Press releases

Finnish Immigration Service achieved significant reforms and development in 2024

Press release 24.3.2025 11.25

Finnish Immigration Service published forecasts of future application numbers

Press release 18.3.2025 8.55

The number of victims of human trafficking in Finland has stabilised — forced labour and forced marriage among the most common forms of human trafficking

Press release 4.3.2025 11.09

Immigration statistics 2024: Sharp drop in applications for international protection, record number of students applied for residence permit

Press release 30.1.2025 10.00

Finnish Immigration Service introduces automated post-decision monitoring of residence permits for employed persons

Press release 20.1.2025 9.34

The validity periods of international protection permits will be shortened and protection becomes temporary

Press release 2.1.2025 11.20

New minimum income limit as of 1 January 2025 for the residence permit for an employed person

Press release 20.12.2024 10.14

Employment permit services of the TE Office transferred to the Finnish Immigration Service on 1 January 2025

Press release 18.12.2024 10.00

Decision-making on asylum applications from Syrians paused by Finnish Immigration Service

Press release 10.12.2024 10.30

Almost 12,000 Ukrainians have applied for temporary protection in Finland this year

Press release 3.12.2024 9.48

Finnish Immigration Service establishes permanent posts

Press release 27.11.2024 13.54

Work-based migration to Finland higher than before COVID-19, number of international students growing

Press release 7.11.2024 11.31

The Finnish Immigration Service is investigating the realisation of the terms of employment of wild-berry pickers from Thailand

Press release 29.10.2024 11.05

Migration to Finland increasingly seamless and controlled

Press release 25.10.2024 11.00

Contracts for additional places in reception centres not continued next year

Press release 23.10.2024 11.00

Two group homes for minors to be closed down by Finnish Immigration Service

Press release 9.10.2024 10.49

Longer period of residence required for citizenship

Press release 1.10.2024 11.50

Competitive tendering procedure for IT services related to immigration matters completed

Press release 6.9.2024 12.00

New border procedure introduced on 1 September 2024

Press release 2.9.2024 10.04

Finnish Immigration Service to change income thresholds for residence permits as of 1 November 2024

Press release 30.8.2024 12.00

Processing times for students’ residence permit applications continue to improve despite increasing numbers

Press release 27.8.2024 11.25

Wild-berry pickers are applying for a residence permit for the first time – all applications have been processed

Press release 16.7.2024 14.36

The Finnish Immigration Service is reducing the amount of accommodation in the reception system

Press release 1.7.2024 10.00

“Football Belongs to Everyone” tour in reception units – Football serves as a bridge between different cultures

Press release 20.6.2024 10.00

Finnish Immigration Service’s chatbot partly disabled – customer data has not been compromised

Press release 19.6.2024 10.30

Finnish Immigration Service introduces automated post-decision monitoring of specialists' residence permits

Press release 17.6.2024 10.34

Summer berry season: Ukrainians employed on farms; Thai wild berry pickers must have an employment contract for the first time

Press release 14.6.2024 10.50

Finnish Immigration Service reforms organisational structure to enhance ability to address changes in security environment and meet Government Programme targets

Press release 3.6.2024 11.54

European Migration Network Annual Report 2023: An increasing number of immigrants continue to work in Finland

Press release 21.5.2024 13.31

New programme set up for the steering and monitoring of the assistance system for victims of human trafficking

Press release 20.5.2024 10.41

Finnish Immigration Service rectified its procurement decisions concerning reception centres

Press release 10.5.2024 9.26

Arrangements discussed to transfer funds from discontinued payment cards of clients of Prison and Probation Service and Finnish Immigration Service

Press release 2.5.2024 10.00

Finnish Immigration Service introduces automated post-decision monitoring of startup entrepreneurs' permits

Press release 24.4.2024 10.17

Finnish Immigration Service’s report on operations for 2023 has been published

Press release 27.3.2024 11.10

Tendering process for reception centres completed

Press release 25.3.2024 13.54

Finnish Immigration Service invites tenders for IT specialist services

Press release 14.3.2024 11.00

The number of victims of human trafficking continues to be high – most cases of exploitation concern forced labour

Press release 14.2.2024 9.30

Finnish Immigration Service launches tender for new reception centres

Press release 9.2.2024 9.01

Promoting closer cooperation: Director General Ilkka Haahtela met with Director General Egert Belitšev from Estonia’s Police and Border Guard Board

Press release 8.2.2024 11.42

Changes in the operation of reception centres

Press release 1.2.2024 9.47

Immigration statistics 2023: The effects of international conflicts and of the economic downturn on immigration to Finland

Press release 31.1.2024 9.30

Finnish Immigration Service prepares to put out to tender reception centres

4.1.2024 9.31

Transfers of asylum seekers from the Mediterranean have been completed

27.12.2023 10.37

The municipal model for accommodation ends at the end of 2023

Press release 22.12.2023 12.17

Labour migration numbers to Finland still high despite the economic downturn

29.11.2023 14.09

Solutions found with Ukrainians on housing arrangements in Oulu

Press release 29.11.2023 8.55

Oulu reception centre operations change – Ukrainian refugees to be relocated within the region

Press release 25.11.2023 13.15

Government makes decision on registration centres – Finnish Immigration Service to organise the implementation

Press release 24.11.2023 17.12

Finnish Immigration Service carries out reforms to achieve Government Programme goals – launches cooperation negotiations

9.11.2023 9.41

Finnish Immigration Service put out to tender healthcare services and reception units for minors

30.10.2023 12.03

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