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Interviewing and filming of customers Whenever you interview or film our customers for example at our premises, you must always ask permission from each individual. Asylum seekers in particular may encounter safety risks if their picture or name i...https://migri.fi/en/interviewing-and-filming-of-customers
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Services Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment is responsible for integration The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment is responsible for the integration of immigrants. The Economic Development Centres and the municipalities are respo...https://migri.fi/en/integration/en
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Services Country Information Service The Country Information Service of the Finnish Immigration Service produces Country of Origin Information (COI) especially on countries from which asylum seekers, quota refugees and immigrants come to Finland. ...https://migri.fi/en/country-information-service
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Residence permit Problems at work? The Finnish laws and any international agreements that bind Finland are applied to work performed in Finland. Usually also a collective labour agreement applies. These agreements determine work-related rights and...https://migri.fi/en/problems-at-work-
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Registering an EU citizen's right of residence EU registration (free movement) If you are a citizen of an European union (EU) member state , a Nordic country, Liechtenstein or Switzerland, you do not need a residence permit to stay in Finland. To ...https://migri.fi/en/eu-citizen
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To the information bank Country of origin information What is country of origin information? The Country Information Service of the Finnish Immigration Service produces country of origin information (COI), particularly about asylum seekers’, quota...https://migri.fi/en/information-bank/country-of-origin-information
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Services Service points of the Finnish Immigration Service Book an appointment in advance online . Please make sure that you bring all the necessary documents with you to the service point. Please read the instructions on the page Handling matters...https://migri.fi/en/service-points
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Asylum in Finland Positive decision When the Finnish Immigration Service has made a decision on your asylum application, you will be informed about it by the Finnish Immigration Service or the police. The decision will be served to you in your mot...https://migri.fi/en/asylum-in-finland/positive-decision
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Services Projects Every year, the Finnish Immigration Service runs a number of projects funded by the European Union (EU) to develop our work. The projects are financed by the European Union Home Affairs Funds and the European Union Recovery and R...https://migri.fi/en/projects
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16.6.2025 | The provisions of the Aliens Act on residence permits issued on the basis of family reunification will change on 16 June 2025. These changes concern minimum age of spouses, financial resources of a minor's family member, definition of when a child is considered a minor, and the period of residence requirement for family reunification.https://migri.fi/en/-/legislative-amendments-and-new-requirements-for-family-reunification
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16.6.2025 | The provisions of the Aliens Act on residence permits issued on the basis of family reunification will change on 16 June 2025. These changes concern minimum age of spouses, financial resources of a minor's family member, definition of when a child is considered a minor, and the period of residence requirement for family reunification.https://migri.fi/en/-/legislative-amendments-and-new-requirements-for-family-reunification?ref=newsroom
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Services Annual publications on immigration The European Migration Network publishes an annual report on migration statistics collected from the EU Member States. Their website also provides current reports, thematic studies and comparative data f...https://migri.fi/en/key-figures-on-immigration
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Services Situation picture of immigration in Finland The Finnish Immigration Service wants to serve data users interested in immigration. The aim of its report on immigration to Finland (Maahanmuutto Suomeen) is to increase awareness of immigratio...https://migri.fi/en/situation-picture-of-immigration-in-finland
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Services Division of tasks in immigration affairs The Finnish Immigration Service grants residence permits to foreign nationals entering Finland, such as students, employees, self-employed people, returnees and family members of foreign nationals ...https://migri.fi/en/division-of-tasks-in-immigration-affairs
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Services Working for the Finnish Immigration Service We at the Finnish Immigration Service work with a diverse range of migration-related tasks and deal with international and socially significant matters. We have more than 1,300 employees in 11 c...https://migri.fi/en/working-for-the-finnish-immigration-service
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Services Security checks at the Finnish Immigration Service Before you enter the customer facilities of the Finnish Immigration Service, you may be required to undergo a security check. Your belongings will be x-rayed. You are not allowed to bring...https://migri.fi/en/security-checks-at-the-finnish-immigration-service
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30.1.2026 | Application volumes are decreasing in many permit types. Fewer applications have been submitted by employees, students and applicants for international protection. However, there has been a slight increase in the number of applications from family members.https://migri.fi/en/-/immigration-statistics-2025-immigration-to-finland-decreasing
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15.4.2026 | The Finnish Immigration Service has boosted the processing of residence permit applications based on work, study and family ties through its Efficient residence permit processes project. The project took place between 1 March 2023 and 28 February 2026 and was funded by the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund of the European Union (AMIF).https://migri.fi/en/-/finnish-immigration-service-boosted-residence-permit-processing-with-eu-funding?ref=newsroom
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30.1.2026 | Application volumes are decreasing in many permit types. Fewer applications have been submitted by employees, students and applicants for international protection. However, there has been a slight increase in the number of applications from family members.https://migri.fi/en/-/immigration-statistics-2025-immigration-to-finland-decreasing?ref=newsroom
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15.4.2026 | The Finnish Immigration Service has boosted the processing of residence permit applications based on work, study and family ties through its Efficient residence permit processes project. The project took place between 1 March 2023 and 28 February 2026 and was funded by the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund of the European Union (AMIF).https://migri.fi/en/-/finnish-immigration-service-boosted-residence-permit-processing-with-eu-funding