Moving to Finland

Lower residence permit fees for people forced to stay due to corona

Foreigner.fi 20/May/2020

The processing fee for an adult residence permit application will be temporarily lowered from 520 euros to 150 euros. Permits granted on the basis of the travel restrictions will be valid until 31…

Coronavirus

Minimum number of asylum applications during the pandemic

Foreigner.fi 15/May/2020

The asylum interviews are being held in premises where staff members and clients can be sufficiently protected from potential coronavirus infections.

Coronavirus

Residence permits will be valid again from the date of the decision

Foreigner.fi 14/May/2020

According to Migri, the validity of the residence permits granted between 15 April and 7 May 2020 will exceptionally start on 14 May 2020.

Coronavirus may push more asylum seekers to EU

Foreigner.fi 12/May/2020

The average recipient of Finnish citizenship: female, 29, Russian

Foreigner.fi 07/May/2020

Finland granted citizenship to 9,649 people with foreign background in 2019.

Coronavirus

Migri cancels May appointments at Åland service point

Foreigner.fi 04/May/2020

Those whose appointments have been canceled will be contacted personally by the immigration agency.

Police suspect the human rights violation for which Finland was sanctioned is a hoax

Cesar Calvar 23/Apr/2020

Investigators think the documents that led to the Court's decision were forged and the plaintiff's father would be still alive . The leader of the True Finns, Jussi Halla-Aho, blamed the…

Due to Covid-19

Finland will not issue residence permits valid before 14 May

Foreigner.fi 19/Apr/2020

First residence permits are usually granted for one year and become valid immediately after a positive decision.

Coronavirus ends border asylum claims

Foreigner.fi 10/Apr/2020

36 applications have been submitted by people who were already in Finland when the restrictions on entry came into force. Migri is investigating the date of arrival and the travel route of 2 of them.

Here's what you need to know before moving to Finland

Foreigner.fi 09/Apr/2020

The prosperous economy, high standard of living and wonderful nature make this country your perfect destination.

Kela's phone in Arabic, Somali and Russian reopened during epidemic

Foreigner.fi 03/Apr/2020

The Social Security Institution aims to help foreign employees and entrepreneurs who need to apply for example unemployment benefits these hard days. Find in this article the phone numbers for each…

An appointment with Migri is not a reason to cross the Uusimaa border

Foreigner.fi 02/Apr/2020

Migri has extended the time limit for identification until 31 August 2020.

Foreign population grows in Finland while the native decreases

Foreigner.fi 25/Mar/2020

The number of people speaking Finnish, Swedish or Sami as their native language went down last year, while the number of foreign-language speakers grew.