Immigration Service hears all children in the family who are co-applicants and above the age of 12. We can also hear a younger child if it is deemed necessary after an individual consideration. Hearing a child below the age of 12 can be necessary, for example, when the family’s grounds for asylum are specifically connected with the child.
The Finnish Immigration Service usually hears the child and interviews the child’s parent or guardian on the same day. The parent or guardian is asked to be present at the hearing, but the child is also heard briefly without the presence of the parent or guardian. Children can be heard about their worries, violations of their rights and other important issues.
The asylum interview instructions for co-applicants under the age of 18 can be found here: https://migri.fi/en/asyluminterview.