First-time asylum applicants in Finland
Finland received 1,970 first-time asylum applications in 2025.
Finland, 2025
1,970
Change from 2024
−13.4%
European Union, 2025
672,350 applicants
Position in 2025
17th of 32
First-time asylum applicants in Finland over time
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People. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Finland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,970 applicants | 672,350 applicants |
| 2024 | 2,275 applicants | 912,835 applicants |
| 2023 | 4,465 applicants | 1,049,905 applicants |
| 2022 | 4,835 applicants | 874,035 applicants |
| 2021 | 1,365 applicants | 536,270 applicants |
| 2020 | 1,455 applicants | 415,475 applicants |
| 2019 | 2,455 applicants | 629,230 applicants |
| 2018 | 2,955 applicants | 564,905 applicants |
| 2017 | 4,350 applicants | 620,465 applicants |
| 2016 | 5,295 applicants | 1,167,075 applicants |
| 2015 | 32,150 applicants | 1,217,185 applicants |
| 2014 | 3,495 applicants | 530,970 applicants |
| 2013 | 2,995 applicants | – |
| 2012 | 2,920 applicants | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −13.4% from 2,275 applicants in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 32,150 applicants, the figure has changed by −93.9%.
- Among the 32 countries with data for 2025, Finland has the 17th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 672,350 applicants.
More for Finland
All statistics for Finland
Immigration
63,965 immigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Emigration
16,914 emigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Acquisitions of citizenship
11,512 people
2024 · Eurostat
Net migration rate
5.4 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Net migration estimates and projections
6.8 per 1,000 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Net migration
18,246 people
2025 · World Bank