Press releases

The Finnish Immigration Service works to improve the quality of interpretation in asylum interviews

The Finnish Immigration Service has developed a quality assurance system for the interpretation services used in asylum interviews. The quality assurance system enables comparisons based on similar criteria regardless of the language of interpretation.

Iraqi citizens lead statistics on citizenship applications

The greatest number of citizenship applications in Finland this year has been submitted by Iraqi citizens. For years, Russian citizens have been the group lodging the highest number of citizenship applications in Finland.

Coronavirus has a major impact on immigration of students

At the Finnish Immigration Service, summer is peak season for residence permit applications submitted by international students. This year, the number of applications submitted by students was significantly lower than last year.

The new report studies the authorities’ duty of clarification and information gathering in immigration matters

On 21 August, the Finnish Immigration Service published a report on the authorities’ duty of clarification and information gathering in immigration matters. The report was drawn up by the University of Eastern Finland.

Report on fact-finding mission to Somalia: The situation in Mogadishu is unstable

Two researchers from the Country Information Service of the Finnish Immigration Service visited Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, on a fact-finding mission in the beginning of March 2020. The report from the mission has now been published.

More extensive support to asylum seeking families and children at reception centres

Reception centres have adopted the method “Let’s Talk about Children” to help support the everyday life of children, families and adolescents. The Finnish Immigration Service and MIELI Mental Health Finland have evaluated and developed the method since 2017 to be suited for reception centres and asylum seekers.

An increasing number of people who have become victims in Finland are seeking admittance into the Assistance system

People who have become victims of human trafficking in Finland are referred to the Assistance System for Victims of Human Trafficking more efficiently than before. From 1 January to 30 June 2020, there were 48 people who had been in conditions indicative of human trafficking in Finland that were referred to the Assistance System.

Finland received the first relocated minors from the Mediterranean region on Wednesday afternoon

On Wednesday afternoon on 8 July 2020, Finland received the first group of underage asylum seekers from Greece. The first group to arrive in Finland consisted of 24 unaccompanied children and adolescents aged between 10 and 16. Most of them come from Afghanistan.

Assessments of the security situations in Iraq and Afghanistan updated

Capacity reduced at reception centres – Finnish Immigration Service to end contracts with seven centres

First asylum seekers from the Mediterranean to be relocated to Finland in July

Good progress has been made in processing the seasonal work applications

Unique project improves the working life skills of victims of human trafficking

The Finnish Immigration Service to shut down the Pudasjärvi Reception Centre

Reception System Monitoring Report 2019: Reception centre operation largely successful

Only a few asylum applications have been submitted during the coronavirus pandemic

Quarantine at the Espoo Reception Centre ends

Information on the situation in Mogadishu collected on a fact-finding mission to Somalia

Espoo Reception Centre to be quarantined due to coronavirus infections – Luona co-operating with Finnish Immigration Service and health authorities

Reception centres prepared for coronavirus – infections found mainly in Uusimaa