Migration Observatory

FIFinland

Asylum applications, returns and — where the figure exists — sea arrivals.

Ranked 14 of 27 countries by first-time asylum applications in the period

First-time asylum applications810 -6%

January–June 2026 · Eurostat

Returns carried out1,915

2025 · Eurostat

Sea arrivalsnot recorded

No source measures it for this country

First-time asylum applications in Finland, by month

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What it shows

People lodging their first asylum application in the country, by month.

How to read it

These are first-time applications: repeat applications are excluded, because the total includes them and inflates the figures against the way they are usually quoted.

Source: Eurostat·Figures as of 30 June 2026·Download CSV
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First-time asylum applications in Finland, by month
Periodpeople
2023-07250
2023-08305
2023-09335
2023-10315
2023-111,120
2023-12545
2024-01305
2024-02190
2024-03155
2024-04150
2024-05200
2024-06150
2024-07175
2024-08195
2024-09190
2024-10205
2024-11165
2024-12190
2025-01135
2025-02125
2025-03105
2025-04180
2025-05175
2025-06140
2025-07165
2025-08220
2025-09195
2025-10200
2025-11125
2025-12205
2026-01140
2026-02185
2026-03130
2026-04110
2026-05120
2026-06125

Returns in Finland: orders issued and returns carried out

05,00010,00015,00020,000201420162018202020222024Orders issued5,070Returns carried out1,91505,00010,00015,00020,000201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025Orders issued5,070Returns carried out1,915
What it shows

Return orders issued by the authorities and returns actually carried out, by year.

How to read it

The two lines almost never meet. The gap between them is the share of orders that does not turn into a return, and neither figure alone shows it.

Source: Eurostat·Figures as of 31 December 2025·Download CSV
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Returns in Finland: orders issued and returns carried out
Periodpeople
20143,195
20153,365
20166,005
20174,000
20183,340
20193,435
20203,080
20211,195
20221,170
20231,475
20241,340
20251,915

Sea arrivals in Finland, by month

UNHCR does not publish sea arrivals for this country.

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