Finland: number of asylum applications 2021

In the period from 2011 to 2021, the number of asylum applications in Finland peaked in 2015, as large numbers of migrants arrived in Europe. Since the peak of nearly 32.5 thousand applications in 2015, the number of asylum seekers has decreased. In 2021, the number of asylum applications amounted to 1,495 in total.

Number of asylum applications in Finland from 2011 to 2021

Characteristic	Number of asylum applications
2021	1,495
2020	3,209
2019	4,550
2018	4,548
2017	5,047
2016	5,647
2015	32,477
2014	3,651
2013	3,238
2012	3,129
2011	3,088

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Release date

April 2022

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Finland

Survey time period

2011 to 2021

Supplementary notes

The source adds the following information: "An asylum seeker is a person applying for protection and right of residence in a foreign state. Those who are given international protection are granted a residence permit. Statistics on extended permits based on international protection can be found under ‘Residence permit’. No applications that have been corrected as subsequent applications in the statistics during the process can be seen in the statistics on applications."

Figures for years 2009 to 2014 were previously published by the source.

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